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The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the murd£r of the former zonal women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi South, Mrs. Jemimah Dutse.  Dutse was found dead with her throat allegedly sl!t inside her home at Muazu New Layout, Yelwa area of Bauchi metropolis.  Confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday, October 4, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bauchi State Command, SP Nafiu Habib, said the Command had commenced investigation into the incident.  SP Habib said that a 49-year-old resident of Muazu New Layout, Yelwa, reported the incident to the ‘E’ Division of the Command on October 3, 2026. “Upon receipt of the report, detectives attached to ‘E’ Division promptly visited the scene, documented it, an...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed ownership of the aircraft that crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State earlier today, October 5. NAF director of public relations and information, Ehimen Ejodame, said the aircraft was on a “routine mission” when it crashed. The air force spokesperson said a rescue operation is underway, adding that the plane was heading to Lagos from Benin, Edo state. “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has activated an immediate Search and Rescue operation following an ATR-42 aircraft accident in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on 5 October 2026. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred. Search and Rescue operations, in coordination with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies, are currently ongo...

A Magistrate Court in Imo State, presided over by Chief Magistrate C.J. Nkwoada, s haa sentenced Rose Okon to six months in prison for inflicting grievous harm on her 14-year-old niece, whom she was caring for. In its ruling, the court stated that the convict could pay a fine of N50,000 instead of serving the six-month prison term.  Rose Okon pleaded guilty when she was arraigned by the police on a charge of assault. The charge sheet read: “that you Rose Okon F, on the 19th of September at 1800 hrs at Umuneke, Ngor Okpala in the Ngor Okpala Magisterial district did assault one Favour Emmanuel, 14 years by pouring hot water on her head and body, which caused her grievous harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 355 of the Criminal Code ...

The Accord Party governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Bunza, has promised to use Islamic injunctions as part of his approach to tackling banditry and kidnapping if elected in 2027. Bunza made the promise on Saturday at a candidate engagement forum organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kebbi State Council. He said passages from the Qur’an, if applied with sincerity, could help end banditry and kidnapping in the state. The candidate also promised to raise the minimum wage for Kebbi workers to N500,000 monthly if elected. He said the proposed wage was aimed at improving workers’ welfare and addressing what he described as hardship among civil servants. Bunza urged Kebbi residents to vote for candidates b...

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said President Bola Tinubu’s much-publicised “age of prosperity” has not yet translated into improved living conditions for Nigerian workers. Speaking on the Mic On Podcast, hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, Ajaero argued that rising petrol, food, transportation and accommodation costs have significantly eroded the value of the N70,000 minimum wage. “Prosperity is not with the Nigerian worker,” Ajaero said, while expressing hope that the government’s promise could eventually become a reality. He maintained that although inflation may be slowing, Nigerians are still burdened by the high prices created by previous inflationary increases. According to him, organised labour accepted the N70,000 minimum wage partly beca...