Author: Lawan

Two streetlight cable vandals have been arrested in Lagos by the state Police Command. The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, May 7. Hundeyin said the suspects – Jemilu Abdullahi and Samsondeen Isiaku – were caught vandalising streetlight cables along Ijegun-Jakande Road on Tuesday, May 6, during a patrol by officers attached to the Isheri Oshun Division. He further disclosed that the police are currently investigating the matter. He wrote, “On the 6th of March, patrol officers of Isheri Oshun Division, Lagos, arrested two suspects, Jemilu Abdullahi and Samsondeen Isiaku,…

Two co-wives residing in Dakwa community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have reportedly been hospitalised after they drank a herbal mixture with the intent to s3xually arouse their husband, who recently took a third wife. The herb, popularly called ‘kayan mata’ in Hausa language, is said to be taken in order to arouse greater s3xual desire in male partners. According to Daily Trust, the women, names withheld, allegedly took the herbs three days after their husband wedded a third wife from his home town in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. The husband in the centre of…

Gunmen intercepted an 18-seater bus and abducted all the occupants on Itobe/ Ochadamu road in Kogi East Senatorial district. It was gathered that the incident happened around 5pm on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. According to reports, the fully loaded Hummer Toyota bus with registration number LAM 979 LG was hijacked at Ajegwu before Ochadamu and all the occupants marched into the bush. The spokesperson of the police in Kogi State, SP William Aya, said the command was still compiling information from the DPO in charge of the area.

The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects who allegedly specialised in theft of tricycles. The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, May 5, 2025, said Abdulaziz Salisu, went to a mosque at Dakwa under the pretence of observing morning prayers and made away with a tricycle. He allegedly handed stolen tricycle to Abubakar Mohammed to sell it to a buyer in Katsina State. “On 3rd May, 2025 at approximately 2.30pm, acting on credible information, Police operatives attached to Maje Div arrested two suspects who specialised in theft of tricycles,”…

Greek authorities have arrested a 59-year-old man in the port city of Alexandroupolis on suspicion of spying, alleging that he photographed military convoys carrying supplies to Ukraine and sent the images to a foreign contact via an encrypted application. According to police statements and media reports cited by AFP, the suspect is a Greek citizen of Georgian origin and was detained on Tuesday, April 29, before appearing before an investigating magistrate on Friday, May 2. In a statement released by the police, it was gathered that the man “admitted to photographing and filming military equipment while acting on behalf of…

Bandits have k!lled Sheikh Mustapha Aliyu Unguwar Mai Kawo, a prominent Islamic scholar and leader of Munazzamatul Fityanul Islam in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, after nearly three weeks in captivity. LIB reported that bandits invaded Gidan Kaji village on Saturday, April 12, 2025 and abducted Sheikh Mai Kawo. Security analyst, Bakatsine confirmed the sad development on Friday, May 2. “SAD NEWS: Bandits have k!lled Sheikh Mustapha Aliyu Unguwar Mai Kawo, a respected Islamic scholar & leader of Munazzamatul Fityanul Islam in Kankara LGA, Katsina State, after nearly 3 weeks in captivity

Justice Serifat Sonaike of the Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has convicted and sentenced to de@th, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, for the r@pe and m$rder of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Bamise Ayanwola. In a judgment that delivered today May 2, the presiding judge ruled that the prosecution, the Lagos State Government, successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offence. The judge held, “that for the death of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, you will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy upon you.” Andrew was arraigned…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the country has recorded 832 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and Mpox. Speaking during a press briefing on Friday in Abuja, the agency’s Director General, Dr. Jide Idris, revealed that 132 fatalities were recorded from Lassa fever and three from Mpox. While acknowledging a recent decline in Lassa fever infections during epidemiological week 16 (ending April 20, 2025), he warned that the overall risk remains high, particularly in endemic regions. “Cumulatively, as of week 16, Nigeria has reported 4,253 suspected cases of Lassa fever, 696 confirmed cases, and 132…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have k!lled two persons and abducted a popular businessman, Chief Adepegba Bankole also known as Ade Bendel in Ilara town in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. The gunmen stormed the community at about 11 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 and started shooting sporadically. Speaking with the Punch on Thursday, the monarch of the town, Oba Mutiu Adedimeji, disclosed that two people were k!lled in the attack. He narrated that the gunmen, upon abducting the businessman, escaped into the Republic of Benin and abandoned the victim’s vehicle along the road path. “Yes, the…

Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, on Monday, April 28, convicted and sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to 63 years in prison for multiple investment fraud. Amos was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited, on 30-count charges prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges centred on obtaining money by false pretences, contrary to Section 1(1)(a) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006. Count 21 of the charge reads: “That you Olaniyan Gbenga Amos and Detorrid…