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Police bullet shattered caterer’s womb in Ogun

Since July 24, 2024, life has taken a devastating turn for Irewoletomiwa Oni, a single mother from Ogun State. The caterer, who once worked tirelessly to provide for her child, now battles unimaginable physical and emotional pains. A dispute over money turned into a nightmare as bullets fired by a policeman did more than inflict excruciating pain—it robbed her of the ability to bear another child, leaving her womb destroyed and her life forever altered. Despite promises and assurances from the former state commissioner that her medical expenses would be covered, her family claims that not a single kobo has been received. Desperate and abandoned, they have reached out to higher authorities, only to be met with deafening silence. On that fateful evening, Irewoletomiwa was returning from an event and travelling along the Obasanjo-Itele-Ota Road towards Lafenwa in Abeokuta, the state capital, when the car she was in was stopped by policemen who demanded money. The former Lagos State ...

From classrooms to captivity: How bandits, criminals turned schools into ransom goldmines

As bandits and criminal networks continue to exploit and profit from lapses in security, families and communities are paralysed by the fear of abductions, especially as the focus shifts to the most vulnerable—children, AYOOLA OLASUPO reports In early December 2024, terror swept through Kafin Dawa, a remote village in Zamfara State, as armed men stormed in under the cover of darkness, their assault rifles gleaming in the moonlight. The gunmen moved with chilling precision, going door-to-door and dragging terrified women and children from their homes. Screams of despair filled the air as gunshots rang out—a deafening warning to anyone who dared resist. Hassan Ya’u, a local resident who narrowly escaped, described the chaos: “Over 50 women, including married women and young girls, were taken.” In the aftermath of the attack, fear lingers like a heavy cloud over the village. For the families left behind, every passing moment is a torment, each second stretching into an eternity of un...

Suspected kidnappers of late member representing Onitsha-North 1 State Constituency in the Anambra

Suspected kidnappers of late member representing Onitsha-North 1 State Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Justice Azuka, have confessed to killing the lawmaker but denied collecting ransom. The suspects, when paraded on Friday at the headquarters of the Anambra State Police Command, narrated that the deceased lawmaker was kidnapped on December 24, 2024 and they killed him shortly after the same night. Admitting to initially demanding N20 million as ransom to free the slain lawmaker, they, however, denied collecting any money before killing him. One of the nine suspects, a 30-year-old Ugochukwu, an indigene of Abia State, confessed that they beat the lawmaker to death, but his other gang members accused Ugochuwhu of shooting the late lawmaker. The outgoing Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Nnaghe Itam told newsmen that a joint security team made up the Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS), the anti-kidnapping squad and Anambra State Vigilant Group (AVG) ...

How Nigeria’s justice system fails women as femicide suspects walk free

In Nigeria, a chilling wave of gender-based violence is sweeping through communities, with domestic abuse spiraling into fatal attacks and intimate partners turning into killers. From the brutal slayings of women by their closest confidants to cold-blooded murders at the hands of strangers, the surge in femicides is a growing nightmare for countless women and girls. In this shocking report, Victor Ayeni delves into the harrowing cases of femicides, exposing the terrifying reality of violence from those who should protect, not harm Sitting on the cold slab of the marble gravestone, Mrs Okonye closed her eyes, and in that moment, Osedion was 17 again—vibrant, full of life, slipping a purple dress into her hands and laughing as she surprised her with a birthday cake. The pain was raw and unrelenting as if Augusta Osedion’s brutal death had just occurred. When Mrs Cordelia Okonye knelt before her daughter’s gravestone on Monday, a wreath of fresh flowers in hand to honor her pos...

Federal Government looks at the vulnerable citizens with new NIN card

The National Identity Management Commission has said that the new National Identification Number card will support government-to-people services and offer multiple functionalities to improve access to government interventions. Speaking on the initiative during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, Dr Peter Iwegbu, Director of Card Management Services at NIMC, said the card is designed to ensure the effective delivery of government services, particularly to vulnerable Nigerians. He noted that the card would address challenges in identifying beneficiaries of government interventions, providing a secure and verifiable platform for accessing such services. He stated, “The second programme is addressing the need for government services being delivered. There have been challenges in identifying the people who participate in government interventions. “The government-to-people card addresses this need for the government, its agencies, and even the private sector to identify those provided...

Police arrest three for killing Gombe ex-permanent secretary

“Any attempt to heat up the polity will be resisted by the majority of distinguished members who unanimously elected Rt. Hon. Meranda.” The state police commissioner, Ishola, declined to react to the allegation of abuse of power levelled against him by Obasa. But when probed further by Sunday PUNCH, he said, “Listen to that message (Obasa’s address) all over and now go to town as an investigative journalist and make up your mind.” Obasa toeing wrong path – Analysts A political analyst, Professor Emmanuel Ojo, of the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, warned that Obasa might suffer “political death” because of his reaction. He advised the lawmaker to challenge his removal in court rather than engaging in verbal attacks. Ojo, a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, argued that in modern democracy, unseen political forces often influence leadership decisions, and the former speaker might have outlived his usefulness to the “powers that b...