Fresh anxiety has gripped residents of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after an abducted vice principal and several students appeared in a distress video pleading for urgent government intervention following Friday’s deadly school attack. The victim, identified as Mrs Alamu, who serves as the Vice Principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, appealed to the Federal Government, the Oyo State Government, the Christian Association of Nigeria and other well-meaning Nigerians to secure their release from captivity. Speaking in the video obtained on Sunday, the visibly distressed school administrator said she, alongside students and members of staff, had remained in…
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The Abia State Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Chidi Stanley, for allegedly causing the death of his eight-year-old daughter, Chiamaka Stanley, during a domestic altercation in Obiohuru community. The incident, which reportedly occurred during a heated confrontation between the suspect and his sister, Chinyere Stanley, was confirmed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Maureen Chinaka, in a statement issued on Saturday. According to the police, the suspect allegedly hurled a stone at his sister during the quarrel, but the object struck his daughter instead. The child was rushed to a hospital, where a medical doctor later confirmed her…
The Rivers State Police Command has detained a police officer attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department following the alleged escape of a rape suspect during an ongoing investigation. The officer, identified as ASP Ekawhe Thomas, was also issued a formal query after a preliminary assessment of the incident by the command. The suspect, simply identified as Goodnews, is accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Rumukwurushi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the suspect escaped while being escorted to the scene of the alleged crime by an Investigating Police Officer from the SCID in Port…
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called on dissatisfied House of Representatives aspirants to channel their grievances through the party’s appeal mechanism following the conduct of its primaries. The party said its Primary Appeal Committee had commenced sitting at the APC State Secretariat on Olu Obasanjo Road, Akure, to receive and review complaints from aggrieved contestants. According to a statement released on Saturday by the party’s State Secretary, Alex Kalejaye, the committee was constituted to guarantee justice, transparency and equal treatment for all aspirants involved in the exercise. The APC encouraged those with complaints to appear…
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Saturday concluded its House of Representatives primaries with Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, emerging victorious across the 13 federal constituencies. The exercise followed the earlier disqualification of four aspirants believed to be loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, including three serving members of the House of Representatives. Results of the primaries were announced at the APC state secretariat in Port Harcourt by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Primary Election Committee, Wahab Owokoniran. Officials of…
No fewer than five persons lost their lives on Saturday after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Durumi 3 area near Gudu Market in the Federal Capital Territory. Emergency responders also rescued 10 persons alive from the rubble as frantic efforts continued to locate other victims believed to be trapped beneath the debris. The incident occurred at a construction site around the Gaduwa Estate axis in the Gudu district of Abuja, throwing residents and traders in the area into panic. The Federal Capital Territory Administration confirmed the tragedy in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the killing of 17 officers following a deadly terrorist attack on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The officers were said to be undergoing specialised counter-terrorism and tactical operations training at the military institution when the attackers struck in the early hours of May 8, 2026. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Placid, disclosed that the terrorists launched a coordinated assault on the facility around 1:15am from different directions. According to him, the officers…
Wailing mothers and distraught residents on Saturday besieged communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following the abduction of more than 45 pupils during coordinated attacks on three schools by suspected terrorists. The assailants reportedly stormed Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and L.A. Primary School on Friday morning, throwing the communities into panic. Sunday PUNCH gathered that security operatives had intensified efforts to track the gunmen, who reportedly escaped through forest routes linking Oriire communities to the Old Oyo National Park axis. Parents whose children were whisked away during the attack lamented the…
Fresh political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections have placed the return ambitions of several serving senators under serious threat as governors, former governors and influential political figures intensify moves to secure seats in the National Assembly. Findings by Sunday PUNCH revealed that no fewer than 45 per cent of current senators may struggle to retain their tickets amid growing battles over party structures, zoning arrangements and alleged candidate imposition across major political parties. The development has heightened tension, particularly within the ruling All Progressives Congress, where several governors expected to complete their second terms in 2027 are already…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged Nigerians demanding a probe into the N135.6m reportedly distributed by the senator representing Borno Central, Kaka Lawan, to All Progressives Congress officials in the state to submit formal petitions to the agency. The anti-graft commission said it could not commence an investigation based solely on reactions circulating on social media, stressing that it acts only on verified complaints backed with facts. The controversy followed widespread outrage over reports that the lawmaker shared millions of naira with APC executives in his constituency as part of Sallah celebrations ahead of Eid-el-Kabir. Speaking with Sunday…