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Ahead of the 2027 general election, opposition leaders have warned that using government institutions to target elected officials and opposition figures is a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy. In a joint statement, the leaders said state institutions are increasingly being used to harass and intimidate opposition members. They also called for major legal reforms in…
Zone 2 police apprehend 20 suspects over cult attack, police officer’s murder in Ilese near Ijebu Ode The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos has arrested 20 suspects in connection with cult-related violence, armed robbery, and the killing of a police officer in the Ilesi community near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Umma…
The United States has ordered that a Nigerian man, Oluwaseun Adekoya, be deported after he completes a 20-year prison sentence for his role in a $2 million fraud scheme. According to a statement on the U.S. Department of Justice website, Adekoya was sentenced on Monday after being found guilty of bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested three men connected to the suspected ritual killing of a 38-year-old FRSC officer, Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her 12-year-old daughter, Sewa. The arrested suspects are: According to the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, the case started on November 10, 2025, when someone reported at the Ikoyi…
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as the Pyrates Confraternity, Ash Montana Deck, has partnered with the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service to help decongest prisons across the state. The group announced this during a courtesy visit on Monday to the Command’s headquarters in Abeokuta. The delegation, led by Second…
The Anglican Diocese of Kaduna has announced the death of Venerable Edwin Achi, the Priest-in-Charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero, who was abducted with his wife and daughter on October 28, 2025. In a statement issued on Wednesday, according to Punch report online, the diocese described his death as “a painful loss to the…
A newlywed groom, Abubakar Abdulkarim, popularly known as Dan Gaske, has allegedly been stabbed to death by his wife just three days after their wedding in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The couple married on Thursday, November 18, 2025, but the marriage ended in tragedy on Sunday afternoon when the incident…
The Ogun State Ministry of Justice has said it will quickly take legal action against TikTok creator Ademola Abiodun, also known as DJ Chicken, because of recent road accidents linked to him that have caused concern among the public. The case is connected to an accident that happened on November 1, 2025, in Sagamu, Ogun…
The United Kingdom’s NHS Counter Fraud Authority has announced that a Nigerian doctor, Richard Akinrolabu, has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraud worth £268,000. According to a statement on the NHSCFA website, Akinrolabu worked as a specialist registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Princess Royal University Hospital. Between 2018 and 2021,…
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025. The hearing will discuss President Donald Trump’s recent decision to label Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) because of alleged religious persecution. If the U.S. Senate agrees with this designation, it could allow the…
