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A police inspector, identified as Aminu Ibrahim, has died after accidentally shooting himself while on duty in Kano State. The incident reportedly occurred around 5:40 am on Saturday at Hotoro, within the premises of Basnaj Global Resources Limited. Ibrahim, who was attached to the Hotoro Division under the Kano State Police Command, was said to have entered a toilet when his AK-47 rifle, slung around his neck, discharged. According to counter-insurgency publication, Zagazola Makama, preliminary investigations revealed that the officer accidentally pulled the trigger while squatting, leading to a fatal gunshot wound to his stomach. “The rifle, with registration number…

The Society of Muslim Professionals, in partnership with the S.A. Rasheed Foundation, on Saturday empowered 20 beneficiaries, including women entrepreneurs, students, and Islamic groups, during its 8th annual lecture held at the Solar District Group of Schools Hall, Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The event, themed “Nurturing Core Family Values in a Changing World: Parenting and Child Development, Strategies and Challenges,” attracted scholars, government officials, and community leaders. Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Idris Jimoh, Senior Registrar at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, stressed the need for parents to adopt patience, empathy, and exemplary conduct in raising children. “Parenting should…

Kwara State was thrown into mourning on Sunday as heavily armed bandits launched coordinated attacks on two communities, killing no fewer than 15 persons, including newly recruited forest guards, vigilantes, and community leaders. The incidents, which occurred in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area, and Tsaragi in Edu Local Government Area, also left several residents abducted and many others injured. Witnesses said that the gunmen first struck Oke-Ode in the early hours of Sunday, where they ambushed local security volunteers. Among those killed were community leaders identified as Oji, Saheed Metubi, and Baale Ógba Ayo. The assailants also kidnapped four members…

The Executive Chairman of Imeko-Afon Local Government, Hon. Theophilus Aremu Olorode, has announced the completion of a series of infrastructural and social development projects across the council area, which are set to be commissioned by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, September 30. The projects, described by the council boss as “transformative and people-focused,” include the construction and renovation of blocks of classrooms, boreholes, lock-up shops, and blocks of offices. Others are the installation of solar power systems, extensive grading of rural roads, and other community-driven initiatives. According to a statement signed by the Director of Information…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag President Bola Tinubu to court if he fails to make public the process for appointing a successor to the outgoing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Yakubu, who has served two terms as INEC boss, is due to leave office in November 2025 after completing his 10-year tenure. However, reports of his early exit on terminal leave have sparked fresh controversy over the integrity of the succession process. In a letter dated September 27, 2025, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP…

The Federal Government has dismissed claims by some international commentators that Christians in Nigeria are facing a systematic genocide, insisting that terrorists target Nigerians of all faiths. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on Sunday, described the allegations as “false, baseless, and divisive,” warning that such narratives misrepresent the country’s security reality. “The federal government strongly condemns and categorically refutes recent allegations by certain international platforms and online influencers suggesting that terrorists operating in Nigeria are engaged in a systematic genocide against Christians,” Idris said. He stressed that portraying terrorism in Nigeria as a deliberate…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has said that Nigeria’s current socio-economic challenges did not start with President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Akume stated this on Sunday during a special interdenominational service at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja, organised to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary. The former Benue State Governor explained that President Tinubu has embarked on bold reforms aimed at repositioning the nation for long-term prosperity, stressing that such reforms required patience and collective sacrifice. “Each Nigerian has a role in building the Nigeria that we deserve,” Akume said, urging citizens to look beyond…

Crescent University, Abeokuta, has appointed Professor Rasaki Olufemi Kareem as its new Deputy Vice Chancellor. The announcement was made on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the university’s Senate Chamber by the Registrar, Barr. Zakariyya Ademola Ajibola, who conveyed the decision on behalf of the Vice Chancellor. He noted that the appointment will officially take effect on October 1, 2025. Prof. Kareem, a professor of Resource and Development Economics, joined the services of Crescent University in 2009 as Lecturer II and rose through the ranks to attain professorship in 2022. An accomplished scholar and administrator, he has held several key positions…

The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a 24-year-old Ghanaian national who was allegedly trafficked into Nigeria with a false promise of travelling to Canada. Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime. Force Public Relations Officer,Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the victim was freed during a coordinated operation by INTERPOL Annex, Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, in Ofada, Ogun State. According to Hundeyin , the operation followed a request for assistance from Interpol’s National Central Bureau in Accra, Ghana, after reports of the victim’s disappearance. “The Nigeria Police Force, in its sustained efforts…

The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Owena Press Limited, publishers of The Hope Newspapers, Mr. Kayode Fasua, has dismissed reports accusing him of shielding age falsifiers within the company and covering up the disappearance of two Hilux vans, describing the allegations as “reckless lies from envious detractors.” Fasua, who was appointed head of the state-owned media organisation in October 2024, said in a statement issued in Akure on Sunday that his focus had been on repositioning the newspaper for efficiency and growth, not on shielding wrongdoing. “I couldn’t have shielded age or certificate falsifiers because I willingly set up an age…