The Rivers State House of Assembly has backed the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish State Police Services in Nigeria. The development followed the transmission of the 1999 Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to state legislatures by the National Assembly for consideration. The proposed amendment has now moved to the state level of the constitutional alteration process. The bill seeks to provide a constitutional framework for states that wish to establish their own police services while retaining the Nigeria Police Force as the federal policing authority. The Rivers lawmakers’ endorsement comes as state Houses of Assembly begin considering the proposal…
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By Ado Oyeyemi The Gombe State Police Command has arrested two suspects over the alleged armed robbery and killing of the wife of a serving police officer at Wuro Shie Quarters, Gombe. The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Muhammad Bashir Sale, alias “Full,” and 18-year-old Musa Sale Ahmad, alias “Abba,” were arrested on Saturday, September 26, 2026, shortly after the incident. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi. According to the statement, the incident occurred around 4:35 am on September 26 when unidentified assailants armed with machetes and cutlasses…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno State chapter, has called for the immediate rescue of 78 schoolchildren and others who have spent more than 100 days in captivity in the state. The state CAN Chairman, John Bakeni, made the call on Sunday during a prayer session organised in Maiduguri to mark the association’s 50th anniversary. Bakeni said the continued abduction of schoolchildren and persistent insecurity had made the anniversary celebration a sober occasion for the association and residents of the state. “CAN is 50. There are lots of events and activities that have been lined up. Sadly,…
By Ado Oyeyemi Operatives of the Abia State Police Command have recovered 28 human skulls and assorted bones from two suspected criminal hideouts in forests in Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. The remains were discovered during a joint operation at hideouts located in Umuaku-Isuochi and Nneato forests, where the police said suspected kidnappers and other criminal elements had been operating. The operation involved personnel from the Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Anti-Cultism Unit, Intelligence Response Squad, Isuochi Divisional Police Station and Rapid Response Squad. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed the development on…
By Ado Oyeyemi A 12-year-old student, Sopuruchi Ume Ibe, has drowned after she was swept away by floodwaters in the Ebem Ohafia community of Abia State. Sopuruchi, a Junior Secondary School 2 student of Federal Government College, Ohafia, was reportedly caught in the flood following a heavy downpour on Friday, September 25, 2026. The incident occurred at about 6pm along Eni Njoku Road, Ebem Ohafia, according to reports. After the girl was swept away, members of the community launched a search for her but were unable to locate her that evening. Her lifeless body was eventually found on Saturday morning,…
By Ado Oyeyemi The family of a teenager, Imole Ilesanmi, has raised the alarm over her whereabouts after she reportedly went missing in the Agbado area of Ogun State. Imole was said to have left her family home around 3pm on Sunday, September 20, 2026, and had not returned as of Sunday, eight days after she was last seen. Speaking with PUNCH Metro, Imole’s father said the teenager was at home when he asked her to prepare food for him. He said the family later learnt that she intended to visit a cleric in the Popóshóla area after cooking. “She…
By Ado Oyeyemi A man identified simply as Seyi has been killed by suspected cultists who allegedly mistook him for a member of a rival group at Ijako Market, Owode-Ijako, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, when the suspected cultists stormed the market in search of a man identified as Dammy. A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment on the matter, told PUNCH Metro that Seyi was shot by the attackers. The source said the incident occurred behind the…
By Ado Oyeyemi Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. Shettima had departed Abuja on September 20 to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual gathering of world leaders. A statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, said the Vice President delivered Tinubu’s national statement during the General Debate. At the session, Shettima reiterated Nigeria’s call for reforms to the UN Security Council, including permanent African representation, while also advocating improved access to global financing,…
By Ado Oyeyemi Tragedy struck in Idanre, Ondo State, after two seven-year-old boys, identified as Oloyede Ayo and Clinton Koleola, were electrocuted by a live electric wire that reportedly fell on a shop along Apefon Road. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 26, 2026, throwing residents of the area into confusion and mourning. The two boys were reportedly inside the shop when the live wire suddenly fell on the building, creating panic among those in the vicinity. An eyewitness said the children attempted to escape from the shop after the wire fell, but came into contact with the live electrical…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has approached the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, seeking $10m compensation from the Federal Government over alleged violations of his rights during successive military regimes. Falana, in the suit marked ECW/CCJ/APP/30/2026, accused Nigerian authorities of unlawful arrests, detention, abduction, seizure of travel documents and other acts which he said violated rights guaranteed by regional and international human rights instruments. The application, filed in Abuja, contains allegations dating back to the 1980s and extending into the 1990s, when Falana was actively involved in human rights advocacy and legal representation of activists…