The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a council secretary and one other person at a poultry farm in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the victims were abducted on Monday morning at…
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the arrest of a member of the Cross River House of Assembly, Mr Ovat Agbor, for alleged wife battering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the spokesman of the command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, gave the confirmation in Calabar on Monday. According to Eitokpah, Agbor, who…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Tunji Disu, has assured Kwara residents and Nigerians that security agencies will reclaim communities currently threatened by terrorists. Disu gave the assurance on Monday during an operational visit to the Nigeria Police Force command in Ilorin, where he met stakeholders to review strategies against insecurity. According to him, the visit…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Nigeria for securing the hosting rights for the fifth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair 2027, describing the development as a major milestone for the country and the African continent. Obasanjo, gave the commendation on Monday, at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Arts and Culture, at the signing of…
A prosecution witness, Mahmoud Abdulazeez, on Monday, stated that the name of former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi was not linked to the transactions in the fresh documents tendered by the commission in the ongoing money laundering trial. Abdulazeez, a staff of Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Limited, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday, voided the National convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Ibadan on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, 2025. The Appellate Court held that it was wrong for the party to have proceeded with the convention inspite a subsisting order not go ahead until conditions set…
The son of Nigeria President, Mr Seyi Tinubu, on Monday, inaugurated a drug bank for indigent patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, to support maternal and child healthcare. The drug bank meant for indigent patients in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Paediatrics, UNTH Pharmacy Unit, was organised under the Seyi Tinubu Maternal…
China said on Monday that Iran’s selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader was made in accordance with its constitution. Speaking at a regular news conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, said China had taken note of media reports on the development and described the decision as an internal…
The Police Command in Lagos State has inaugurated a new divisional station for the Eko Strike Force aimed at strengthening security operations across the state Speaking during the inauguration held on Monday at Shomolu, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr Olohundare Jimoh said the Eko Strike Team was created to support activities of the…
Meanwhile, the Israeli military has said that it carried out fresh strikes overnight against facilities linked to Iran’s internal security leadership. According to the military, targets included command centres associated with Iran’s internal security authorities and the Basij militia in the city of Isfahan. The Basij has been widely criticised for its role in suppressing…
