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Three suspected members of a robbery gang have narrated how they allegedly dispossessed a traditional ruler of his crown and other valuables during an operation along the Ife Expressway in Osun State. The suspects, who were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, were also linked to the alleged robbery of motorists and the theft of about five vehicles during separate operations on the highway. The stolen valuables were estimated at approximately N50 million. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed the arrests, on Wednesday, while briefing journalists on the command’s operations over the past month. Fatai identified…
Another lawmaker in Bauchi state has withdrawn from the 2027 general elections. Yusuf Abdullahi Itas, the incumbent member representing Itas/Gadau State Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, announced his withdrawal from the race under the platform of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). His decision came less than three weeks after the Chief Whip of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon. Musa Wakili Nakwada, withdrew his candidacy for the 2027 elections. Itas, who is Chairman of the House Committee on Petitions, announced his decision in a letter dated October 5, 2026, addressed to the APM State Chairman in…
The African Democratic Congress Edo Central Senatorial candidate, Herberta Okonofua, former governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon, and other members of the party reportedly escaped death when suspected political thugs opened fire on their convoy in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State on Tuesday. The ADC alleged that the attackers, suspected to be political loyalists of the political party, were led by the one LG boss. A supporter of the party, identified as Jerry Oliha, reportedly sustained gunshot wounds during the attack. The incident, which allegedly occurred during the ADC leaders’ political engagements in the area, was said to be the…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has visited the site of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash at Igbokoda, directing a sustained search for the remains of the victims and wreckage of the aircraft. Aiyedatiwa, who gave the directive at the scene of the incident on Wednesday, described the accident as a national tragedy. The military aircraft with 25 people on board, was on a special mission from Benin to Lagos, when it crashed at about 11.00a.m on Monday. The governor visited the scene alongside personnel of the Nigerian Navy and Air Force, divers, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
The victims were rescued from the Amakohia-Ubi forest in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state following a coordinated operation involving security agencies. They have since been taken to the Department of State Services (DSS) Hospital in Owerri, where they are receiving medical attention and undergoing necessary medical checks. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu is presently at the DSS Clinic in Owerri addressing the rescued victims. He’s in company of the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Director DSS and Brigade Commander 34 artillery Imo State. Details of the operation, including whether…
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Ojodu Abiodun Magisterial District of Ogun State has sentenced Samson Okonkwo, a businessman, to jail with hard labour without an option of fine for selling counterfeit Coleman wires and cables. Magistrate O.P. Mobee handed down the sentence on September 24, 2026, in Charge No. MOJ/138C/2025 between the Commissioner of Police and Okonkwo. Okonkwo was arraigned on April 10, 2025, on a four-count charge, including conspiracy to forge Coleman wires and cable products, unlawful possession of forged products and selling of products bearing forged Coleman marks. According to the judgment, 317 coils of cables…
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Presidential Candidate, Donald Duke, has promised to reduce the price of petrol to about N300 per litre if elected president. Duke, a former governor of Cross River State, said the proposed price would be achieved by changing the basis for pricing petroleum products meant for domestic consumption from international market rates to the cost of producing them locally. He criticised the current approach to petroleum pricing and outlined his proposed management of Nigeria’s crude oil resources. Duke said the government should reserve a portion of the country’s crude oil production for domestic consumption and sell…
The United States has deported more than 40,000 migrants to countries other than their own under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, including about 900 removals involving African countries, according to preliminary government data shared with Reuters. Third-country deportations, which were rare before Trump returned to office, have expanded under his administration as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol send migrants to countries other than their nations of origin. The policy has faced legal challenges, but the US Supreme Court on Tuesday put a hold on a lower court ruling restricting the practice, allowing the Trump administration to continue…
The Federal Government has released withheld salaries of members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) who threatened to paralyse academic activities on various campuses. The government, which was given a 14-day ultimatum over the implementation of the 2026 FGN/SSANU Agreement, released eight months out of the salary arrears the workers are being owed. SSANU had demanded the immediate release of funds and full payment of outstanding Consolidated University Teaching and Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTTA) arrears calculated from January 1, 2026. The demands were contained in a communiqué issued after its 56th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared an indefinite strike in Abuja over unresolved disputes involving the promotion and career progression of teachers. The strike takes effect from Wednesday, October 7, 2026, following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the FCT Administration, FCTA. The NLC had issued the ultimatum to the FCTA on September 8, 2026, demanding the resolution of long-standing welfare disputes affecting FCT teachers. In a communique signed by the NLC FCT Council Chairman, Comrade Knabayi S. Adalo, the union rejected the FCTA’s response to the ultimatum, describing it…