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A gang of kidnappers has reportedly taken over a police checkpoint in Edo State. The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, disclosed the incident on Monday in Benin, during a security briefing with all security chiefs in the State. He further disclosed that the daring kidnappers also attacked some policemen on patrol at the unnamed checkpoint. “We heard some kidnappers took over a checkpoint and attacked some policemen on patrol, but none lost their lives in the incident and this has prompted the government to commence a total revamp of the vigilante structure,” Obaseki said. Meanwhile, the Governor has ordered the…

The Ekiti State Government has confirmed the abduction of students, teachers, and a driver in the Emure-Ekiti area of the state. The state government confirmed the abduction in a statement on Tuesday. It also vowed to ensure the victims are rescued. Gunmen had abducted six pupils and three teachers of a private school and their bus driver while they were returning from Eporo-Ekiti on Monday night. But hours after the incident, the Ekiti State Government called on residents of the state not to despair as security has been stepped up to rescue them. The statement reads, “The Ekiti State Governor,…

Ahead of this Saturday‘s bye and re-run elections, across 26 states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is delivering materials to the affected locations. The election will hold in 80 local government areas in 26 states of the federation. The commission, however, sought the support of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to expeditiously deliver materials to three locations in the North East, South East and the South West geo-political zones of the country due to the size and distance of some constituencies. INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu stated these when he…

More residents affected by the recent explosion that rocked the Bodija area of Ibadan in Oyo State have recounted their ordeals. PUNCH Online reports that five people died, 77 sustained varying degrees of injury and 58 houses were damaged during the explosion that rocked Dejo Oyelese street. The state governor, Seyi Makinde, presented the preliminary report of the explosion to President Bola Tinubu at the weekend. A resident, Olusegun Fashina, who spoke with our correspondent on Thursday narrated how buildings’ windows and doors were damaged. “Mainly, it (the explosion) affected our glasses because we have a lot of glasses here.…

A 25-year woman (name withheld) on Wednesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a bishop, Feyi Daniels, allegedly raped her while praying. The alleged rape occurred at the cleric’s residence in Lekki, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bishop is standing trial on an amended three-count charge bordering on rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The alleged victim/survivor testified at the resumed trial of the defendant. The witness, who was a member of a church founded by the defendant, was led in evidence by the state lead…

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a Lagos bishop, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for raping his 23-year-old assistant (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi also sentenced Daniels, the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, Lagos, to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old member of the church (count three of the four-count charge). The judge held that the cleric should spend the rest of his life at the Kirikiri custodial facility in Lagos. Oshodi held that the prosecution established the ingredients of the two offences. According to him, Feyi Daniels is a liar and…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on African leaders to root out terrorism and violent extremism on the continent. Guterres made the call at a 2-day top-level meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact at UN headquarters in New York. The meeting, which started on Wednesday will address rising violence and the spread of terrorist networks. According to Guterres, in just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends. He emphasised that violent extremism should be…

A Magistrate court sitting in Katsina has remanded in prison custody, the chairman of Batagarawa Local Government in Katsina state, Mr Bala Garba Tsanni over alleged murder, abduction and culpable homicide. The chairman and 11 others were arraigned before the court under sections 59, 249 and 189 of the Katsina penal code law. They were accused of the alleged murder of the village head of Dabaibayawa, Late Alhaji Dikko Ahmed. Earlier the Magistrate Abdulkarim Umar had directed the police to produce in court the accused on 25 January 2024. The other 11 accused persons had been in prison custody for…

The police in Lagos have arrested Onyeabuchi, the son of actor John ‘Mr Ibu’ Okafor, and Jasmine Okekeagwu, his adopted daughter, over an alleged N55 million fraud. Mr. Ibu’s family has been in the public eye since the actor revealed his battle with an undisclosed illness and pleaded for assistance. The actor’s plight attracted donations from different people for his surgeries and treatment. Despite undergoing seven surgeries, the actor’s leg was, however, amputated. Last year, Stella claimed Jasmine hijacked the funds donated for his surgery. On Thursday, Aminat Mayegun, the spokesperson of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, confirmed the…

It was all shades of glitz, glamour, and luxury at the 50th birthday party of Aisha Achimugu, the Abuja-based businesswoman, which was held in the Caribbean Island of Grenada last week. Aisha turned 50 on January 22. To celebrate her golden jubilee, the socialite went all out for a seven-day event, packed with numerous festivities which saw guests alternate between Calivigny Island and Silversand, an intimate and luxury resort which is set on the sands of Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. The party which kicked off on January 16 was reportedly attended by some of the crème de la crème of…