The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illicit drug activities, arresting several suspects including an 80-year-old ex-convict in Kaduna State. According to a statement issued on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the octogenarian, identified as Ayuba Ashiru, was apprehended on May 14, 2025, at Barazana Street in the Dogarawa area of Sabon Gari Local Government Area. The agency disclosed that operatives, acting on credible intelligence, raided the suspect’s residence and recovered 2.3 kilograms of skunk — a highly potent strain of cannabis — concealed in nylon and paper wraps, and prepared for street-level…
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Security operatives have arrested a wanted kidnap suspect, identified as Yahaya Zango, at the Hajj camp in Abuja, Daily Trust reports. The suspect, said to be a resident of Paikon-Kore in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was reportedly apprehended on Sunday during a routine screening of Muslim pilgrims preparing for airlift to Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj exercise. A security source at the camp, who confirmed the arrest, said Zango had been declared wanted by security agencies over his alleged involvement in multiple kidnapping cases in the FCT. “It was during the screening exercise this…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Best Orji for allegedly engaging in illicit sexual relations with his two biological daughters, aged 14 and 12. The arrest followed a complaint filed by Orji’s wife at the Surulere Police Division after she reportedly discovered the abuse. According to the woman, the disturbing acts had been ongoing for nearly a year before she uncovered them earlier this year. She told the police that she frequently left the children in her husband’s care while she went to the market. However, she said she returned home earlier than usual on one…
Former Kano State gubernatorial candidate and political analyst, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, popularly known as Dawisu, has outlined what he described as the only three viable political options available to former Kano State Governor and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yakasai made the assertion in a Facebook post on Sunday, analyzing the likely political trajectory of the NNPP leader as fresh alignments begin to take shape across Nigeria’s political landscape. According to Yakasai, Kwankwaso’s options include: returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of his estranged…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL) has issued a strong warning to political parties against presenting a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, citing concerns over perceived religious marginalization. In a statement released on Monday, CONYL President General, Goodluck Ibem, expressed deep concern over what the group described as the “continued marginalization” of Christian communities in the aftermath of the 2023 elections, which saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) field a Muslim-Muslim ticket. The APC had sparked controversy in 2022 when its then-presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, a Muslim, selected another Muslim, Kashim Shettima, as his running…
Six persons have been abducted by gunmen in Hayin Gizo, a suburb of Garun Kurama in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday during a terrifying operation that lasted from 1:30 a.m. to 3:00 a.m., according to a local source who spoke to newsmen. The source said the kidnappers stormed the community with dangerous weapons and took away six able-bodied men and one woman. However, the woman was later released along the way due to her deteriorating health condition. Among the abductees are two Igbo traders who reside and conduct business…
Tragedy struck Asa Umudim community in Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State after a man, reportedly around 40 years old, set his house on fire, killing one of his daughters and leaving his wife and two other children critically injured. According to eyewitnesses, the suspect allegedly poured an inflammable substance around the house before igniting the fire, accusing his wife of infidelity and frequently receiving phone calls from suspected lovers. One of the man’s daughters was trapped in the inferno and died at the scene, while the wife and two other children sustained life-threatening injuries and are currently receiving…
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully repelled coordinated attacks by armed bandits in Zamfara State’s Maru and Tsafe Local Government Areas. The incidents, which occurred on Friday, May 17, 2025, were confirmed in a report by counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama. The first attack took place at about 9:30 a.m. when armed bandits stormed Keta Town in Tsafe LGA, firing sporadically to instill panic. Troops swiftly responded and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun duel, eventually forcing them to retreat. Later in the day, at approximately 3:30 p.m., another group of bandits launched an assault…
Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North West zone has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and passed a vote of confidence in his leadership. The endorsement followed a high-level stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday in Kaduna, attended by all governors from the region, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Deputy Senate President, former governors, and other key party leaders. Also present at the meeting were the National Chairman of the APC, state chapter chairmen, federal and state lawmakers, ministers, heads of federal agencies, and senior political appointees. Reading the communiqué after…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged opposition parties to desist from blaming President Bola Tinubu over the recent wave of defections to the ruling party. Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital, Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said opposition parties should instead focus on resolving their internal crises rather than attributing their losses to the influence of the President. He described political realignments as a common feature of Nigeria’s democracy, noting that the recent defections are driven by ideological conviction and not coercion, as alleged in some quarters. “The…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an unidentified man suspected of attempted child kidnapping in Ilorin, the state capita. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed that the arrest occurred on Friday, May 16, 2025, around 7:00 p.m., during a routine joint patrol by police operatives and community vigilante members. According to the statement, the adult male suspect, who claimed to be from Osun State, was apprehended after being accused by a mob of attempting to abduct a child. “He was rescued from a violent mob on the verge of…
