Court sentences three men to death for murder of woman in Osun
An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo has sentenced three men to death by hanging for the murder of a 52-year-old woman, Asiata Yekeen, in Ile-Ogbo community. The convicts — Muideen Tunji, Yusuf Muslim and Rabiu Fatai — were found guilty of conspiracy, murder and unlawful possession of human parts. Yekeen had earlier been declared missing, prompting concerned relatives to...
Final-year KWASU student dies in accident on way to exam hall
A 400-level student of Kwara State University (KWASU), Idris Agboluaje, has been confirmed dead in an accident in the Malete area of the state. The KWASU Registrar, Dr Kikelomo Sallee, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Sallee disclosed that Agboluaje was on his way to the campus to write an examination when the accident happened...
Police arrest man exhuming corpses in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man, Gafaru Rasaki, for allegedly exhuming bodies from a cemetery in Sagamu and being found in possession of four human remains. The command’s spokesperson, Babaseyi Oluseyi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, saying the suspect was apprehended by officers of the Shagamu Police Division on January 21, 2026,...
Teenager, 8-year-old boy drown in Kano well
A teenager, Yusuf Malam-Gwani, has drowned in a well at Bachirawa, Kwanar Madugu, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The Director of the Kano State Fire Service, Sani Anas, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Anas said the 18-year-old victim was brought out dead from the well and was handed over to Ward Head...
Some private universities operate like business centres — Jegede
The pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, has cautioned that several private universities in the country are being run as profit-driven enterprises rather than academic institutions, warning that such practices could lead to their eventual collapse. Jegede made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja while delivering a public lecture organised by the Federal...
NSCDC arrests two Islamic clerics over abuse of Quranic pupils in Ondo
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two Islamic clerics in Owo, Ondo State, over the alleged abuse of two minors in their care. The state command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Aidamenbor, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, identifying the suspects as Adebodun Muideen, 30, of Al-Balaagul-Mubeen Arabic and Islamic Centre, and Oladejo Musiliu,...
How ₦46.5m was paid to American school in ₦80.2bn Yahaya Bello’s fraud trial
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over an alleged ₦80.2 billion money laundering case resumed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness detailing how millions of naira were transferred to an educational institution. Bello is facing a 19-count charge brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over...
UK court jails Nigerian man for life over murder of ex-girlfriend
A Nigerian man based in the United Kingdom, Adedapo Adegbola, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his former girlfriend, 23-year-old Stephanie Irons, after she ended their relationship. Adegbola received the sentence at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday and was ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to the charge last...
EFCC arraigns former FUDMA VC, two others over N19.7m bribery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Professor Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, before the Katsina State High Court over an alleged N19.7 million bribery scheme. Bichi was docked on Thursday before Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar alongside two other defendants, Lawal Tukur Mani and Aliyu Lawal Jari, who were allegedly used...
Kebbi releases N714.98m for tuition, upkeep of indigent students studying abroad
The Kebbi State Government has approved and released N714.98 million to cover registration, tuition and upkeep for indigent students studying in various foreign universities. Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Birnin Kebbi, describing the intervention as part of Governor Nasir Idris’ ongoing efforts to reposition tertiary education in the state to...
