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  The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that a police officer was seen interacting with armed bandits in Katsina State, describing the narrative as false, misleading, and intended to misinform the public. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu, the police clarified that the individuals featured in the viral video are not bandits but duly recognized members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) and registered hunters working in support of security operations in the state. According to the statement, the video captured a routine interaction between a police officer and the security volunteers as they proceeded to a designated operational area in Musawa and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State. “The individuals featured in the video are not bandits. They are duly recognized members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) and registered hunters who are actively supporti...

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have neutralised two suspected kidnappers and recovered ₦2.2 million believed to be proceeds of criminal activities during an operation targeting a kidnapping gang in the state. The police said the breakthrough followed efforts to rescue a victim who was abducted on June 11, 2026, at Ogbe Village in Ogun State. According to the Command, intelligence-driven operations by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit led to the safe release of the victim on June 18 after sustained surveillance and pressure on the kidnappers. Following the victim’s release, operatives intensified efforts to apprehend members of the gang and eventually traced them to a hideout within the state. Police said the suspects opened fire upon sighting the operatives, leading to a gun battle during which two suspected kidnappers were killed, while others escaped with gunshot wounds. Items recovered from the operation include a single-barrel gun, one expended cartridge, a mobile phone, and a ...

Human rights activist and AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, will remain in Kuje Correctional Centre after a Federal High Court in Abuja postponed its ruling on his application challenging the revocation of his bail. Justice Muhammad Umar fixed June 30 to rule on Sowore’s request to set aside the bench warrant issued for his arrest and restore the bail earlier granted to him. During Wednesday’s proceedings, Sowore’s lawyer, Raphael Adakole, who appeared for senior advocate Adeyinka Fusika (SAN), urged the court to reverse the order that revoked his client’s bail and ordered his remand. The defence also sought Sowore’s temporary release into the custody of his legal team pending the ruling, citing health concerns and assuring the court of his continued attendance at future hearings. However, the prosecution opposed the application, arguing that the defendant had not provided sufficient grounds for the court to exercise its discretion in his favour. In his ruling, Justice U...

  The Department of State Services (DSS) has reacted to public concerns surrounding the remand of activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in Kuje Prison, insisting that the decision was made by the court and not the agency. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Favour Dozie, the DSS said it had noted concerns over events that unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja, including a reported altercation involving Sowore, a correctional officer, and some DSS operatives. The agency disclosed that its Director-General has ordered an immediate investigation into the conduct of operatives involved in the incident. According to the DSS, Sowore’s prosecution stemmed from social media posts made in August 2025 in which he referred to President Bola Tinubu as “a criminal.” The agency stated that before filing charges, it had written to Sowore requesting a retraction of the statement, adding that legal act...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas of the state. According to a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, the curfew will take effect from Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The restriction of movement will run from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. daily and will remain in force for an initial period of 48 hours. The affected local government areas are Oriire, Oorelope, Irepo, Saki West, Saki East, Atisbo, Itesiwaju, Iseyin, Olorunsogo, and Atiba. The state government said the affected councils are located along areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park. The announcement was contained in a memo signed by the Secretary to the State Government and made available through the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju. Residents of the affected areas have been advised to comply with the directive as the government implements measures aimed at addressing security concerns in the affected c...

  In a country where many citizens retreat after a single encounter with state power, one man has spent more than three decades confronting it head-on. For over 30 years, Omoyele Sowore has remained one of Nigeria’s most persistent voices against corruption, authoritarianism, and bad governance. Through military rule, democratic administrations, arrests, court cases, imprisonment, and political persecution, he has continued to challenge those in power. To supporters, he represents courage and consistency. To critics, he is a relentless agitator. But regardless of where one stands, Sowore’s impact on Nigeria’s activism and media landscape is impossible to ignore. For a generation of young Nigerians searching for examples of resilience, his story offers a remarkable lesson in persistence. A Lifetime of Resistance Sowore’s activism began long before social media transformed political engagement. As a student leader at the University of Lagos in the early 1990s, he emerged as one...

Human rights activist and AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has declared that imprisonment will not stop his campaign for political change after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his remand in Kuje Correctional Centre. Sowore made the remarks shortly after Justice M.G. Umar ordered that he be remanded over his absence from a previous court session in the ongoing case against him. According to Sowore, he missed the hearing because he was consulting with his new legal team led by Olumide Fusika (SAN). He said his lawyer informed the court of the reason for his absence, but the judge proceeded to order his remand. Reacting to the development, Sowore described the charges against him as “bogus” and insisted that he remains undeterred by the court’s decision. “I need hardly say that I am the least bothered by this development. Imprisonment has never defeated a just cause, and it never will,” he said. The activist also called on his supporters and Nigerians to remain stead...

  The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has directed administrators of public and private schools across the state to stop organizing graduation ceremonies and end-of-session parties. The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Department of Private Schools and addressed to administrators of both public and non-state (private) schools. According to the circular, the ministry observed that some school administrators had begun collecting money from parents and guardians under the guise of organizing graduation and end-of-session events for learners. The ministry stated that such activities are contrary to resolutions reached during the 2025/2026 pre-resumption stakeholders’ meeting held in September 2025 at Lisabi Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. The circular noted that the state government frowns on the organization of graduation and end-of-session ceremonies in all classes in both public and private schools across the state. It further warn...