The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently secure the release of all abducted schoolchildren in Oyo State and other parts of the country, while ensuring that those responsible for such crimes are brought to justice. The appeal was made by the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, as Nigeria joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 2026 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on Thursday, 4 June, 2026. Condemning the recent abductions of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo and Borno states, Ojukwu described the incidents as serious violations…
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The Ondo State Government has expressed deep concern over the reported attack on Igbosi Community, Idogun in Ose Local Government Area and the abduction of a nine-year-old boy in the community. The government has call for calm while the security agencies are on top of the situation, reports thegazellenews.com This was disclosed on Friday, 5 June, 2026 via a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku. ”Immediately the government was informed of the development, a coordinated security response was activated. Personnel of the Amotekun Corps, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS),…
Ahead of the natural expiration of their contracts, Italian football giants on Thursday, 4 June, 2026 Napoli announced that it has reached an agreement with coach Antonio Conte and his staff for an immediate separation. Neapolitan club in its official statement on Thursday, 4 June, 2026, said Antonio Conte is no longer Napoli’s head coach, just as it also clarified that that both parties have agreed to end their collaboration. No particular tensions were mentioned, with the split coming by mutual consent after two seasons working together. This parting now opens a new chapter for Napoli, as the club must…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stressed the need for increased investment in education as a key element in reorienting the children and laying the groundwork for a better future for Niger Deltans and Nigerians. Ogbuku spoke during the plenary session of the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yenagoa Branch, at the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, Conference Hall, Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The 2026 Law Week, with the theme “Securing the Future,” was attended by the renowned Kenyan lawyer and activist, Professor Patrick Lumumba,…
A Pakistani Court on Wednesday, 3 June, 2026 convicted two Pakistani men for raping a French tourist in front of her three children on a motorway near Lahore. The duo will be executed after a court upheld their death sentences. Abid Malhi and Shafqat Ali were sentenced to death in 2021 after being found guilty of gang rape, kidnapping, robbery and terrorism-related offences linked to the September 2020 attack. The convicts challenged the ruling, arguing that the prosecution’s account contained inconsistencies and that the verdict was unfair. However, a two-member bench on Wednesday dismissed the appeal after prosecutors maintained that…
A former NHS surgeon named, Dr Neil Hopper, who amputated his own legs as part of a sexual fantasy has been removed from the General Medical Council (GMC) register and banned from practising medicine. Hopper used dry ice to freeze both legs, causing severe injuries that eventually led to their amputation. He later falsely claimed the amputations resulted from sepsis he developed after a family camping trip. The former consultant vascular surgeon at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro admitted last year to two counts of fraud by false representation and three counts of possessing extreme pornographic images. The court heard…
A 38-year-old man named Nsikak Kingsley has been arrested by the operatives of the operatives of the Ondo State Police Command, for allegedly beating his father, Adone Peter, to death at Oda Community in Akure South Local Government Area of the state, reports thegazellenews.com. The Ondo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who confirmed this through a statement issued on Thursday, 4 June, 2026, said the suspect committed the dastardly act following an argument between him and the deceased that reportedly led to physical assault. “The Ondo State Police Command under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police,…
Nigeria’s drive to strengthen governance and accelerate development across its sporting ecosystem received a monumental boost on Friday as the National Sports Commission (NSC) announced the appointment of Hon. Lekan Fatodu as President of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation. The announcement was made by the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, who described the appointment as part of ongoing efforts to reposition sports federations through capable leadership, institutional reforms, and a renewed focus on athlete development. Fatodu, who currently serves as Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), assumes the leadership of the federation at…
Member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, on Sunday, 31 May, 2026 hosted former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, CON, at his Ikeja residence. Bello and members of his entourage were warmly received by Hon. Faleke and his family. During the visit, the legislator thanked the former governor for the honour of visiting him in Lagos, noting that such gestures strengthen brotherhood and unity. Commending Bello for his achievements as governor, Faleke expressed confidence that his track record would speak for him and assured him that he could comfortably win his…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Seven lives have been lost to a farmer-herder clash in Lanzai Dosho villages, Darazo local government area of Bauchi State. Police said that there was a violent clash between the locals which resulted in loss of lives and destruction of property. A statement by the spokesperson of Bauchi state police command, SP Nafiu Habib on Thursday stated that the incident occurred on Monday, 4th June 2026 at about 09:20am. He explained that the Command received a distress report that suspected “Fulani men attacked farmers who were applying local fertilizer on their farm at the outskirts…