By Ado Oyeyemi The Rivers State House of Assembly has reversed its decision to declare the seats of three lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara vacant following their letters of apology to the legislature. The decision was taken during plenary on Monday, with the lawmakers allowed to return to their legislative duties after the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and other members accepted their appeals. The affected lawmakers are Victor Oko-Jumbo, representing Bonny Constituency; Sokari Goodboy Sokari, representing Ahoada West Constituency; and Orubienimigha Timothy, representing Opobo/Nkoro Constituency. The Speaker’s media aide, Martins Wachukwu, disclosed the development in a statement titled, “Rivers Assembly…
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By Ado Oyeyemi The Kwara State Police Command has arrested several suspects in separate investigations involving the alleged torture of a 12-year-old girl, murder, kidnapping, suspected ritual-related offences and motorcycle theft. The arrests followed reports from residents, intelligence gathering and joint operations involving security operatives, local hunters and vigilante groups across the state, the Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, disclosed. One of the cases emerged on September 30, when a concerned resident spotted a 12-year-old girl, Misturah Babatunde, buying a substance from a chemist in the Idigba area of Adewole, Ilorin, at about 9.26pm. According to Adekimi, the resident became…
By Ado Oyeyemi A motorcyclist and phone-charging operator, identified simply as Mohammed, has died after suspected robbers attacked him with a machete and severed one of his ears in the Baiyeku area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Mohammed reportedly died on Monday after sustaining severe injuries during the attack, which occurred on Sunday evening when the assailants allegedly stormed his shop in an attempt to rob him. Residents said the suspects had allegedly carried out criminal activities in another part of the community before moving to Mohammed’s shop, where he also provided phone-charging services. A community source, who spoke on condition…
By Ado Oyeyemi Residents of Naraguta community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State have rescued a newborn boy abandoned at an uncompleted building within a mining site. The baby, believed to be barely a day old, was discovered with his umbilical cord still attached at the site along Ardo Lane on Sunday. The discovery followed the cries of the baby, which attracted children playing around the uncompleted building. The children alerted members of the family of Lukman Yusuf Wayas, who subsequently contacted security operatives. The security personnel evacuated the newborn to a hospital for medical attention. Recounting…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into the killing of a man, identified as Taiwo Saheed, whose alleged beheading by suspected cultists in Atan, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, has sparked outrage on social media. Saheed was reportedly killed on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in the Igbo Olomi area of Atan-Ota, in an incident suspected to be linked to a reprisal attack by members of the outlawed Eiye Confraternity. Footage of the incident circulating on social media showed the victim lying in a pool of blood while one of the suspected assailants repeatedly attacked him…
By Ado Oyeyemi An 85-year-old woman, Grace Ehimeka, has pleaded for forgiveness after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested her with 179 kilogrammes of cannabis in Edo State. Ehimeka, popularly known as Mama Grace, was arrested at her residence in Warake community, Owan East Local Government Area, on October 16, alongside five other suspected drug dealers during coordinated raids across the area. The Edo State NDLEA Commander, Mitchel Ofuyeju, disclosed this on Monday, adding that the operations resulted in the seizure of 407.39kg of cannabis and other illicit substances. The recovered drugs included 546 grammes of a potent cannabis…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Osun State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with the killing of Ile-Ife social figure, Olalekan Oyeyemi Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend those allegedly behind the attack. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing in Osogbo, where he also announced the arrest of a suspect over the killing of four people during a violent clash between rival groups fighting over a cocoa farm in Ile-Ife. Zungura said Emir was killed on September 13, 2026, when armed men allegedly stormed Mayfair Garage…
By Ado Oyeyemi Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s inability to completely eliminate insecurity despite his military background has been cited by Senator Abdulaziz Yari as a reason Nigerians should not blame President Bola Tinubu alone for the country’s security challenges. Yari, a member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, made the remarks on Monday during a visit to Kebbi State, where he met with Governor Nasir Idris, traditional rulers and other party leaders in Birnin Kebbi. The former Zamfara State governor acknowledged that insecurity remained a major challenge but maintained that the Tinubu administration was making efforts to address…
By Ado Oyeyemi A tanker caught fire beneath Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday, prompting an emergency response from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. The agency confirmed the incident after receiving a distress alert at about 4:24 pm, according to its spokesperson, Olawale Afolabi. Afolabi said LASEMA immediately mobilised its Tiger response team to the scene to respond to the emergency. In a brief message to journalists, he stated, “Tiger team en route to Otedola. Tanker on fire.” As of the time of filing this report, details about the cause of the fire, possible casualties and the…
By Ado Oyeyemi Former Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has died at the age of 71 after a brief illness. His death was announced by his family in a statement signed by Toju Andre Uduaghan on Monday, October 19, 2026. The family described his death as a painful loss, noting that his contributions to Delta State and Nigeria would remain part of his legacy. The statement read, “It is with hearts weighed down by immeasurable grief and profound sorrow that we announce the passing to glory of our beloved Father, Brother, Uncle, and Patriarch, His Excellency, Dr Chief Emmanuel…