Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, on Wednesday, received a hero’s welcome, when thousands of Yewa indigenes, Ogun West senatorial district, trooped out to receive and endorse his 2027 bid. The indigenes, including a huge crowd of PDP faithful in Yewa, said it is the PDP candidate or no one else. They declared that they would rather wait for the right time to support “a true Yewa indigene for governorship of the state than a stranger”. Speaking at the event which took place at the Tetede Hall in Ilaro, a leader of the Believe Movement,…
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Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday met with members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The leaders unanimously affirmed Governor Aiyedatiwa as the party’s leader in Ondo State and pledged their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general election. The meeting, held at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Akure, after the party’s recent primaries, also resolved to promote reconciliation, strengthen internal cohesion and preserve the unity and progressive ideals of the APC in the state. In his…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama has awarded N10 million in damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for defaming former Minister of Power, Dr Olu Agunloye, through publications on its official website and social media platforms. Justice Peter Kekemeke, who delivered the judgment on Wednesday, held that the anti-graft agency published false and defamatory claims suggesting that Agunloye was being prosecuted for fraud, whereas the criminal charges before the court did not contain any allegation of fraud. Agunloye had approached the court through his counsel, Adeola Adedipe (SAN), challenging a publication by the…
Tension engulfed the Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday following violent clashes involving groups of residents, prompting the deployment of security operatives to restore order. Reports indicated that the disturbance involved individuals believed to be from the Yoruba and Hausa communities, although security authorities had yet to officially confirm the identities of those involved or the circumstances surrounding the incident as of the time of filing this report. Operatives of Operation Burst, Oyo State’s joint security task force, were deployed to the affected area to prevent a further breakdown of law and order and ensure the safety of…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 68-year-old man and his 36-year-old son for allegedly possessing four illegally acquired single-barrel firearms in Yenagoa, the state capital. The suspects, identified as Tibi Friday from Futoro Gbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area and his son, Oyabrade Tibi, were apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by operatives of the Anti-Vice Unit along the Igbogene–Tombia Expressway. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Musa Mohammed, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday that the arrest occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on July 6 while the father and son were travelling in a commercial tricycle bound…
A middle-aged woman has been arrested by the Benue State Police Command after two young girls, believed to be the daughters of her alleged lover, died in a fire that razed a house in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Monday in the Kaffe area of Zaki-Biam. According to residents, the suspect, identified simply as Mbayegh, had visited the home of her alleged lover, Aondoyima Ierkwagh, but was reportedly asked to leave after he declined her request to spend the night. Community sources alleged that the woman became upset and…
The Ondo State Police Command has said its operatives neutralised two suspected kidnappers during a gun battle along the Akure-Owo Expressway, recovering a locally made pistol, live cartridges and other items believed to be linked to the criminal gang. The command said the operation was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday at about 3:30 a.m. in Ilu-Abo following a distress call reporting the presence of armed men at a block industry located beside Ilu-Abo High School. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, about seven masked gunmen reportedly stormed the premises of the block industry…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a commercial motorcyclist, Micheal Effiong Japhet, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a married woman who was nursing a baby. Justice Archibong Archibong delivered the judgment on Tuesday, convicting the defendant on charges of rape and theft under the Criminal Code Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2000. The court heard that the incident occurred on February 23, 2015, when the victim, a fruit trader, boarded Japhet’s motorcycle at Ikom Iman Junction after closing her business for the day. She was heading to her residence in Ikot…
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested six suspects over the mob killing of two travellers who were allegedly mistaken for kidnappers in Gidan Kalu Village, Birnin Yero, near Maraban Jos in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The victims, identified as 45-year-old Muhammadu Sani and 40-year-old Aliyu Mohammed, both from Umar Village in Igabi LGA, were said to have been travelling on a motorcycle to Tudun Wada in Zaria on July 1 to visit their sick uncle when the incident occurred. According to the police, some residents became suspicious after seeing the pair on a new motorcycle and…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested two suspects over their alleged involvement in a case of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and armed robbery in Gadau community of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the arrests followed an intelligence-driven investigation into the robbery. According to the police, a 28-year-old resident of Gadau reported the incident at the Gadau Divisional Police Headquarters on July 3, stating that five armed men invaded his residence at about 3 a.m. on June 8. The complainant told investigators that the assailants, armed with cutlasses…