The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man who faked his own kidnapping in a bid to extort money from his family. The case underscores the Command’s proactive measures in curbing emerging criminal schemes. A combined team from Ogbese Division, collaborating with non-state security groups including the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), hunters, and vigilantes, intercepted two suspects transporting ₦800,000, cigarettes, and alcohol during a bush-combing operation at Kashimola/Agunla Forest. On questioning, the suspects admitted that the money was intended as ransom for their younger brother, Mathew Ekele, who they claimed had been abducted. Police swiftly set up an operation…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the name of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to the Senate for confirmation as the new Minister of Defence. The nomination was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, formally notifying the upper chamber of the President’s choice to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday. General Musa, 58, who served as the nation’s top military officer from 2023 until October 2025, is widely regarded for his operational experience and reform-driven leadership. His career has spanned critical commands and strategic postings across…
Nigerian Navy destroys five illegal refining sites in Niger Delta The Nigerian Navy has intensified its campaign against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism with the destruction of five illegal refining sites uncovered in the creeks of the Niger Delta by operatives of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos. The operation, carried out over the past few days, forms part of sustained efforts to dismantle illicit networks responsible for large-scale economic sabotage in the region. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, the Commanding Officer of FOB Escravos, Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, said the breakthroughs were achieved through a series of coordinated, intelligence-driven…
The Nigerian Army has announced significant breakthroughs in ongoing nationwide counter-terrorism operations, confirming the neutralisation of eight terrorists, the arrest of 51 suspects and the rescue of 27 kidnap victims between November 29 and December 1, 2025. The update was contained in a statement shared on Tuesday via the Army’s official Facebook page, detailing coordinated actions carried out across multiple theatres. According to the statement, troops operating in the North East recorded major successes during ambush and clearance missions by the 151 Task Force Battalion, 152 Task Force Battalion and 192 Battalion in Borno State. “The operations led to the…
Armed bandits launched a string of coordinated assaults across Zamfara State, leaving one resident dead and scores abducted in fresh attacks on communities in Zurmi and Bungudu local government areas. Details of the incursions were shared on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on X, outlining a troubling escalation of violence in the state. According to the account, the first incident occurred at about 10:40 p.m. on November 30, when bandits stormed Tungar Tsamiya village in the Moriki District of Zurmi LGA. “They shot dead one resident and abducted 10 others. Security forces launched a search-and-rescue operation…
A disturbing video circulating on Tuesday has stirred widespread anger after a group of secondary school students, still dressed in their uniforms, were captured engaging in a violent street clash in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The footage, which has sparked conversations about the steady decline in discipline among adolescents and the weakening grip of parental guidance, shows students from at least three public schools taking a simmering rivalry out of the school premises and into the open streets. Witnesses recorded the teenagers, clad in different school colours, charging at one another, chasing themselves across the road and exchanging blows…
Adebayo Adedamola on Tuesday clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for the 2026 Osun election, securing an overwhelming victory at the party’s primary held in Osogbo, the state capital. Adedamola scored 919 votes out of the 957 ballots cast, following the withdrawal of the second aspirant, Governor Ademola Adeleke, whose name nonetheless appeared on the ballot. Announcing the outcome, chairman of the primary committee, Humphrey Abba, declared, “Void votes 20. We told you earlier that one of the aspirants withdrew. “The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and stands elected and returned.”…
A four-year-old boy has been rescued in Kebbi State after police uncovered a plot allegedly orchestrated by his mother to kidnap him and extort money from his father. The victim, Abdulmumini Surajo, went missing on November 26 in Koko Local Government Area. Later that day, his father received a call from an unknown woman demanding ₦5 million. According to security sources, police detectives traced the number and found that the caller was 25-year-old Maryam Muhammad, a married woman from the same community. “She was promptly arrested, and during interrogation, she confessed to the crime,” a security source told Zagazola. The…
A Kebbi State High Court in Birnin Kebbi has condemned a 40-year-old man, Bello Musa, popularly known as Katuka, to death by hanging for culpable homicide and also handed him a five-year jail term for cheating. Justice Hassan Shehu Kuwa delivered the judgment after finding Musa guilty on three counts of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and cheating, contrary to Sections 60(b), 191(b) and 308 of the Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021. Musa was arraigned on November 22, 2024, over the death of 31-year-old Shamsiyya Usman. According to the prosecution, the convict lodged with the victim in a hotel in…
Suspected terrorists who seized a bride and several guests during a wedding ceremony in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, have reached out to the affected families two days after the attack, but without making any ransom demand. The father of the bride, Malam Umaru Chacho, told journalists in the community that the callers demanded direct communication with the district head. “when they called they said we should connect them with the traditional ruler of the town. We refused and asked them to speak to us instead, but they declined, insisting that they wanted to speak with…