Four members of the same family were killed in the early hours of Wednesday after a fire swept through their home at Kundila Layin Baba Impossible in the Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State. The Kano State Fire Service spokesperson, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the tragedy in a statement, saying the blaze was reported at about 4.13 a.m. by one of the agency’s personnel, Abba Datti. Abdullahi explained that firefighters arrived to find the ground floor residence, a 40 by 30 feet structure, already engulfed in flames. By the time the fire was contained, two bedrooms, a parlour, a kitchen…
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The Kwara State government has ordered the immediate closure of schools in five local government areas in the Kwara South senatorial district as part of measures to tackle growing security concerns in the region. Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, the state commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, in a statement, explained that the government has activated proactive security measures to ensure the safety of schoolchildren. The closure affects schools in Ifelodun, Ekiti, Irepodun, Isin, and Oke Ero local government areas, with the directive taking immediate effect. “The measures also cover the boarding schools in Irepodun, which could be targets of the…
Pregnant woman, three others dead as water tank collapses Tragedy struck Zugai village in Roni Local Government Area of Jigawa State when an overhead water tank collapsed on residents who had gathered to fetch water, killing four women, including a pregnant woman, and injuring several others. The tank, which supplies water from a solar-powered borehole, reportedly gave way while dozens of villagers were standing beneath it. Eyewitness Imrana Miko said, “Three people died on the spot, while many others sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital.” Another resident attributed the collapse to structural weakness, explaining that the supporting pillars…
Two Nigerian-born men have been sentenced to federal prison in the United States for their involvement in a sophisticated fraud network that drained the life savings of elderly Americans. In Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 40-year-old Olumide Olorunfunmi and 43-year-old Emmanuel Unuigbe were each sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. They were also ordered to jointly repay more than $4.6 million, the amount prosecutors said was stolen from over 125 victims. Investigators said the duo operated a three-year scam between 2020 and 2023, targeting vulnerable seniors seeking companionship or trying…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a prison escapee in connection with the murder of Christabel Egedefe, a 26-year-old woman, at Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe, said the suspect had broken into the victim’s house on October 23, 2025, and killed her after she refused to surrender her motorcycle keys. The assailant also stole her mobile phones during the robbery. Edafe stated that the suspect revealed he had escaped from Oko Correctional Centre during the End SARS 2020 jailbreak. “The Divisional Police Officer of Agbor received a complaint on October…
The Cross River State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a married couple for allegedly possessing 360 bags of marijuana, weighing 4.706 tonnes, in Yakurr Local Government Area. The suspects, 52-year-old teacher Mr. Onun Ikoli and his wife, Mrs. Itam Onun, reportedly told investigators that the drugs belonged to a tenant who had fled the scene. Mrs. Onun, explaining her presence in NDLEA custody, said, “I was arrested and brought here because I am the landlady. My husband and I collected N50,000 for a single room from a tenant, unaware that he was a drug…
The Chairman of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has disclosed the full list of 25 schoolgirls abducted from the Maga community. Aliyu dismissed claims attributed to U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore, which suggested that the incident occurred in a Christian enclave. He clarified that all the abducted schoolgirls are Muslims, describing the assertion as misleading and capable of stoking unnecessary religious tensions. He added that the Zuru Emirate, where Maga is located, has a long-standing history of peaceful coexistence and has never witnessed religious crises. The local government chairman urged the U.S. lawmaker to refrain from making…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested seven youths for allegedly engaging in cross-dressing and other immoral acts during a raid on a popular relaxation spot along Zoo Road in Kano Municipal. Deputy Commander General of the board, Sheikh Mujahid Aminudeen Abubakar, confirmed the development in an interview with Radio Nigeria, stating that all the suspects are below 23 years of age. According to him, the arrest followed a tip-off from a resident who alerted Hisbah to unusual activities at the location, where young men reportedly converged regularly and were frequently picked up by visiting vehicles. Preliminary investigations revealed that…
Several Nigerian soldiers were injured after terrorists ambushed troops deployed to rescue abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State. The attack came just a day after the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, ordered Operation Fasan Yamma personnel to intensify efforts against the bandits responsible for the kidnapping of students from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga. “You must continue day and night fighting. We must find these children,” Shaibu instructed, urging commanders to rely on actionable intelligence and to conduct operations decisively. He stressed that the mission was not only about protecting the Army’s reputation but ensuring the safety of…
The lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Senator Okey Ezea, popularly known as Ideke, has died. He passed away on Tuesday while receiving medical care in the United Kingdom. Ezea, a frontline Labour Party figure and the last serving LP federal lawmaker from Enugu State, was said to have travelled abroad for treatment before his demise. Confirming the development, an elder statesman and close associate, Chief Nkem Ossai, described the late senator as “a man with a heart of gold” whose death had thrown Nsukka and the entire Enugu North zone into deep mourning. According to Ossai, the news of…