…the extent of casualties. The spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Abayomi Jimoh, said he was unaware of the incident but promised to make inquiries. Igbokoda is a major commercial centre in Ilaje, a coastal and oil-producing area of Ondo State where helicopters are frequently used for oil and gas logistics…

Men of the Imo state police command have arrested a man, identified as Lucky Adim, for allegedly using an electric cable to inflict multiple injuries on his 10-year-old daughter, Confidence Adim, in Owerri, the state capital. The suspect was arrested on Friday following a petition by the Stand for Humanity Foundation,…

…with the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Police combing Imo forest in search of kidnapped members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Another headline features the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) calling for far-reaching constitutional and electoral reforms, including a 50 per cent…

…on watch duty when the attackers opened fire on them. A member of the community, Bitrus Simon, told newsmen that the gunmen attacked the vigilantes while they were on duty, killing two people and injuring three others. He condemned the attack, describing it as unfortunate and calling for improved security measures to p…

…a video capturing the moment she discovered a used condom and false lashes in her matrimonial bedroom after returning home unexpectedly from her mother's house. According to Joy, she had been staying in her mother's house in the final weeks of her pregnancy to escape the constant "frustrations" from her husband. She sa…

…Chinweotitom Esther, Chikodi Maureen, Akamnonu Franklin, Ifeanyichukwu Prisca and Simon Divine. The team scaled through the preliminary rounds, edging out students from the Philippines, Jordan, India and Qatar to reach the finals. At the end of the championship, Team Nigeria won the Best International School Debate Tea…

…advance on the suspected hideout of kidnappers holding the prospective NYSC members in Imo State after intelligence indicated that the camp had been mined with improvised explosive devices. The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, disclosed on Saturday that operatives had located the suspected camp where the v…

…promote peace, unity and prosperity. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, said the anniversary challenged every generation to renew its commitment to unity, peace, progress and responsible nation-building. “Nigeria’s story on the world stage is ultimately the story of her exceptional citize…

…attacked the two buses conveying the group along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State.Olufemi Ajadi asks President Bola Tinubu to resign over NYSC members abduction Photo @OlufemiAjadio>Ajadi described the incident as both unacceptable and deeply troubling, given that the victims were young Nigerians on their…

…the North-East Air shuttle was part of the resolutions reached.. The governors unanimously recommitted to speaking with one voice and acting with one purpose on matters of common subregional concerns as they relate to security, social, economic integration and development. The meeting was Chaired by Professor Babagana…

…Parents of prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted by gunmen in Imo State have accused the transport company that conveyed their children from Ibadan of allegedly withholding vital passenger information when they approached its office for assistance, raising fresh questions about the firm’s han…

…the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Shehu Nadada, to Imo State to coordinate the rescue of the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday, 1 October 2026. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete…

…gave them 24 hours to raise N1bn ransom. In a separate update on the same incident, Imo police said they had located the suspected abductors’ camp but delayed a raid because intelligence indicated that the area was mined with improvised explosive devices. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike also has criticised former Rivers State…

…Oba Rashidi Ladoja, alongside the Oyo State Commissioner of Police to seek interventionImo State police said drones located the suspected camp, but a rescue operation was delayed due to an IED threatPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight yea…

…mobile lines of the kidnapped prospective corps members. One of the parents, Alhaja Alimot Akande, appealed to the Olubadan, the CP and the Aseyin to come to their rescue by ensuring the timely release of their children. “They are threatening that anything untoward will happen to our children if we fail to heed their r…

…in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday, October 1 (read here).The Managing Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, Isiah Akpan, told Punch that the kidnappers demanded N50m for each of the victims. The kidnappers also contacted the victims' fami…

…at the crime scene” was arrested early Friday, Troyes’s prosecutor Isabelle Verissimo said. The body of the 47-year-old man was discovered around 5:00 am (0300 GMT) with “a gunshot wound to his head” on a seat inside the van, which had UK licence plates, she said. Inside the vehicle police found “around 10 foreign nati…

…Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, said he had contacted his counterpart in Imo State over the incident. “I had already contacted Imo State CP. We have been talking since the day of incident, and he assured me that the victims would be rescued unhurt,” he said. The police commissioner did not disclose whether…

…record of 199.09p, set in June 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.RAC head of policy Simon Williams said the upward movement was “showing no signs of slowing.”Higher fuel bills threaten to deepen the pressure on British households and businesses, particularly those dependent on diesel vehicles for commuting, deliveries…

Imo State Police Commissioner Audu Garba Bosso confirmed that drones tracked the kidnappers to a specific location in the bushSecurity forces said the rescue operation faced a major obstacle that was preventing them from moving in to free the victimsThe Defence Headquarters said 20 passengers were abducted from two bus…

The Imo State Police Command has identified the location where 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted in the state are being held, but security operatives have delayed moving into the camp over fears that it is planted with improvised explosive devices. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aud…

…cult members in Otuo, recovered a six-month-old baby allegedly stolen and taken to Imo State, and apprehended suspects linked to the alleged sexual abuse and online exposure of a young girl in Ekiadolor. The Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this while briefing journalists o…

…Milan centre-back Manuel Akanji, Leeds United forward Noah Okafor, Venezia midfielder Simon Sohm, Young Boys defender Isaac Schmidt, and Strasbourg's Eseosa Aigbogun.Each of those players either committed to or remained with their respective European nations, leaving the Super Eagles without several players who could h…

…in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday. 2. At least 20 people have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor accident that occurred in Hawan Kibo community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred at abo…

…give us good, conducive schools to learn.” The infrastructure decay is also profound at Imode Prumary School, Otu-Jeremi Secondary School, both in Ughelli South and several other place. The random tour of schools also revealed part of the rapid rot of the structures is shabby construction with inferior materials. There…