Author: Vincent Osuwo

Some officers from the Delta State Police Command have been arrested and imprisoned for abusing a young man in a now-viral video. SP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesperson, announced the news in a post on X on Sunday, which included a video. Edafe said that their arrest was ordered by the command’s Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda. We won’t tolerate incivility. Gone are those days when brutality and incivility go unchecked. Those who assaulted him will be used as an example as directed by the CP,” he noted. Edafe also stated that the officers involved have been detained while their…

The Lagos State Police Command has discovered a baby factory in the Ijegun area of the state and rescued 10 people. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, shared this with reporters on Monday, stating that three suspects were arrested. Hundeyin stated that the illegal activity was exposed after the police received a tip-off last Saturday. Officers apprehended the main suspect, Mariam Vincent, 35, as well as two others, Orie Ruth, 23, and Ujunwa Ifeanyi, 18. The operation also resulted in the rescue of seven adult women and three children. The adult victims included Precious (24), Magdalene (25), Adaobi (23),…

Gaddafi Isah, 35, and Badamasi Isah, 30, were beaten to death by a mob in Katsayal village, Sandamu Local Government Area, Katsina State, for allegedly stealing livestock. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focusing on the Lake Chad region, confirmed this in a post on his X account on Monday. According to him, intelligence sources showed that the two victims had driven their father’s vehicle to the outskirts of the community to learn how to drive. He added that during the drill, a mob approached and accused them of stealing sheep. He further stated that the mob surrounded the two men…

Vigilantes in Uromi, Edo State, have taken to the streets to protest the seizure of their firearms by the State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika. The demonstration, which entered its second day on Monday, is in response to recent security concerns in the state. During the protest, one of the vigilantes declared, “We are here until they answer us; I’ve been a vigilante for 21 years.” The group stated that they had spent years working closely with Divisional Police Officers to keep the calm in difficult areas. Many of them claim to have received formal government training in areas such…

Four popular Nigerian gospel ministers, including Evangelist Ayodeji David, also known as Kekere Jesu, died in a car accident on the Ikorodu-Sagamu Road in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the event in a statement published by Florence Okupe, Ogun State Commander and Public Information Officer, on Monday. The victims were named as Evangelists Ayodeji Kekerejesu, Iyanu Joseph, Monjolajesu Oluwapamilerin, and Opeyemi Adesina. According to the FRSC, the tragedy occurred when the vehicle carrying the gospel singers collided with another, resulting in a high-impact accident that killed all four people instantly. The tragedy apparently involved many vehicles…

The presidency has denied widespread reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu. The rumours, which went viral early Monday, claimed that Yakubu had been dismissed from office and replaced by a certain Professor Bashiru Olamilekan in what was characterised as a “sweeping change” in the electoral body’s leadership. In response to the claims, O’tega Ogra, Senior Special Advisor to the President on Digital and New Media, called the story untrue and asked the public to dismiss it. “Disregard any fake news making the rounds about the replacement…

Nigerians have taken to social media to totally criticize the activities of some yet-to-be-identified Fulani herdsmen who were seen destroying a farmland. In a now viral video shared on social media, some Fulani herdsmen were seen destroying and uprooting farm produce from a cassava farm to feed their cattle. Our correspondent who observed the video clip noticed the herdsmen armed to the teeth, alone on the farm with their cattle, destroying the yet-to-be-harvested cassava produce. At the time they herdsmen were seen destroying the farmland, the owner of the farm was nowhere to be seen. The video clip comes amid…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday prevented demonstrators from entering the Lagos State Assembly complex, where they planned to present a memorandum outlining their demands. The Take-It-Back Movement, along with other civil society organisations, led the ongoing protest to raise attention to important national concerns, such as suspected abuse of the Cybercrime Act and what they termed a “state of emergency” in Rivers State. The demonstrators had previously assembled near the Ikeja Under Bridge, where they raised placards with various slogans to convey their concerns. They did, however, march to the state assembly complex, where they were…

In his first public appearance since the Supreme Court’s judgement on Friday, the Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, announced on Monday that there is no vacancy in the party. He issued the warning during a public conference held at the party headquarters prior to the National Executive Committee’s meeting. According to Abure, the Supreme Court was unambiguous in its decision on party supremacy, emphasising that party problems are the internal business of political platforms. The LP chair also criticised the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and Governor Alex Otti, claiming they deserted the party. He…

Nasiru Abubakar Kigo, the Permanent Secretary of Cabinet Affairs in Kebbi State, has issued a public apology for making incorrect statements regarding the frequency of homosexuality and lesbianism in Sokoto and Kebbi states. During a Ramadan lecture in Birnin Kebbi, Kigo cited what he called “statistics” on the existence of gay and lesbian groups in the two states. However, investigations found that the data were wholly faked, causing uproar and resulting in disciplinary action from the state administration. The Kebbi State Government promptly suspended Kigo and recommended him to the State Council of Ulama for further investigation. At a press…