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Accuses Authorities of Suppressing Truth Families of officers of the Nigerian Army arrested over alleged coup attempt on Friday said their husbands and fathers were being subjected to various forms of violations. The families who addressed a press conference in Abuja said the authorities are suppressing the truth surrounding the whole coup saga adding that those under court martial were being subjected to inhumane treatment. Yusufu, spokesperson for the wives of the detained military officers, said they were compelled to address Nigerians over the matter. Yesufu said during the press conference, “We are family members, wives and children of detained…
Say Suspect Acted Based on Illicit Drugs The Police on Friday said its investigations into alleged assassination attempt on prominent ruler Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun have shown that the allegation was misplaced. The state command said report from an investigative panel set up to investigate the allegations found that the incursions into the palace of the monarch on June 3, 2026 was not really an assassination attack but that of a suspect Semilola Odunayo Monday, scaling the fence into the palace under the influence of drugs. Spokesman of the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said that after the intruder…
The Katsina State government has said the death of former Army Director of Information General Rabe Abubakar was a natural one. The government, in what seemed an attempt to explain the circumstances leading to the death of the former military top commander said Rabe’s death was caused by diabetes and was not killed by his abductors. This clarification was part of the statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasiru Muazu. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm the General’s death while in bandits captivity. “Despite the relentless and concerted efforts of the State Government…
● Visits Victims at Hospitals Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola and the candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Osun, Bola Oyebanji in the gun attacks against members of the Accord Party in the Owode area of Ede on Tuesday. Miffed by the series of attacks on residents which landed many in the hospitals, the Governor described the attacks as “coordinated” on residents of Ile Ife, Ede and Osogbo today by thugs loyal to Oyetola and Oyebamiji. While speaking during an emergency press briefing at the Government House, the Governor said…
There are reports that the men of the Nigerian Police the Oyo State command have rescued the younger sister of the immediate former Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, Mrs Adegoke John-Paul and her children. NPO Reports gathered that Mrs John -Paul and her twin sons were rescue in an operation led by the police leading to release of the woman her children and recovery of some arms. Recall that Adelabu’s sister and her children were abducted on Friday at the Elewura area of Ring Road when she was on her way to drop her children in school. Meanwhile, a late-night…
A United States based Nigerian writer and columnist Professor Okey Ndibe was briefly arrested and detained on arrival in Nigeria on Monday. NPO Reports gathered that the writer who is known for his acerbic criticism of government policies and actions was detained on arrival at the Muritala Mohamed International AirPort Lagos . Though his detention was described as brief, Socio-Economic Rights Project SERAP, one of the organizations that first got wind of his ordeal said the detention should not have happened in the first instance. Condemning the reported “arbitrary detention” SERAP said Ndibe “should never have been detained in the…
Advises Residents Against Jungle Justice The chairman of the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos, Engr. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, has raised alarm over the presence of those he called “certain group of persons” in the area. The Chairman’s statement released on Monday was sequel to what residents have expressed as possible invasion by some persons who have raised fears over possible terrorists attacks in the area. In what Olowa called “recent arrival of certain groups of persons into parts of our communities,” the chairman said residents have expressed concerns which cannot be ignored. “As an administration that places the…
The Lagos state Police Command on Sunday said a video that has gone viral showing some people arrested in Ikorodu area of the state was an old clip. NPO Reports that the viral video showed some local security network personnel who accosted some non-natives in a travellers bus with a registration number showing Kano, with arms and ammunitions. Abimbola Adebisi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said in a statement that residents need not panic over the video saying it is an old one. “The Lagos State Police Command wishes to state unequivocally that the video currently circulating on social media…
Call on Ogun Government to Intervene Command Confirms Arrest of Suspects Residents of the Oju-Ore area of Ota, in Ogun state have cried out over the killing of a man by officials of the So-Safe Corps in the neighbourhood. NPO Reports could not ascertain what led to the killing of the man but a video making the rounds which was recorded by a concerned resident showed a building, a bungalow, along the Coca-Cola Road where the dead body was being kept after officials of So-Safe Corps in the area tortured the man until he died. The voice behind the video…
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”. told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that while the ceasefire remained in place, it was “unbelievably weak” Iran laid out its demands to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a counter-offer sent to the US on Sunday. Trump rejected the proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable” and a “piece of garbage”. Esmail Baghaei, a foreign ministry spokesperson for Iran, responded by saying Tehran’s proposals were “responsible” and “generous” Tehran’s offer includes an immediate end to the…