Media executive and Ovation magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, has shared how he and his team narrowly avoided being caught in the coup attempt that took place in Benin Republic. The incident happened on Sunday, December 7, 2025 when the country was thrown into sudden political turmoil. A group of soldiers in Benin had announced that…
No fewer than 50 pupils out of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school, Niger State on Friday , are reported to have escaped. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) disclosed this on Sunday. The pupils escaped between Friday and Saturday and have since been reunited with their parents, CAN chairman…
Mrs Balogun It was sometime in March 2012, I just finished with Sunday school teachings and was preparing for the church main service at our 1st Baptist Church on Taiwo road in Kaduna. I had been a bit sick over that weekend and my instincts were to rest well at home for the incoming week…
Notorious kidnappers were among 13 suspects who escaped from police detention at the Area Command in Nasarawa State. They were said to have escaped after breaking through the wall of their cell The incident occurred on June 14, 2025, at about 06:30 hours when the suspects held by the OC Anti-Kidnapping and OC Anti-Cultism broke…
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police to Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu has summoned the commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, CSP Ifeanyi Iburu, over the escape of two out of the 10 suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the member representing Onitsha-North 1 constituency in Anambra State, Hon. Justice Azuka. CSP Iburu…
The Anambra State Police Command has clarified how the two suspects linked to the killing of a former Anambra lawmaker Hon. Justice Azuka, escaped. The command said they did not escape from the police cell or detention facility, as widely speculated, but rather during an operation aimed at apprehending their sponsor. The Command’s Public Relations…
The Anambra State Police Command has announced that two suspects involved in the kidnapping and murder of the state House of Assembly member, Hon. Justice Azuka, have escaped from its custody. Superintendent Tochukwu Ikenga, the State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development in a statement released on Tuesday night. On December 24, 2024, gunmen…
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Surajudeen Olufemi Abaniwonda, has summoned the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ovwian/Aladja Division, CSP Bulus Musa, and his team following a petition from the Aladja Community in Udu Local Government Area. The petition was addressed to the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, over the escape of two…
