By Ado Oyeyemi A motorcyclist has been killed after a sand-laden tipper truck reportedly rammed into a motorcycle at Ilasa Bus Stop, inward Mile 2, Lagos State. The accident occurred at about 3:18pm on Thursday and involved a tipper truck marked 19F 992FG and the motorcycle, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed the incident in a statement, saying the agency’s Eagle Response Team stationed at Cappa was mobilised to the scene following a distress call. He said the emergency responders arrived about 15 minutes later and found the crash…
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By Ado Oyeyemi A 40-year-old Nigerian, Olatunde Olaleye, has been shot dead while working at a bar in Mamelodi, Pretoria, South Africa. The Nigerian Union in South Africa disclosed that Olaleye, an indigene of Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, was killed on September 21 at Spanata Bar and Grills. The President-General of the union, Smart Nwobi, said the circumstances surrounding the incident were disturbing, alleging that Olaleye was shot by a South African national following an argument over whether a drinking glass could be taken outside the bar. Nwobi said the suspect allegedly returned to the premises after the shooting and threatened…
By Ado Oyeyemi Operatives of the Osun State Amotekun Corps have rescued a woman and her children who were found wandering along the Gbongan-Ibadan Road. The family was reportedly rescued by Amotekun patrol officers on Thursday night while moving along the busy highway. The Public Relations Officer of the Osun Amotekun Corps, CSA Yusuf Idowu Abass, disclosed this in a statement, saying the woman and her children were taken to the corps’ office in Osogbo for safety. Abass said the woman was unable to provide satisfactory information about her identity, family or where she was coming from. He added that…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy, Usman Dauda, over the alleged defilement of a three-year-old girl in Saki, Oyo State. The command said the suspect was arrested following a distress report lodged at the Saki Divisional Police Station after the child went missing on September 17, 2026. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, explaining that the report was received at about 6pm after the child reportedly went missing while returning from school. According to the statement, a search operation was launched,…
By Ado Oyeyemi A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has rejected his appointment to the policy team of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 general election. Moghalu, in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, said he was neither consulted nor sought for consent before his name was included in the campaign team unveiled by Atiku. His reaction followed the announcement of the former Vice-President’s Presidential Campaign Council, where Moghalu was listed among members of the Policy Team. The team is headed by economist and banker,…
By Ado Oyeyemi The National Examinations Council has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 58.67 per cent of candidates obtaining at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announced the release of the results on Thursday at a press briefing held at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. Wushishi said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 682,352 males and 695,696 females. He added that 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for the examination, comprising 678,903 males and 693,089 females. According to him, 1,162,118…
By Ado Oyeyemi A spinal cord injury survivor and graphic artist has recounted how tuberculosis left him paralysed and forced him to abandon his childhood dream of becoming a pilot. The artist said his health ordeal began in 2004 when he suddenly developed weakness while attempting to run and fell several times. According to him, his family initially sought traditional treatment, but his condition persisted, prompting them to take him to a hospital for proper medical attention. He said doctors later diagnosed him with tuberculosis, after which he became paralysed and lost the use of his legs. The development, he…
By Ado Oyeyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory allegedly operated by a Nigerian-Mexican drug network in Eziama community, Obeagu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The agency also arrested two men, identified as 45-year-old Chukwu Christopher, alias Brown, and 60-year-old Chukwu Monday, alias George, over their alleged involvement in the operation. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the arrests followed months of intelligence gathering and surveillance by operatives of the agency. According to the agency, the suspects allegedly operated the laboratory in collaboration with Rodriguez Villanueva,…
By Ado Oyeyemi A 67-year-old woman, Titilayo Alagbado, and a 40-year-old man, Alex Olaiya, have been arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly giving false information and tampering with evidence in a murder investigation. The defendants, both residents of Ajoda New Town, Ibadan, in the Egbeda Local Government Area of the state, were arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, destruction of evidence, giving false information, forgery and receiving proceeds allegedly linked to criminal activities. They pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, ASP Olagoke Adegbenro, alleged that Alagbado conspired with others on…
By The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old man, Balamau Lardi, for allegedly stabbing his 37-year-old wife, Biyagwal Balamau, in the ribs. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, September 23, at Kurnyi Tudu Village in the Guyuk Local Government Area of the state. The command disclosed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje. According to the PPRO, the police received information about the incident and immediately deployed operatives from the Guyuk Divisional Police Headquarters to the scene. Nguroje said the officers rescued the woman and arrested her husband…