Gunmen have abducted 14 passengers travelling along the Otukpo–Adoka road in Benue State. The incident occurred on Thursday night, August 13, 2026, when an 18-seater commercial bus travelling from Enugu State to Abuja was reportedly ambushed along the Ankpechi–Omutele axis of Ohimini Local Government Area. A resident identified as Ochai told Punch that the gunmen…
Academic staff of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) have declared a two-week warning strike over the alleged non-implementation of the FGN/ASUU agreement. The decision was announced on Friday, August 14, by the Chairperson of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), ESUT branch, Dr Andrew Apeh, during a press briefing in…
A Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has sentenced 50-year-old Bolanle Adeyemo to one year in a correctional centre for possessing and tendering a forged marriage certificate in court. Delivering judgment on Friday, the President of the court, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, said the conviction was based on Adeyemo’s guilty plea and the…
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 43-year-old trader, Friday Okiye, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old girl. Okiye, who resides in the Ojo area of Lagos, is facing a charge of defilement. However, Chief Magistrate C.M. Kushanu did not take his plea. The court…
Activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has responded to Davido after the singer criticised him for his comments about his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke. During a recent interview with News Central TV, Sowore said that based on his assessment of Governor Adeleke’s administration, he does not believe the governor has much to offer…
A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged woman was allegedly beheaded by a man inside a hotel room in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday afternoon, August 14, 2026, at Novex Hotel, where the suspect was said to have checked in with the woman. According to sources, people at the hotel heard…
Afrobeats star Davido has slammed publisher and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore after the latter described his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, as someone who has “nothing upstairs.” Sowore made the remark while assessing Governor Adeleke’s administration, alleging that the governor does not have full control of the state. According to Sowore, Adeleke’s sister and…
A Kano Magistrates’ Court has remanded a young man, Auwalu Adam, in a correctional facility over his alleged involvement in the killing of his friend following a dispute over a tricycle tyre cover. Adam was arraigned by the police on charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide before Magistrate Sakina Aminu Yusuf. When the charges…
Arise Television host and broadcaster Rufai Oseni has accused the Nigerian government of applying double standards in its handling of inflammatory and provocative statements, arguing that political, religious and ethnic affiliations often determine whether individuals face consequences. Oseni made the remarks while discussing the controversy surrounding Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who came under criticism over a…
The Edo State Government has disclosed that more than 70 cases of child defilement were recorded across the state between January and July 2026, with about 50 per cent of the victims allegedly abused by their fathers. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, disclosed this on Thursday, August 13, 2026.…
