Two men, Konkosiya Gombe and Best Amos, have been sentenced to prison for stealing Mercedes-Benz vehicle parts valued at N7.65 million in Akure, Ondo State. The convicts were prosecuted by the Nigeria Police Force before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure on two counts of conspiracy and stealing. According to the police prosecutor, Inspector […]
President Bola Tinubu has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State not to shame his opponents in the recently concluded governorship election in the state. Tinubu, who stated this when he received the governor at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, said that Adeleke did not conquer anybody but won an election. “Don’t stigmatise […]
The Imole Campaign Council, has clarified that the Governor Ademola Adeleke’s visit to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday was a customary post-election courtesy and had no connection with any plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the council, Rep. Bamidele Salam, in a […]
The Nigeria Police Force has launched a fundraising drive to support ASP Oyadele John, a Mobile Police Officer attached to MOPOL 22, Ikeja, Lagos, who is currently receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, after suffering injuries in an on-duty accident. According to a police wireless message dated August 20, 2026, Oyadele […]
The Department of State Services (DSS), Sokoto state command, has warned of plans by terrorists and bandit groups to attack tertiary institutions across the state. The service said the attacks could lead to the abduction of students, lecturers, other staff and their family members. The warning is contained in a security alert dated […]
President Bola Tinubu is receiving Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Our correspondent observed Adeleke arriving at the forecourt of the Villa at exactly 5:25 pm on Thursday, in a navy blue traditional attire, brandishing a walking stick and alighting from a black Toyota Land Cruiser SUV. […]
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, has warned political actors against turning elections into a do-or-die contest, saying the credibility of the 2027 general elections must be non-negotiable. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving a delegation from the International Republican Institute, IRI, on a pre-election assessment mission, Mark said […]
A former Zambian minister was killed during a security raid on a property linked to opposition leader Brian Mundubile, police have confirmed. Mutotwe Kafwaya was fatally wounded during what authorities described as an exchange of fire between law enforcement officers and unknown individuals in Lusaka on Friday, a day after Zambia’s presidential election. […]
The Osun State Police Command said it has launched a full-scale investigation into a shooting incident in Osogbo that claimed the life of a 60-year-old man, Tajudeen Yusuf, on Wednesday. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement, said the command received information at about 4:00pm on Wednesday that Yusuf, of […]
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has warned “corps members against engaging in political campaigns or using their NYSC identity and social media platforms to promote political parties and candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.” Nafiu also cautioned corps members against “spreading misinformation and AI-generated content,” urging them to […]