By Ado Oyeyemi The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and four others in connection with the death of a deputy director in the ministry, Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda. The command also declared two other persons wanted as part of efforts to unravel the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the investigation into the incident had been intensified. Edafe said Ashibogwu and three other suspects had been taken into custody, bringing the total number of people…
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By Ado Oyeyemi The Nigerian Consulate-General in Johannesburg has raised concerns over the safety of Nigerians in South Africa following the deaths of three nationals in separate incidents within four days. The Consul-General, Ambassador Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying the three Nigerians were killed between September 18 and 21, 2026. The deceased were identified as Kenechukwu Christopher Igwemmadú, Olaniyi Olaleye Olatunde and Christian Hillary Nnaemeka. According to the Consulate, Igwemmadú died on September 18 after he allegedly jumped from a building while attempting to escape police harassment and brutality at Kenlin Court on Douglas…
By Ado Oyeyemi Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that he played a key role in bringing former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, into the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lawal made the disclosure during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday, while recounting the formation of the opposition coalition and the political negotiations that preceded the realignment. He said he was among the founding members of the ADC coalition established in July 2025, which later produced former Senate President David…
By Ado Oyeyemi African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is currently hospitalised in France. Sowore made the claim during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday, amid questions over Tinubu’s prolonged stay outside Nigeria. The President left Nigeria on August 30 for what the Presidency initially described as a three-week working vacation in Europe. He later extended his stay and was expected to return to Nigeria on Tuesday, September 29. Sowore alleged that Tinubu’s continued stay in France was linked to his health, claiming that some of the President’s occasional public…
By Ado Oyeyemi The 10-member committee set up by the Federal Government to investigate the deaths of 37 artisanal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has assured the victims’ families of a fair and independent investigation. The committee gave the assurance on Monday when its Chairman and retired Deputy Director-General of the Department of State Services, Jonathan Kure, led members on a courtesy visit to the Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, at the Government House in Minna. Kure said the panel had arrived in the state to commence the investigation mandated by President Bola…
By Ado Oyeyemi Three women were killed and another person injured when gunmen attacked a mining site in Rakum community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred around 4:30pm on Monday when the attackers reportedly stormed the mining site and opened fire on people working at the location before fleeing. The spokesman for the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the attack to The PUNCH in Jos on Monday. Tengwong said three women were killed while another person sustained injuries in the attack. He said, “The incident happened at Rakum. Three women were killed while…
By Ado Oyeyemi Workers under the Joint Action Committee of the Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions have suspended their indefinite strike and directed members to resume duty on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The affected unions are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, and National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT. The unions embarked on the industrial action on September 2, 2026, over issues affecting workers in the three state-owned universities. In a statement signed by the JAC-ODSTI Chairman, Comrade Tayo Ogungbeni, and Secretary, Comrade Kunle Akinwonmi, the workers said the suspension followed a financial intervention by…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old woman, Hauwa’u Haruna, over the alleged killing of her co-wife, 43-year-old Jamila Adamu, at the Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate in Bauchi. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to Habib, the incident occurred around 4:05pm on September 27, 2026, after the C-Division received a report of a domestic disturbance involving the two women. He said preliminary investigations indicated that Hauwa’u, who is the second wife, allegedly picked up a pestle and hit Jamila on the forehead, leaving her…
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…
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…