Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the military and the police have arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for abducting 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State on Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day. Several other suspected gang members reportedly escaped during the operations with gunshot wounds,…
Two ex-convicts, Ekjike Ani, 32, and Chubuzor Anasihwe, 31, have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command over their alleged involvement in robbery operations along the Ife-Ilesha Expressway in Osun State, where five vehicles and valuables worth an estimated N50m were reportedly stolen. The suspects were arrested at separate locations in…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised two terrorists and recovered arms, ammunition, motorcycles and other items during sustained clearance operations in Sokoto State. The taskforce’s Media Information Officer, Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, October 16, 2026. According to the statement, troops of…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three men suspected of engaging in same-sex activities. In a statement, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the arrests followed intelligence received on September 29 concerning the alleged involvement of a group of individuals in the act. Olayinka said the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State subsequently…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects over the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Olapade Ezekiel in Ilobu, Osun State. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, October 16, by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi. According to the police, the incident occurred at about 3:30 pm on June 21 at a…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 14.63 per cent in September 2026, down from 15.39 per cent in August, following a moderation in average food prices, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The bureau disclosed this in its latest Consumer Price Index report released on Thursday, which also showed that annual inflation fell…
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three bills to the House of Representatives, seeking reforms to the legal frameworks governing drug enforcement, transport safety investigations and public-sector training. In the letters accompanying the bills, Tinubu invoked Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution and requested their “expeditious consideration” by lawmakers. One of the proposals, the National Drug…
Former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke has described Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri as a “local champion” following a disagreement over the feasibility of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Duke made the remark while speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday, October 15, arguing that the project was impracticable due to its…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man, identified as Babalola Saheed, over the alleged exhumation and mutilation of the corpse of a 22-year-old woman, Rukibat Babatunde, in Iwo, Osun State. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, October 15, 2026. According to the police, the…
US President Donald Trump has scrapped plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist convicted of carrying out the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, following criticism from political and religious circles. Trump confirmed that Hasan’s execution by firing squad would proceed as scheduled but would not be broadcast live, explaining…
