Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of a citizen, Abdulrahman Mustapha, by troops from Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State and said an investigation is underway to uncover the facts surrounding the occurrence. The incident apparently took place on March 22, 2026, in the Polo neighborhood near the Federal High Court in Maiduguri, the state capital. In a statement issued on Thursday, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, stated that the Theatre Command has launched a “comprehensive and impartial investigation” into the event. He added that reports indicated the…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled plans to introduce a Telecoms Identity Risk Management System platform to tackle SIM-related fraud, strengthen digital security, and boost confidence in Nigeria’s digital economy. Aminu Maida, the commission’s executive vice chairman, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ consultative conference on the proposed platform and expected regulatory amendments. Maida, who was represented by Rimini Makama, executive commissioner, stakeholder management, stated that the mobile station international subscriber directory number, also known as a SIM or mobile phone number, had become central to financial transactions, digital identity, and service access but cautioned…

Hafsatu Yusuf, a Kano woman who just delivered quintuplets at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, has died. In a phone interview with PUNCH Online on Thursday, Nabilusi Abubakar K/Na’isa, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Ministry of Health, confirmed the news, stating that the woman died at the hospital about 2 a.m. He said that the woman had prolonged bleeding after giving birth to the five babies — three boys and two girls — and that medical staff attempted but failed to stabilize her. “She had been bleeding since after delivery, and all efforts by doctors to control the situation…

A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kabiru Turaki (SAN), a factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for failing to appear for arraignment in a criminal case initiated by the police. The trial judge, Justice U.P. Kekemeke, ruled that Turaki’s absence from court was unjustified and ordered his arrest. Turaki, a former minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, is being prosecuted by the inspector-general of police on a single count of allegedly submitting false information to the police in a petition filed…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its recent operation in Ilorin, Kwara State, was not responsible for the protest by students of Kwara State Polytechnic. According to a statement on its X on Thursday, the agency said its operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate had carried out a sting operation on Wednesday at two buildings in the Agbede community for suspected internet fraud. According to the commission, the operation led to the arrest of 30 suspected internet fraudsters, including six students of the polytechnic. “The operation, carried out on Wednesday, March 24, 2026, yielded the arrest of…

Chukwudalu Ezeani, 35, was arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for allegedly killing his cousin, Chinedu Ezeani, and burying his body in a shallow grave in Afube village, Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area. The defendant was said to have committed the crime on August 1, 2025, about 8 p.m., at his home, before concealing the corpse for nearly eight months. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the news in a statement made on Wednesday, stating that the case was originally filed as a missing person occurrence at the Amichi Police Station. According to him, operatives…

A suspected rapist has allegedly been flogged to death by aggrieved residents of Ekowe, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. According to a statement posted on X by one SizZle, the rapist was apprehended as he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl in the early hours of Thursday. SizZle alleged that the community caught up with the suspect and flogged him to death. He wrote, “Early this morning, a man sadly raped a 10-year-old girl in Bayelsa state. The community caught him, tied him up, and flogged him to death quietly.” According to a source who spoke on the…

Tension erupted at the Kwara State Polytechnic in Ilorin on Wednesday after reports of the deployment of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission operatives triggered panic and student protests. The anti-graft officers were seen patrolling locations around the college as examinations were taking place, raising concern on campus. Eyewitnesses reported confusion when kids began rushing in different ways, with some saying a police officer was after a student—an episode that fueled anxiety. “We suddenly saw people running in different directions. Nobody really understood what was happening at first, but the presence of armed operatives created fear across the campus,” a student,…

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will appear in court in New York for the second time on Thursday, following his detention by US commandos in an unusual nighttime raid. Maduro, 63, and his wife Cilia Flores have been in a Brooklyn jail for nearly three months after being kidnapped by American commandos in early January from their Caracas property. The surprise operation toppled the strongman who had led Venezuela since 2013, forcing the oil-rich country to essentially submit to US President Donald Trump’s whims. Maduro has declared himself a “prisoner of war” and pleaded not guilty to four counts: “narco-terrorism”…

A runner who stopped during a marathon in China to pose performing the splits, as well as another who hoarded energy gels, were banned for two years, according to the local sporting association on Thursday. The instances occurred during the marathon on Sunday in the southwestern city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province’s capital, and were extensively reported online. A woman runner was seen in videos abruptly halting and sliding to the ground with her legs in a perfect split stance, holding up her arms in a heart form as if posing for a portrait. “(She) committed obstructive fouls during the race,…