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By Deborah Nnamdi The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man, Jude Onouha, alleged kingpin of a notorious gang that specialised in vandalising high-end vehicles across residential estates in the state. In a statement released on Saturday via X, the Command said the syndicate disguised themselves in fake security uniforms and used a modified Mercedes-Benz car jack designed to look like a firearm to deceive estate security personnel. Under the pretext of carrying out security checks, the gang gained entry into gated estates. Once inside, they reportedly targeted luxury vehicles including Toyota Hilux, Toyota Highlander, Lexus 650, Mercedes-Benz,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, has raised alarm over rising mental health challenges, warning that suicide is now the third leading cause of death among young people. He urged governments to act decisively against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health crises, stressing that inaction could cost millions of lives and weaken economies. In a video message posted on X on Saturday ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Dr. Tedros underscored the urgency of the upcoming High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, scheduled for September 25.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian singer Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, popularly known as Spyro, has announced his engagement to his partner, Janet Atom. The Only Fine Girl crooner shared the news on Instagram on Friday, posting photos of the proposal which featured Janet showing off her sparkling engagement ring. Spyro revealed that he met Janet, a makeup artist and owner of Beatzby_Nj, in March 2024 at a Lagos club, describing her as “the answer to my prayers.” “On the 30th of March 2024, my world paused as I found love in an unexpected place at exactly 2:48am … I met the answer…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on residents to reflect on the lessons of the six-month emergency rule, stressing that “the costliest peace is cheaper than the cheapest war.” In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fubara recounted the challenges the state faced under the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025, following months of political crisis. The governor said he had fully cooperated with federal authorities and resisted pressures to challenge the constitutionality of the suspension of democratic institutions, choosing instead to prioritise peace, stability, and progress. “The last six months have…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, addressed the people of the state in a statewide broadcast, marking his official return to duty following the expiration of the six-month emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in March 2025. Fubara acknowledged the difficult months the state endured under emergency rule but praised the intervention of President Tinubu in brokering peace among warring political leaders. “The last six months have been enormously challenging for our dear state under the emergency rule. However, peace and stability have now returned to Rivers State, though not without hard lessons,”…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have neutralized a notorious bandit leader, Abdullahi Umar, popularly known as Duna, along with his lieutenants, Buba Ahmadi (Killer) and Habi Sule (Mai-Kudi), during a clearance operation in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao S. Adewale, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Command Headquarters on Friday. According to him, the development followed a series of coordinated attacks by the gang in parts of the FCT. On September 15, 2025, armed hoodlums invaded Kpobi and Kpaduma 3 villages in the Guzape area, during which two vigilantes sustained…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gombe State Command, has arrested six men for allegedly exhuming a corpse for ritual purposes in Kwami Local Government Area. The suspects — Adamu Umar (22), Umar Jibrin Aboki (21), Abdullahi Umar Dauda (17), Muhammed Isa Chindo (28), Kawuji Sarki (39), and Manu Sale (23) — were apprehended during a joint operation by operatives of the State Command Headquarters and Gadam Division on September 11, 2025, between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. In a statement on Friday, the Command’s spokesperson, SC Buhari Saad, said the group desecrated the grave of…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, on Friday officially resumed duty at the Government House, Port Harcourt, following the expiration of the Emergency Rule imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18. Fubara had earlier arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, at about 11:40 a.m. in the company of his wife, Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, Chief of Staff Edison Ehie, and other top aides. He was warmly received by his former commissioners, local government chairmen, and several political leaders of the state before proceeding to the Government House. Addressing supporters…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, to a rousing welcome from his supporters. The governor’s aircraft touched down at about 11:55 a.m., as hundreds of loyalists gathered at the airport terminal, waiting to receive him. Details of his return are expected to unfold in the coming hours.

By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian man based in the United Kingdom, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, has been arrested at the request of the United States over allegations of wire fraud and computer fraud. U.K. authorities took Adepoju into custody on September 15, 2025, and he is awaiting extradition to the Western District of Pennsylvania to face a seven-count indictment, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti. Court documents allege that between March and April 2023, Adepoju hacked into the computer of a Western Pennsylvania construction company contracted by a university. He allegedly altered email rules, created a spoofed email account, and…