Author: Lawan

A farmer has confessed to k!lling a cattle herder in Ogun State and he have reasons for his action. There was tension in Roro village, along Mile 8, in the Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun State, when a cattle rearer reported his son missing after being chased away from a farm. Rumours of an imminent Fulani herder invasion circulated as search efforts grew more intense. The police, hunters, and community members banded together to find the herder. Eventually, his body was found in a shallow grave. Subsequently, the community leaders suggested that everyone should take an oath for…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers, Segun Adeyemi, 32, and Abayomi Ajayi, 24, while they were allegedly attacking residents around the Shoprite Ikeja and Maryland axis. In a statement on Thursday, October 2, the command spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, said operatives of the Ikeja Division responded swiftly to a distress call on 29 September around 7:15 p.m. According to the command, operatives received reports that the suspects, who are allegedly members of a three-man gang, were attacking people within the vicinity. Officers swiftly mobilised to the scene, arrested two of the suspects, while the third managed…

***Assures President of Continuous Support Ahead of 2023 The Northern Youth Council for Asiwaju (NYCA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment of Barrister Aminu Junaidu as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment and Securities Tribunal. The appointment, effective from September 18, 2025, has been described as a strategic move to strengthen Nigeria’s capital market and boost investor confidence. Junaidu, a former Attorney-General of Zamfara State, is set to serve a five-year term in this critical role. The NYCA highlighted that Junaidu’s selection reflects the President’s commitment to appointing highly qualified individuals to sensitive government…

** asks Gov Lawal to apologise to citizens over poor governance The Arewa Youth Council for Peace (AYCP) has thrown its full weight behind the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI) midterm report, which branded Zamfara State, under Governor Dauda Lawal, as Nigeria’s most deplorable governance failure from 2023 to 2025. The UK-based organisation’s scathing assessment exposed Lawal’s administration as a catastrophic betrayal of Zamfara’s people, ranking it dead last in health, education, infrastructure, security, and transparency. The AYCP calls this report a “long-overdue indictment of a governor who has turned Zamfara into a living nightmare.” The GGRI report laid bare…

Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided at low speeds while taxiing on Wednesday evening at LaGuardia Airport here, injuring at least one person. The low-speed collision occurred when the wing of an aircraft preparing for departure to Roanoke, Virginia, hit the fuselage of another aircraft arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina. This is according to a statement from Delta made available to newsmen. The airline said a flight attendant sustained a minor injury, and no passengers aboard either flight were injured. The injured person was taken to a hospital, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in…

A 29-year-old loan officer, Ayomide Lamidi on Thursday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N11.6 million belonging to his employer, FCMB Microfinance Bank. The prosecutor, Insp Sunday Bassey told the court that the defendant committed the offence between January and July, 2025 at the bank’s branch located along Ikorodu Road, Ketu. Bassey said an internal audit revealed that the defendant diverted customers’ loan repayments and deposits for personal use without remitting them into the bank’s account. He said the bank’s auditor, Mr Adesola Adebowale and branch manager, Yetunde Ogundare, reported the matter to the police after…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 166 people died from Lassa fever between January and September 2025, with the case fatality rate now higher than 2024 year. This is contained in Epidemiological Week 37, covering Sept. 8 to 14, cited on the NCDC website on Thursday. The Public Health agency said that 895 confirmed cases were recorded across 21 states and 106 local government areas. It said that this represents a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.5 per cent, compared to 16.9 per cent reported within the same period in 2024. The agency noted that while…

The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) says Nigeria has recorded a decline in piracy incidents compared to peak years. SEREC’s Head of Research, Eugene Nweke, made this known in a statement to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Thursday in Abuja. Nweke said the decline was due to multinational patrols and investments in surveillance. He said Nigeria’s achievements in the marine and blue economy also included the expansion of seafarer training with hundreds of cadets now completing mandatory sea-time, building a foundation for a stronger workforce. He said inland container depots and dry ports were being activated to ease…

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has arrested and secured the conviction of a 40-year-old impostor, Mr. Sunday Otu, for defrauding unsuspecting members of the public with forged Taskforce release orders. Otu, who resides at No. 51 Agboyi Road, Ketu, and hails from Cross River State, was caught after fraudulently obtaining ₦60,000 from one Mr. Sunday Daniel, also known as Daniel Jackson, a 35-year-old resident of Ogun State. Daniel, who had earlier been accosted for driving against traffic, was promised by Otu that his vehicle could be released through “connections” at the Agency for ₦90,000. He transferred…

Businessman Simon Guobadia has asked a Nigerian court to withdraw his sponsorship of former wife and reality star Porsha Williams’ residency permit in the country. According to an affidavit filed at the High Court of Justice in Kaduna State, Simon explained that he had sponsored Porsha’s application for a Nigerian Resident Permit during their marriage — but now that they’re divorced, he wants it revoked. Speaking to TMZ, Simon said he was informed by Nigerian authorities that Porsha traveled to Lagos in December 2024 using the same document issued while they were still married. He added that since their divorce,…