Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested a 49-year-old man, identified as Peter Adubi, linked to the defilement of a 13-year-old girl. In a Friday statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, the arrest followed a report made on January 8, 2026, at about 8:50 pm by the minor’s guardian….
Two persons were confirmed dead as a truck carrying rams and goats meant for sales for Ileya festival involved in a lone accident in Osun State. According to a statement by the SRC Agnes Ogungbemi, the Osun Sector Public Education Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps, the incident occurred in Gbongan community on Wednesday. It…
The Kwara State Police Command has restored calm in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area, following coordinated disturbances by a group of irate youths that led to the vandalism of property and disruption of public peace on May 25 and 26, 2025. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi…
The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested no fewer than 20 suspects in connection with the hacking of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) computer-based test (CBT). The 2025 UTME was conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. AIT reports that the suspects are part of…
By Ahmed Dorcas † Zaliha Shuaibu has been arrested for allegedly murdering her co-wife’s three-month-old baby with acid. The Cable reports that the incident occurred on May 13 at their home in Malari village, Soba LGA, as disclosed by Mansir Hassan on Friday. “According to preliminary investigations, the second wife, Maryam Ibrahim, had briefly stepped…
By Ahmed Dorcas According to a petition from Okubajo’s father, the officers, identified as AP Mohammed Yusuf, AP Ojochenemi Jubrin, AP Rizama Reuben, and AP Isokpuwu John, raided Okubajo’s Lagos home, destroying security cameras, seizing phones and a laptop. When Okubajo demanded a warrant, they reportedly assaulted and handcuffed him. He was taken to Ajah…
