Crime
Nigeria Police, Kogi State Command has confirmed the abduction of a school principal, a NECO staff member and four students writing the ongoing National Examinations Council examination at Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at about 5:25 p.m., when the school […]
A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Oyo town has sentenced a man,Adegoke Adewale to one year imprisonment. The twenty -five year old Adegoke was found guilty of stealing charges brought against him. Adewale, an ex – staff of a filling station in Owode Oyo town, broke into the office of the manager and carted away […]
A Chief Magistrate’s Court,sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta has ordered that three suspects be remanded in Prison custody pending their arraignment in a court of competent jurisdiction. The suspects are Sodeinde Olajunwon Phillip, Sakirudeen Abdulraheem Ayoola, and Sobu Obafunsho. The suspects are standing trial on murder case of a retired OGTV broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku and her […]
Members of a private security outfit, Iru Ekun, linked to Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, have been reportedly injured after suspected cross-border bandits allegedly ambushed them during an operation in the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State. The incident reportedly occurred while operatives of Iru Ekun were carrying out an operation to […]
The Nigerian Army’s 35 Artillery Brigade, in collaboration with other security agencies, has arrested 46 suspected illegal immigrants in Ogun State. According to a statement by the Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Major Idereghi Akari, the suspects were apprehended in Ijebu Imushin, Ijebu Ilese and nearby communities during a coordinated security operation following credible […]
A farmer in Ilora Afijio local government area of Oyo state, is currently battling with his life after he was attacked by suspected Fulani herds men. The victim, Sola Adepoju was said to have been stabbed by three fulani herdsmen while working on a farm. According Mr. Kolawole Adepoju, the victim’s father, an attempt by […]
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Maharazu Salisu, has called for a more aggressive military response against bandit groups following a deadly attack that claimed the lives of seventeen farmers in Goron Namaye district of Maradun Local Government Area. The lawmaker made the appeal after heavily armed bandits reportedly invaded farmlands […]
Residents of Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State were thrown into grief on Wednesday after a deadly attack on Government Secondary School claimed the lives of three people, including a vice principal and a six-year-old child. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. when a large group of armed bandits reportedly stormed […]
A security breach was recorded at the Nigerian Immigration Service office along the Ogbomoso–Ilorin Expressway in Ogbomoso on Tuesday night after suspected armed men reportedly stormed the facility late. Information gathered revealed that the incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. near the NNPC filling station, where the armed men allegedly gained access to the premises and […]
Family of former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has confirmed that his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul, we’re kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, 2026. This is contained in a Statement issued by […]
