By Ado Oyeyemi A barber identified simply as Hafiz has been killed after unidentified gunmen attacked him inside his barbing salon at Church Gate along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos State. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, July 21, shortly after the victim had attended to his last customer for the day. According to sources familiar with the incident, three armed men entered the salon moments before closing time and attacked the barber before fleeing the scene. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said Hafiz had concluded work for the day…
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By Ado Oyeyemi An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has remanded a lesson teacher, identified simply as Michael, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over allegations involving a 15 year old student in the Ketu area of the state. The remand followed the suspect’s arraignment, days after allegations emerged that some police officers attempted to influence the victim’s family to withdraw the case. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the development on Friday, stating that the suspect had been formally charged and ordered into custody pending further proceedings. The case attracted public attention after the student’s mother, Zainab Musa, alleged that…
By Ado Oyeyemi A United States District Court has sentenced a 27 year old Nigerian, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, to five years imprisonment for his involvement in a sextortion and money laundering scheme linked to the death of an American teenager. The sentence was handed down on Friday by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after Adewale pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud. The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, David Metcalf, announced that the convict would serve a 60 month prison term followed by three years of supervised release.…
By Ado Oyeyemi The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council is expected to question the Accountant General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, today as its investigation into the agency enters its third week. The committee, chaired by the member representing Kanke, Kanam and Pankshin Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, is examining how an organisation the Federal Government insists does not legally exist allegedly secured office accommodation within the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and was allocated over N1.32bn in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The probe has attracted widespread public attention…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Kano State Government has attributed the duplicate payment of July 2026 salaries to some civil servants to a technical glitch during salary processing, assuring workers that steps are being taken to recover the excess funds. The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Office of the Accountant General and signed by the Deputy Director of the Kano Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, Abdulhadi Hamza, on July 26, 2026. According to the government, the duplicate payments resulted from a technical error on the part of the bank responsible for processing workers’ salaries. The circular…
By Ado Oyeyemi Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the national leadership of the Accord Party have endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The decision was reached during a meeting held on Saturday night in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, involving the governor and the party’s national executives. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by Adeleke’s re election campaign spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi. According to the statement, discussions at the meeting focused on issues affecting the party as well as preparations for the forthcoming political activities. The party’s leadership also expressed…
By Ado Oyeyemi The management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has suspended six lecturers over allegations bordering on cultism, sexual harassment and the unauthorised sale of handouts and textbooks. The institution disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday by its Public Relations Officer, John Onimisi. According to the statement, six lecturers were suspended on July 22 over the alleged unauthorised sale of handouts and textbooks, while another lecturer was placed on suspension over allegations of sexual harassment. The action follows growing concerns over reports of alleged sexual misconduct, cult related activities and other cases of indiscipline within the…
By Ado Oyeyemi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Lagos based trader, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, for allegedly attempting to export cocaine concealed in cartons of food items destined for the United Kingdom. The agency said the 55 year old clothing dealer, who operates at Balogun Market on Lagos Island, was apprehended after operatives intercepted 3.30 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden inside the walls of food cartons at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. According to the NDLEA, the illicit consignment was intercepted on July 22, while Chinedu was arrested a day…
By Ado Oyeyemi Suspected bandits have abducted a judge of the Kebbi State High Court, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, from his residence in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at the judge’s home along Zogirma Road, shortly after he returned from a trip to Sokoto State. Sources said the gunmen stormed the residence and whisked the judge away after firing several gunshots, creating panic in the neighbourhood. According to the sources, no member of the judge’s household was injured during the attack despite the sporadic shooting by the assailants. The…
By Ado Oyeyemi Suspected armed hoodlums on Sunday disrupted the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards at a registration centre in Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, making away with packs of voter cards. The incident occurred at Oyinlola DC Primary School, Ward 2, Okuku, where officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were issuing PVCs to registered voters. Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the venue unexpectedly and fired gunshots into the air, causing panic and forcing residents and prospective voters to flee for safety. A resident, who identified himself simply as Gbadebo, said the assailants headed straight to…