Gunmen have abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, alongside her two children in Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims, Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, were reportedly kidnapped at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday while on their way to school. Confirming the incident, Adelabu’s media aide, Femi Awogboro, said the 43-year-old was intercepted by armed men who also took her children. “The abductors also...

Worried with the scale of insecurity and roles played by informats, the Sokoto State Government will soon introduce a law prescribing tougher penalties for informants aiding bandits and other criminal elements in the state. Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this on Wednesday during a Sallah homage to the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, at his palace as Muslims celebrated 2026 Eid-el-Kabir. He lamented that the informants have continued to undermine security operations in...

Four persons have been arrested by police operatives of Kebbi Police Command over an alleged N8.6 million Hajj seat scam. The command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Abubakar, in a statement said the four other suspects were identified as Bello Jos, Atiku Store, Umar Gimba and Usman Bunza were still at large. The statement explained that the prime suspect, Aminu Hassan Zauro, was arrested alongside Tabiu Abubakar, Usman Attahiru and Mustapha Sani Zauro. According to Abubakar, the arrests...

Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman who served between 2019 and 2021 under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari has been arrested following his conviction to 75 years. The former minister also supervised Nigeria’s power sector and major hydroelectric projects, including the Mambilla and Zungeru power projects. Mamman was arrested in the Rigasa area of Kaduna State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the early hours of Tuesday, May 19, 2026...

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome murder of two women and a child in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State. The two separate gruesome murder incidents occurred at about 3:10 pm and 3:18 pm respectively on Friday, 15th May 2026, in Nkporogwu Ukehe and Agu-Ekwegbe, both communities in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area; the first incident was a son who beheaded his mother, while the second incident was a brother who beheaded...

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced Ajiboye Olayinka, the General Overseer of the Mission House of Divine Land of Joy and Prayer Ministry, to life imprisonment for the serial rape of three minors. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Hammed Gegele found Olayinka guilty of multiple charges, including unlawful sexual intercourse with minors, procurement of illegal abortions, and unlawful possession of firearms. The court heard testimonies of how the cleric...