Gunmen Open Fire on Advance Team of Abia State Governor
NJOKU UKOHA, who is the Chief Press Secretary to Governor OTTI, confirmed the incident in a statement, saying it happened in the early hours of today.
NJOKU UKOHA, who is the Chief Press Secretary to Governor OTTI, confirmed the incident in a statement, saying it happened in the early hours of today.
In a statement, the Force PRO said that operatives also recovered three hundred and sixteen assorted firearms and two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-four rounds of ammunition.
MEN said in view of recent presidential pardons extended to convicted drug traffickers, fraudsters, kidnappers, and bandits — many of whom were arrested by DCP Kyari’s team in the line of duty, there was no moral justification to keep him in detention.
The Ogun State Police Command dragged ADENIYI KAYODE before the Sagamu Magistrate’s Court on January 2, 2026, on four counts, including dangerous driving causing death.
The PPRO said the hoodlums usually pretend to be genuine passengers and lure innocent commercial motorcyclists to lonely areas where their gang members have laid ambush to attack and steal the bike, once the approach the area.
CAS Director General MATTHIEU REEB said the court understands that teams and fans are eager to know the final decision, and it will ensure that arbitration proceedings are conducted as swiftly as possible.
Justice JAMES OMOTOSHO also struck out KANU’s notice of appeal, which he said was filed on November 10, 2025, ten days before the judgment he delivered on November 20, 2025, declaring that there was no notice of appeal before the court based on the judgment.
LASISI FUNMILAYO OLUWAMAYOKUN and her daughter left their residence at Obasanjo Hilltop Estate, Oke-Mosan, in Abeokuta, on Sunday morning, November 2, 2025, and have not returned home ever since.
TINUBU urged Nigerians to have confidence in their system, just as he played down the debate over the transmission of election results, stressing that the final results would not require talking to the computer, but the human beings who will announce the final results.
The NCC spokeswoman noted that poor service delivery has far-reaching consequences, affecting productivity, business activities, and public confidence in the communications system.
Coach Rena Wakama's list includes experienced players like Ezinne Kalu, Sarah Ogoke, Amy Okonkwo, and Promise Amukamara in the list announced.
The APC scribe maintained that Minister NYESOM WIKE was not a member of the APC and lacked the right to dabble into the affairs of the party.
The Governor said that both sides must work collectively towards ensuring peace in the state, without which he said no arm of government would be able to function properly to deliver good governance to the people.
Senator AKPABIO described the Amended Act as a historic and painstaking piece of legislation that reflects the genuine aspirations of Nigerians.
NDLEA spokesman, FEMI BABAFEMI said operatives also arrested three suspects in a series of follow-up operations across Lagos.
In a statement on his X.com handle, Obi said that the development “highlights a troubling trend in our nation—one where voices of reason and truth are met with intimidation rather than dialogue and engagement.”
The two convicts are among seven hundred and ninety-two suspected Internet and cryptocurrency fraud suspects who were arrested during a raid in Lagos in December 2024 by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
In a statement confirming an incident that took place on Tuesday evening in Naples, Chelsea management said the two fans involved sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, and the Deputy Governor FEMI HAMZAT, led a team of top government functionaries to welcome President TINUBU at the airport.
Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT Police Command, JOSEPHINE ADEH said the detectives tracked the victim’s mobile phone and conducted follow up operations at Dei-Dei, Dakwa, and Dan-Tata communities within Kubwa Area of the FCT, leading to the arrest of the suspects.
The preliminary proceedings, including technical matters and jury selection, are meant to set the stage for the actual trial, which begins on January 26, and could last up to twelve weeks.
The FCT Command Police Public Relations Officer, CSP JOSEPHINE ADEH, said in a statement that one YAHAYA SALEH was arrested in connection to the attempted bribery.
“Before you are quick to remind me of the reasons why I dumped APC, I want to say that there is a Yoruba adage that says, if a woman has not tried two husbands, she would not know which one is better”, Jandor stated.
This comes less than twenty-four hours after President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State due to the protracted political crisis in the state, which has already been settled in a judgment of the Supreme Court.
KABIRU ADAMU faulted the response of the Federal Government to concerns of Christian genocide in Nigeria, saying that a clear roadmap was required to avert the threat of military intervention by US President DONALD TRUMP.
The Commissioner of Police said the operation is in addition to the existing patrol vehicles stationed along the highway since December 2025.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared that the first week of April every year should be observed as Police Week, culminating on April 7 as National Police Day.
This follows discussions last week between a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the National Security Adviser, NUHU RIBADU, and US officials in Washington DC.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will be one of the 16 countries participating at the tournament and will try to defend the title they won last year and hope to win their 11th African title.
NDLEA spokesman identified the Angolan drug traffickers as fifty-year-old MBANDU MARTINS MAKIADI, and equally fifty-year-old NGOMA WILSON FERNANDO, who were arrested at the Kano International Airport while traveling to Turkey.