The Court of Appeal, sitting in Makurdi on Wednesday, dismissed the Notice of Appeal filed by Dr Benjamin Omale, Benue State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing developments that rendered the issue superfluous for judicial resolution. The appeal, marked CA/MKD/1199/2024, was initially filed by Dr Omale challenging a decision of the lower court … Read more
In connection with alleged illicit lithium mining activities in Nasarawa State, 15 individuals from China, 9 from Nigeria, and a mining firm were arraigned by the Mining Marshals in Abuja’s Federal High Court. Following their arrest in the state’s Kokona Local Government Area on May 16, 2026, during a combined enforcement operation, the defendants were … Read more
Mr. Kelly Okungbowa, a former coordinator of the Public Safety Response Team (PSRT) and an adviser to Governor Monday Okpebholo, has been detained by the Edo State Police Command on charges of assaulting a police officer while on duty. ASP Eno Ikoedem, the command’s public relations officer, confirmed the arrest to reporters in Benin City … Read more
A 12-tyre articulated truck and a commercial bus were involved in a multi-vehicle collision in the Ogudu-Alapere region of Lagos State. Two people were retrieved alive after the disaster. After the accident on the busy highway, officials from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) quickly launched a rescue effort to free the two people … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has been characterised as naive and lazy by Omoyele Sowore, the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). That Tinubu lacks a workable plan to address Nigeria’s security crisis was pointed out by Sowore. While killings have taken place in Plateau and Oyo States, he made the comment in response … Read more
On May 31, 2026, suspected Fulani bandits attacked the Gwon-Ajang village in Foron District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, killing at least eight persons and injuring more than fifteen. The armed bandits, numbering in the hundreds, stormed the village at around 10 o’clock at night and opened fire intermittently, sending the residents fleeing … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, has explained why he visited fellow presidential candidate Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. In a post on his verified X profile, Atiku stated that the discussion centred on the state of the nation and measures to reposition the party for future political engagements. The former vice president stated that … Read more
On May 15, 2026, gunmen kidnapped pupils, students, and instructors from Baptist Nursery and Primary School (Yawota), Community Grammar School, and L.A Primary School (Esiele), all in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area. Some singers have joined the demand for their rescue. According to the 39 children and seven teachers were abducted, with two teachers killed, … Read more
The Kwara State Police Command has initiated a manhunt for suspects in a violent attack that killed two individuals and destroyed approximately ten buildings in Ilesha Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of the state. On May 31, 2026, the command’s spokeswoman, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, released a statement detailing the situation. According to the statement, the … Read more
The Kebbi State Hisbah Board has arrested a group of teenagers in Zuru Local Government Area for reportedly wearing ihram clothing and impersonating Hajj ceremonies on the Day of Arafa. Judge Surajo Usman Kamba, the Board’s Director of Sharia, confirmed the occurrence in a statement issued on Sunday, May 31, 2026. According to the statement, … Read more