Three people were killed and a teenage girl sustained gunshot injuries after suspected armed bandits attacked a gathering in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The assailants, believed to be Fulani bandits, reportedly invaded a smoking spot in the Rantiya community on Saturday evening, opening fire on those present before fleeing the scene. Security sources said troops of Sector 4, Operation Enduring Peace, were mobilised to the area after receiving reports of sporadic gunfire at about 7:58 p.m. on July 4. On arrival, the soldiers discovered the bodies of three young men who had been fatally shot during…
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An Ondo State High Court sitting in Ore has restrained High Chief Akindele Aladenika from presenting himself as the Regent of Ore Community pending the determination of a substantive suit challenging his appointment. Justice Ade Adegoroye, in a ruling made available on Sunday, also ordered the Ondo State Government, its agencies and law enforcement authorities to suspend recognition of Aladenika as regent until the court resolves the dispute over the traditional stool. The Olore of Ore stool became vacant following the death of Oba Johnson Olatomide in 2020. Although the state government subsequently approved Aladenika’s appointment as regent, the decision…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N5.79 billion in cash linked to proceeds of crime between January and June 2026, reinforcing its anti-corruption campaign aimed at protecting public funds and promoting accountability. The commission disclosed this in its half-year performance report, noting that corruption remains a major threat to Nigeria’s security by diverting resources meant for critical public services and weakening public confidence in government institutions. According to the report, the commission recovered a total of N5,789,681,925.02 during the six-month period under review. The ICPC said the recoveries formed part of broader efforts to…
The suspended Deputy Dean of Student Affairs at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Dr Banji Olaleye, has alleged that his suspension over an extortion investigation was premeditated, claiming the university administration had been determined to remove him long before the allegations surfaced. Olaleye, who spoke in an interview on Sunday, said the decision to suspend him formed part of a deliberate campaign to tarnish his image, insisting that the current management had viewed him with suspicion since assuming office in February. According to him, some officials believed he did not support the emergence of the institution’s incumbent Vice-Chancellor, a claim…
A Delta State resident, Michael James, has confessed to orchestrating his own abduction in an attempt to fraudulently obtain N25 million from his family after exhausting money he owed his siblings. James made the confession in a video released on Sunday by the Delta State Police Command through its spokesperson, Bright Edafe, explaining that financial pressure pushed him into staging the fake kidnapping. According to the suspect, he was sent to dispose of refuse on July 1 but chose not to return home. Instead, he abandoned his wheelbarrow and hid inside a nearby bush. He said he deliberately ignored repeated…
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a 43-year-old woman and her two-year-old son from the hideout of suspected kidnappers in a forest in Kwara State following a coordinated intelligence-led operation. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that operatives of the Force Intelligence Department’s Intelligence Response Team, working alongside local security support groups, carried out the operation on Saturday in the Bode Sadu forest where the victims were being held captive. According to the statement, the kidnappers opened fire on the advancing security team in a bid to resist the operation. However, the operatives…
Residents of a community in the Alimosho area of Lagos were thrown into panic in the early hours of Sunday when armed police operatives launched a large-scale operation targeting suspected criminal hideouts and arrested several suspects. The raid was carried out around the Oko Filling Bus Stop axis on the LASU–Governor’s Road corridor, near Alimosho General Hospital along the Iyana Ipaja Expressway. Witnesses said heavily armed officers, backed by multiple patrol vehicles, stormed the area during the overnight operation as part of efforts to curb criminal activities in the locality. During the exercise, security operatives reportedly demolished and set ablaze…
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the killing of two more Nigerians in South Africa, describing the incidents as disturbing and demanding immediate action from the South African authorities. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, identified the victims as Emeka Charles Iroegbu and Musa Yunana Joe, saying both were killed in separate incidents on the same day. According to the ministry, Iroegbu allegedly died on June 28 in Sunnyside, Pretoria, after he was reportedly subjected to brutal interrogation by officers of the Tshwane Metro Police. The statement also alleged…
A 47-year-old refrigeration and air conditioning technician, Idris Abiodun Clement, has been killed during a midnight robbery attack in Akure, the Ondo State capital, as police confirmed the arrest of a suspect linked to the crime. The incident occurred at the weekend in the Shagari area of Akure South Local Government Area, where a gang of armed robbers reportedly invaded the community in the early hours, attacking residents and carting away valuables. According to residents, the assailants, believed to be three or four in number, stormed the neighbourhood around 1 a.m. and robbed several homes before forcing their way into…
Nigerian preacher and marriage counsellor, Rev. Funke Felix-Adejumo, has advised married men against exhausting themselves in a bid to satisfy their wives, saying no husband can completely meet every expectation of a woman. Speaking during a sermon, the cleric urged men to remain committed to their responsibilities at home but warned them against sacrificing their health or well-being in the process. Addressing married men, she said they should strive to do their best without placing unnecessary pressure on themselves. “Listen carefully. Do everything you can, but don’t kill yourself. Married men, I’m speaking to you as a woman. Nobody can…