The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. According to the statement, the convictions were delivered by Justice Emmanuel Gakko of the Federal High Court, Birnin Kebbi Judicial Division, following intelligence-led operations across Yauri, Bagudo, Sakaba and other security flashpoints in the state. The police spokesperson stated that the court sentenced them to 15 years’ imprisonment on each count and ordered the forfeiture of the vehicle and a Bajaj motorcycle to the Federal Government after establishing their connection to the offences. The command also disclosed that 11 people were convicted…
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Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has declared that he will contest in the 2027 general elections. Uzodimma made the declaration on Wednesday at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that Uzodimma is seeking election to represent Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027 polls. “What the council chairmen have done in their local governments and their legislators over these past three years. This election is as much a referendum on every APC officer or candidate, and I’m included. “So, all of us, the challenge of…
Oputa Chibueze Calistus has emerged as Rangers Player of the Month for September 2026. Oputa beat Igwilo Chimaobi, Azeez Falolu, Daniel Itodo, Austin Opara, Iwundu Chidozie, Abuchi Okereke and Lucky Jimoh to the award. The defender secured 627 votes to win the individual honour. He was recognised for his impressive performances for the club during the month under review. The Flying Antelopes described the award as a well-deserved honor following the outcome of the poll. Oputa will hope to continue his impressive start to the season for Rangers in the months ahead. NPFL: Oputa wins Rangers Player of the Month…
Advertisement The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 72 hours to include five of its governorship candidates and their running mates in the final list for the February 6, 2027, elections.Advertisement The party made the demand in a letter signed by its National Chairman, Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe, and National Secretary, Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu. The NDC said the affected individuals had been validly nominated to contest the governorship elections and urged the electoral body to rectify their omission from the published list.Advertisement In Kano State, the party’s candidate is Abdulsalam Aminu Gwarzo, with…
Advertisement Nigerian gospel singer, Toluwanisings is reportedly dead.Advertisement His death was announced by the Convener of the Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates, COPA, Pelumi Olajengbesi on Wednesday. Expressing concern over the death of young Nigerians, Olajengbesi, in a post on Instagram, pleaded for God’s mercy.Advertisement While noting that the death of Toluwanisings is not God’s plan, he wrote, “We say no to untimely death.”Recommended Sharing the singer’s picture, Pelumi said, “My God! What a life! No, Lord! We plead for Your mercy upon Toluwanisings.Advertisement “I am deeply troubled by the deaths of young men and women. This is…
Four Kwara United players have been nominated for the club’s Player of the Month award for September. The nominees are Aliu Ferinyaro, Gidado Toyeeb, Abdulsalam Abdulsalam and Philip Ozor. According to the Harmony Boys, the players were selected based on their impressive performances during the month under review. Supporters of the Ilorin-based club have been urged to vote for their preferred candidate via the club’s social media handle. The winner will be announced during Kwara United’s next home fixture against Abia Warriors this weekend. The matchday nine fixture will hold at the Rashidi Yekini Stadium in Ilorin. NPFL: Kwara United…
The Court of Appeal is yet list Kanu’s appeal for hearing, leading to threats by IPOB to boycott the 2027 election in the South-East. Speaking on the trial on Wednesday, a lawyer and member of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Defence Consortium, Onyedikachi Ifedi, said Kanu was arraigned, tried and convicted under different laws without the prosecution amending the charge. “When the law pleaded, the law tried, and the law convicted under are three entirely different things, it is not a technical irregularity—it is a total collapse of due process,” Ifedi said, citing Okeke v. State (2003) 15 NWLR (Pt.…
The Federal Government has condemned the renewed killings of Nigerians in South Africa, describing the incidents as a possible deliberate pattern of extrajudicial violence by elements of the country’s security agencies. The latest victim, Odueze Chimezie Odueze, was allegedly tortured to death by personnel of the South African Police Service, SAPS, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at his residence in the Parklands area of Cape Town. Odueze was reportedly arrested at a shopping centre on suspicion of possessing drugs. The police subsequently took him to his residence to conduct a search, but no drugs or other prohibited items were allegedly…
Advertisement The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing display of the Preliminary Register of Voters and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by one week.Advertisement In a press statement signed on Wednesday by its National President, Hon. Khalil Mohd Khalil, the association requested that the exercise, scheduled to end on October 15, be extended to October 22, 2026. KACRAN said the exercise covers Nigerians who registered online or physically between August 18 and December 10, 2025, and is being conducted at ward headquarters across all…
Advertisement The Pan-Atlantic University Alumni Association (PAUAA) has announced its 2026 International Alumni Conference, scheduled for Thursday, October 22, at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC), Victoria Island, Lagos, bringing together more than 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics and alumni to explore how professional networks can become engines of enterprise, innovation and economic growth.Advertisement Themed “The Advantage: Connecting People, Ideas and Opportunities,” the conference is anchored on the conviction that an alumni community should be more than a network for reunions; it should be a productive force that builds businesses, scales enterprises and creates lasting economic value. The conference will…