A Nigerian man, Esosa Eguakin has been sentenced to two years in prison after sexually assaulting two women on board London-bound trains. The court heard how on 21 August, 2025, Eguakin was on board a service from Fratton to London Waterloo on the early morning commute just after 7.15am. Eguakin intentionally sat behind a woman in her 30s and sexually assaulted her. Then on 6 October, 2025, shortly after 6am on board a service from Eastleigh to London Waterloo, Eguakin sexually assaulted another woman. When she confronted him, he claimed he was trying to retrieve his phone that he had…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
By Yushau A. Shuaib Among the current crop of Nigeria’s security chiefs, perhaps none is as widely respected for his professional record as the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi. Since his assumption of office, he has been celebrated as a quintessential officer—one who is neither a religious bigot nor an ethnocentric partisan. His track record in states like Bauchi and Kaduna reflects a man who understands the delicate fabric of our diverse society and has often supported Muslim communal activities with the same zeal he applies to national security. It is precisely because…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday at the State House, charged the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to restore peace and strengthen security nationwide. President Tinubu issued this directive at the decoration of Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, following the retirement of Kayode Egbetokun and pending the Nigeria Police Council’s ratification of the appointment and the Senate’s confirmation. The council will meet next week. “I made this decision for you to assume this responsibility. I know your record. I saw the dedication you exhibited while you were in Lagos when I was governor,” the President said. President…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, on his distinguished service to the Nigeria Police Force and the nation, following the acceptance of his resignation by President Bola Tinubu. The Governor also congratulated the newly appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Tunji Disu, expressing confidence in his ability to provide focused and result-oriented leadership at a critical time in the country’s security landscape. In a statement personally signed by him, Abiodun described Egbetokun as a proud son of Ogun State whose decades of dedication, professionalism, and commitment to strengthening internal…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC). Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, 24 February, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000 and ₦165,438,000.00 fraud. Edetanle was arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on alleged abuse of office, money laundering, and unlawful enrichment by a public official. The offences are said to contravene Sections 332(1) and 332(3), Section 73(1), and Section 82(c) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. One of…
The sports team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Saturday, 21 February, 2026 bagged a bronze medal in the tug-of-war event of the just concluded 15th Biennial Police Games, BIPOGA, that took place in Asaba, Delta State. The EFCC team beat its counterpart from the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, drew with the National Intelligence Agency, NIA and lost to the Federal Fire Service of Nigeria, FFS to clinch the third position in the event. In the 4×100 relay, the Commission’s team emerged fourth in the event that featured 10 agencies. The EFCC Head of Sports, Assistant Commander…
A coalition of civil society organisations and faith-based leaders has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of defying a subsisting court order by allegedly continuing to hold 16-year-old Walida Abdulhadi in custody, calling for immediate compliance with judicial directives and an independent investigation into an officer linked to the case. PRNigeria reports that a petition filed by lawyers under Gamji Lawchain on behalf of Walida’s father alleges that a DSS officer abducted the teenager more than two years ago, detained her unlawfully, sexually exploited her, and compelled her conversion from Islam to Christianity without parental consent. According to the…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Mr. Olatunji Disu on his appointment as the acting Inspector-General of Police by President Bola Tinubu. He said the elevation of Disu to the position of acting Inspector General of Police is well deserved considering his high level professionalism, competence and contribution to the Nigerian Police for over three decades. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Wednesday, 25 February, 2026, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described Disu’s appointment as an honour to Lagos State. The Governor expressed confidence that Disu will excel in…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP) has rescued 184 victims of human trafficking in Plateau State, with three pregnant women among those freed. The Acting Head of Counselling and Rehabilitation at NAPTIP in Plateau State, Anne Felix, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH in Jos, Tuesday, 24 February, 2026, on the sidelines of the Quarterly Meeting of the third Plateau state Action Plan Implementation Committee on Women, Peace and Security and Validation workshop for Local Action Plans for Jos South, Mangu and Wase LGAs. She said the agency had made significant efforts to eradicate…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, 25 February, 2026, held a closed-door meeting with the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. A brief video shared by Oyo Affairs on Wednesday, 25 February, 2026 confirmed the presence of the two political figures at the venue. The footage showed Makinde arriving and exchanging greetings with Kwankwaso and other attendees. “Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, is currently in a closed-door meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde in Ibadan,” the platform stated. Details of the meeting were not disclosed as of…