Author: Nnamdi Deborah

A Delta State High Court has remanded content creator Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaba, at the Ogwashi-Uku Maximum Correctional Centre over the alleged rape and death of 20-year-old Favour Agbro. The court granted the remand application on Friday, September 4, 2026, following the conclusion of investigations into the case. Counsel to Favour’s family, Awele Ideal, disclosed the development in a statement on Friday, saying the court had ordered that Ogbonna remain in custody pending further proceedings. According to Ideal, Ogbonna would be brought before the court as the case progresses, with the matter now expected to proceed to…

A police inspector attached to the Sokoto State Police Command, Inspector Adamu Isah, has died after reportedly collapsing shortly after participating in the command’s weekly fitness exercise. Isah was attached to the Department of Operations of the command. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, the inspector collapsed shortly after returning from the weekly Walkathon exercise held at the command headquarters on Wednesday. He was immediately rushed to a hospital for medical attention, but attending doctors later confirmed him dead. Reacting to the incident, the Commissioner of Police, CP Hayatu…

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a man accused of staging his own kidnapping and allegedly extorting ₦1 million from his family after demanding a ₦25 million ransom. The suspect, identified as Ajah Ikechukwu from Ngwogwo Community in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, allegedly disappeared before contacting his family and claiming that he had been kidnapped. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Hope Urunwa Okafor, disclosed this on Thursday, September 3, 2026, during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Abakaliki. According to Okafor, the suspect allegedly demanded ₦25 million from his family and provided…

Tension has gripped residents of the Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State following an incident in which several people suspected of illegally siphoning petroleum products reportedly died after inhaling toxic fumes. While community sources claimed that as many as 43 people may have died, the Rivers State Police Command said it could not confirm the actual number of casualties, stressing that an investigation into the incident was ongoing. The incident reportedly occurred around midnight on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Okari Jetty in the Okrika Mainland area. It was gathered that a vessel had anchored at the jetty to…

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have rescued six kidnapped victims after a gun battle with suspected terrorists in Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The victims were rescued on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, around Mehinua Village along the Wasagu-Ayu Road after troops received credible intelligence about suspected terrorist activity in the area. The Media Information Officer, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, confirmed the development in a statement. According to Danja, troops immediately mobilised to the area and made contact with the suspected terrorists. “Acting on the intelligence, troops swiftly mobilised to the scene, where they made contact…

No fewer than six people have been confirmed dead following a fatal head-on collision involving a trailer and a Canter truck along the Potiskum–Damaturu highway in Yobe State on Thursday. Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred after the Canter truck allegedly drove against the flow of traffic and collided with an oncoming trailer. According to one witness, the truck was in the wrong lane at the time of the impact. Four occupants of the trailer were reportedly trapped in the wreckage and were pronounced dead at the scene, while the remaining two victims were occupants of the Canter truck. Two other…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a motorcycle rider, identified as Kelvin Ogaga, for allegedly kidnapping a three-year-old child he was employed to transport to and from school and collecting a N500,000 ransom from the victim’s family. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed the arrest in a video shared on X on Thursday. According to Edafe, the suspect had been hired by the child’s family to pick her up from home, take her to school, and return her after classes for a monthly payment of N10,000. He reportedly carried out the assignment for about three weeks before allegedly…

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has directed security personnel across the country to take immediate action against armed bandits and terrorists, warning that any operative who hesitates to engage criminals while claiming to be awaiting orders would be treated as an accomplice. Musa issued the directive on Wednesday during the commissioning of 62 operational vehicles and security equipment worth N27.127 billion procured by the Sokoto State Government to strengthen security operations. Addressing security personnel, the minister stressed that troops deployed for operations must act decisively against criminal elements without waiting for further authorisation. “Once you are deployed,…

Former Anambra State Governor and 2027 presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has alleged that he is facing systematic intimidation and the deliberate frustration of his business interests, claiming there is a possibility he may not be alive to contest the next general election. Obi made the remarks during an interview on With Chude, hosted by media personality Chude Jideonwo, which was shared on X on Wednesday. Responding to a question on whether he would be on the ballot in the 2027 presidential election, Obi said, “Not even a candidate. I might not even be alive. I’m telling you. Every single thing…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned the former Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), Ahmed Dikko, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money laundering. Dikko was arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo on a 12-count charge alongside Masterpiece Projects & Investment Ltd. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, while the court entered a not guilty plea on behalf of the company. According to the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/360/2026, the EFCC alleged that Dikko used about ₦218 million to acquire a property in Abuja, an act the commission said contravenes the…