A 27-year-old man, Muhammad Garba Ladan, has been arrested by men of the Bauchi state police command over the alleged strangulation of his four-month-old daughter, Fatimah Muhammad, in Zirami, Azare, Bauchi State.

The command said the incident was reported at about 10pm on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the Azare Divisional Police Headquarters.

According to a statement issued on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, the infant’s 20-year-old mother brought her lifeless body to the police station after allegedly discovering her dead at home.

The bereaved mother told the police that she had left the baby sleeping at home while she went to a neighbour’s house for hairdressing.

She said that shortly after returning home, she discovered that the baby was no longer breathing and allegedly saw her husband, Garba Ladan, suspiciously coming out of the room.

The mother further alleged that her husband had previously made several unsuccessful attempts to k!ll the child.

According to the police, she linked the alleged attempts to the circumstances surrounding the pregnancy, which she said occurred before she and Garba Ladan subsequently got legally married. Following the report, detectives attached to the Azare Division rushed the infant to the General Hospital, where a medical doctor on duty confirmed her *****.

The doctor reportedly attributed the cause of de@th to strangulation.

The police subsequently arrested Garba Ladan, who is currently undergoing preliminary investigation.

The command said the infant’s remains were later released to her relatives for burial.

Ahead of the 2027 Presidential election, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, says Ndigbos should not be cajoled to vote for any particular candidate but shoudl be allowed to vote for any candidate they choose to vote for.

Onaiyekan said this on Thursday, September 24, while speaking to newsmen in Enugu state.

The cleric was asked to comment on the recent call by Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo for people in the region to vote, not based on emotion, but on the competence of the candidates contesting for the position. Soludo is backing the re-election of President Tinubu.

Responding to the question, Onaiyekan said

‘’I don’t know what Soludo has told Ndigbo but all I can say i that Ndigbo should be allowed to freely choose who should be their President and it is not the duty of Governors to tell people how they should vote. The governors will have their own votes. Every governor will vote for himself. Let others do. That is the only opportunity that we have ti express our mind’’

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) today arraigned Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two other accomplices, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, before Hon. Justice Ayokunle Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on a 22-count charge bordering on cocaine trafficking, illegal export of narcotics, and money laundering.

The defendants, who were accused of conspiring between 28th July and 1st August 2026 to export 184.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in five consignments through a Lagos-based courier logistics firm to London, United Kingdom, pleaded not guilty to all counts when the charges were read to them.

A statement from Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, says count one of the charge sheet, marked FHC/LAG/CR/755/2026, accuses Afolabi, alongside Boniface and Ikechukwu, of conspiring with Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf, already arrested in London in connection with the same case, to export the narcotic drug using consignments bearing Airway Bill Numbers 2079998314, 8224082370, 2079973571, 7181131742 and 2211893902, under the shipper’s name Yemi Ejide.

Other counts detail how Boniface procured Ikechukwu to facilitate the export while Afolabi is accused of procuring a staff member of BOT Express Logistics on Lagos Island to process the illicit consignment, and of unlawfully possessing the cocaine ahead of export.

After the not-guilty plea was entered and their bail application argued, the NDLEA prosecutor Abu Ibrahim who opposed the bail application, prayed the court to remand the defendants in a correctional facility pending trial, citing the gravity of the offences. Justice Faji thereafter ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Agency’s facility, and adjourned the matter till 4th October 2026 for ruling on the application.

A Black American woman who said she has lived in Nigeria for the past three years has expressed frustration over the differences she observed between Nigeria and neighbouring Benin Republic during a recent vacation.

In a video shared online, the woman said she was unable to fully enjoy her trip because the experience had made her reflect on what she believes Nigeria could achieve.

She praised Benin Republic for its clean streets, organised environment, functioning systems and road infrastructure, adding that cameras are used to monitor speeding motorists.

According to her, she was particularly impressed that the level of organisation and accessibility extended beyond major cities and into rural areas.

She said the experience made her question whether some of Nigeria’s challenges were solely the result of infrastructure or accessibility issues.

“Everything that Benin has that is working, Nigeria could have,” she said, adding that she was frustrated by what she described as the contrast between the two countries.

The woman also praised the way she felt citizens were treated in Benin Republic and said the environment gave people a sense of dignity.

“Nigeria won't even get 10% of this,” she said.

She concluded by saying the experience had left her “so sick” and frustrated rather than allowing her to fully enjoy her vacation.

A Nigerian woman living in Denmark has expressed frustration after authorities reportedly delayed approving her son’s Igbo name for nearly three months.

In a video shared online, the woman said her son’s first name, William, had been approved, but authorities rejected his second name, Ebuka, because they were unfamiliar with it.

According to her, the authorities asked the family to provide documentation showing that Ebuka was a name traditionally used by their ancestors.

She explained that Ebuka is a common Igbo name in Nigeria and a shortened form of Chukwuebuka, but said there was no formal ancestral documentation available to prove its traditional use.

The woman said the family was subsequently directed to contact the Nigerian Embassy in Sweden, after which further communication reportedly took place between the embassy and Danish authorities.

She explained that the situation had become frustrating because her son, who is approaching three months old, is still officially listed as having an unknown name in some of his records.

She also explained that Denmark has a system for approving children's names, unlike countries where parents can freely choose virtually any name.

“Imagine a child that will be three months very soon that is yet to approve his name,” she said.

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested its officer who appeared in the viral video making careless, inappropriate and uncultured remarks about Peter Obi and Igbos while travelling on public transport has been identified as INSP. Osumah Frank.

Frank was filmed saying Obi or any Igbo person can never become President of Nigeria.

In a statement released today September 25, the command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola said the command has commenced appropriate disciplinary action against the officer in line with established regulations of the Nigeria Police Force.

Abimbola stated that the statements made by the officer were made in his personal capacity and do not represent the position, views or official disposition of the Lagos State Police Command or the Nigeria Police Force.

She mentioned that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, has reiterated the position of the command that all its personnel are expected to maintain professionalism, civility, discipline and respect for members of the public at all times. He further reaffirmed that wearing the Police uniform comes with a responsibility to uphold the dignity and integrity of the Force, and that the Command will not condone any conduct capable of bringing the Force into disrepute or undermining public confidence in the Police.

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