Day: November 19, 2025

Missing FRSC Officer, Daughter Found Dead at Herbalist’s Home in Osun State

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The search for a missing Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her young daughter, Sewa, has taken a horrific turn after their bodies were reportedly discovered in the home of a suspected herbalist in Osun State. Lasisi, 38, attached to the FRSC Abeokuta Unit, disappeared with her daughter on Sunday, November 2, 2025, after leaving their residence at Obasanjo Hilltop Estate, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Efforts by family members and colleagues to reach her were unsuccessful, prompting a missing person report at the Kemta Divisional Police Headquarters…

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Bandits kill five, abduct worshippers in Kwara church attack

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Eruku community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State was thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after armed, masked bandits stormed a church service, killing at least five worshippers and abducting several others. The attackers, who struck at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun branch, opened fire on congregants during a service, witnesses said. A viral video from the scene showed the chaos that followed as residents fled for safety. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the gunmen shot indiscriminately, leaving about five people dead before whisking away an…

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Enugu Senator Okey Ezea Dies in UK Hospital

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Senator Okey Ezea, who represented Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has died. He was reported to have passed away on Tuesday while receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom. A close associate, Chief Nkem Ossai, confirmed the development, describing the late lawmaker—fondly known as Ideke—as “a man with a heart of gold” whose death has left his constituents devastated. According to Ossai, the news has plunged Nsukka and the wider Enugu North zone into deep mourning. Many residents expressed shock over his sudden passing, particularly as he…

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Nicki Minaj Raises Alarm at UN Event, Says Nigerian Christians Face Deadly Attacks

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American rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has told a United Nations audience that Christians in Nigeria are being driven from their homes and killed — echoing former US President Donald Trump’s recent claims of targeted persecution. Speaking on Tuesday at a US-organised forum on religious violence, Minaj said Nigeria’s security crisis has left Christian communities vulnerable to repeated assaults. “In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted,” she said. “Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart … simply because of how they pray.” The 42-year-old rapper…

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