Gunmen on Wednesday abducted the wife of the younger brother of former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The victims, identified as Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her twin sons, Peter and Paul, were reportedly kidnapped in the Challenge area of Ibadan South-West Local Government Area. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred this morning when the family members were travelling from Elewura area to connect to the expressway. Confirming the abduction, one of Adelabu’s media aides, Femi…
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists and hitmen allegedly linked to a series of killings and violent crimes in Ajangbadi, Ojo Local Government Area, recovering three firearms and 13 live cartridges during the operation. The suspects, identified as Emmanuel Nwokolo, popularly known as “Oblo”, Ayola Israel, alias “Essy Pawpaw”, Ebuka Nnamdi, and Chinedu Okafor, were arrested at a hotel in Ajangbadi following credible intelligence received by the police. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Abimbola Adebisi, preliminary investigations revealed evidence linking the suspects to violent criminal activities in…
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA has urged the Nigerian government and relevant stakeholders to take urgent action against the growing appeal of nicotine and tobacco products among young people warning that the country is facing an expanding nicotine addiction crisis fueled by new and emerging products such as vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches. Marking the 2026 World No Tobacco Day, at an event in Lagos on Tuesday themed “Unmasking the Appeal: Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction,” CAPPA said tobacco companies are increasingly targeting young consumers through attractive product designs, flavours and aggressive marketing strategies that…
Justice Ismail Ijelu of a Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced one Abdulrahman Lawal Raji to 15 years imprisonment for defrauding a man of N26 million through a fake Toyota Hilux auction scheme. The defendant was charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The commission arraigned him on two counts amended charge on November 9, 2023, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges, prompting a full trial. EFCC alleged that his offences borders on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Sections 8(a) and 1(3) of Advance Fee Fraud Related Offences…
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N17,100,595.40 to the Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday. The forfeited fund, domiciled in Access Bank account number 0098769293, is linked to one Ifeanyi Alele David, who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged romance fraud and related criminal activities. The presidibg Judge, Justice A.O. Owoeye issued the order, following a motion on notice filed by the EFCC through its counsel, Chineye Okezie. The court had, on February 26, 2026, granted an interim forfeiture order of the fund…
Chairman of the Legal Education Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA-LEC, Prof. Damilola Olawuyi, SAN has called on the NBA, Nigerian Law School, Ministry of Justice, universities and all other stakeholders in the justice and education sectors to double their commitments to functional legal education reforms required to develop practice-ready lawyers who can contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s development. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who is also Deputy Vice Chancellor at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, made this call while delivering his opening address at the 2026 NBA Legal Education summit held at NBA National Headquarters, Abuja. The theme…
The Lagos State Police Command has unveiled a new ultra-modern conference centre named after former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen institutional reforms and modernise policing operations in the state. The facility, commissioned on Friday at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja, drew a distinguished gathering of senior police officers, diplomats, traditional rulers, retired security chiefs and other stakeholders. Speaking at the ceremony, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, described the project as a strategic investment designed to improve operational coordination, administrative efficiency and professional engagement within…
In 2009, Brazil banned electronic smoking devices (including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other emerging nicotine delivery systems. However, a loophole in the law left open a pathway for Big Tobacco and their allies to seek approval if they could demonstrate that their products were safe. Nearly two decades later, none has succeeded. Brazil’s health regulator, ANVISA, required tobacco and nicotine companies to provide scientific evidence supporting claims that these products were “reduced risk”, and “harm reduction” substitutes for smoking, or treating tobacco addiction. The industry failed to meet to those criteria. Instead, evidence showed that these products carry significant…
A blogger, Nwanorue John Surpruchi, has been arraigned by the Inspector-General of Police through Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID Annex Alagbon in Ikoyi, Lagos over alleged cyberstalking and defamatory publications targeting the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa, UBA, Tony Elumelu, and his family. The defendant was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, cyberstalking, dissemination of false information and defamation. The defendant was arraigned on Friday before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi and pleaded not guilty to all charges preferred against him. According to the prosecution, led by Barrister…
Wema Bank has unveiled a series of new initiatives aimed at rewarding, educating and empowering Nigerian children through its Royal Kiddies account and ALAT Xplore platform as part of activities marking the 2026 Children’s Day. The announcement was made during Bank’s Children’s Day Special Event held on Monday, May 25, 2026, where Wema Bank’s One-Day Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chinmamanda Diamond Ozoakpata, unveiled the initiatives as her first official act in office. The bank stated, “At Wema Bank, we have spent the last few years reimagining what Children’s Day can look like for Nigerian children. One-Day MD/CEO unveils…