A disturbing discovery was made on Friday in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, as the body of a deceased individual was found hanging from a mango tree in a nearby bush. The incident comes just weeks after a similar case, where the corpse of a pregnant woman was discovered in a forest in Ideani, Idemili South Local Government Area. Confirming the development, the spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated that the police were alerted after an unidentified individual used the deceased’s phone to report the discovery. “The body has been identified…
The Adamawa State Police Command has taken custody of a missing child, a little girl identified as Aisha Hassan, believed to be about four years old. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, the child was found and is currently under police protection. The girl, who identified herself as Aisha Hassan, mentioned her mother’s name as Maryam, and said she has two brothers named Alkasim and Khalifa. She also mentioned an aunty named Khadija. SP Nguroje appealed to members of the public who may have information about the child’s family to…
The Labour Party (LP) has announced the emergence of 26 chairmanship candidates for the upcoming July 12 Local Government elections in Lagos State. State Chairperson of the party, Pastor Dayo Ekong, disclosed this development on Saturday in Lagos, following the conclusion of primary elections conducted on Friday across 26 designated council areas. Ekong explained that the primaries were held in only 26 out of the 57 local government areas and local council development areas (LCDAs) in Lagos, adding that the party opted not to field candidates in 30 councils for strategic reasons. She listed some of the LGAs where the…
National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu asked him to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso also refuted claims that he said he would rather quit politics than rejoin the ruling party. The former Kano State governor, in a post on his official X handle on Saturday, described the reports as “false, unfounded, and products of political mischief.” “My attention has been drawn to a statement purportedly stating my position on the recurring political realignments in Nigeria,” Kwankwaso wrote. “I wish to categorically state that…
At least four farmers have been abducted by suspected bandits in Tudun Moriki, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Security sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama that the abduction occurred around 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, while the victims were working on their farmlands. The armed attackers reportedly stormed the area and whisked the farmers away to an undisclosed location. Following the incident, security operatives launched a swift response, initiating a rescue operation aimed at locating the victims and apprehending the perpetrators. As of the time of filing this report, efforts to secure the release of the abducted farmers…
Former Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Tonye Cole, has called for a critical reassessment of Nigeria’s presidential system of government, arguing that it is unsuitable for the country’s socio-political realities. Cole made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, where he asserted that imported political systems—whether presidential or parliamentary—have failed to align with Africa’s unique cultural and historical contexts. “This American system that we call the presidential system in Nigeria, we need to go and readdress it,” Cole said. “We cannot import the parliamentary system of the…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has taken a swipe at the Labour Party and its supporters—many of whom are loyal to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi—describing them as “disobedient.” Umahi made the remarks on Friday while presenting the performance of his ministry at the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja. While commending officials of the Ministry of Works for their contributions, Umahi drew a sharp contrast between himself and members of the Labour Party. “I don’t want to be disobedient or be a member of Labour Party that are very disobedient,” Umahi said. “I want to commend my…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has announced the appointment of new national officers as part of its strategic restructuring to strengthen internal operations and enhance preparedness for the 2027 general elections. In a statement released on Thursday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, the appointments were approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) following a recent meeting chaired by the National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam. Aiyenigba stated that the decision to fill the vacant positions was taken in line with the provisions of the SDP Constitution and the mandate given to the NWC by the party’s…
The Allied Conservative Congress (ACC) has declared its readiness to contest and win the 2027 presidential election, promising to steer Nigeria towards development, prosperity, and good governance anchored on conservative principles. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its National Chairman, Rev. Olusegun Peters, the party vowed to redirect the ship of the nation to a path of rectitude, advancement, and national unity. Rev. Peters assured Nigerians that if given the mandate, the ACC would offer pragmatic leadership guided by the constitutional mandate in Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which emphasizes the security and welfare…