Metro
PHOTOS: Cyclist Swept Away, 200 Displaced As Downpour Wreaks Havoc On Lagos Communities

A motorcycle rider, simply identified as Mr Abe, was swept away after refusing to heed warnings from his colleagues not to ride along the Ile Epo Bus Stop Canal in Alimoso Local Government Area of Lagos State.
The rainfall, which started at about 2am on Saturday, continued till about 2pm before it subsided, wreaked havoc in several communities like Papa Ashafa and Fashola communities, at Orile-Agege Local Government Area in Alimosho.
Several houses, office premises and roads were submerged in the flood.
Reacting to the development, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South-West, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, appealed to residents “to take utmost precautions”.
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Relief
According to Farinloye, “The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and other emergency agencies are on assessment exercise at some flashpoints, discussing with affected populations and proffering immediate solutions in handling the situations.
“Officials of NEMA along with the Disaster Management Unit of the Nigeria Police, Lagos State Neighbourhood Security Corps in conjunction with the Community Development Associations of Papa Ashafa, Fashola and others have distributed emergency relief aid to the flood-impacted communities.

“Some vulnerable groups have been moved to temporary safe facilities, while the adults are salvaging their water-impacted properties.”
Explaining further, he disclosed that “NEMA is assisting the owner of a building where the fence collapsed.
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“There’s need to salvage the building by reconstructing the fence to solidify the base to prevent it from collapsing on the next bungalow.
“In addition, we are sending children wears, women wears, mattresses, antiseptic and other immediate assistance to the impacted population at Orile Agege Local Government Area to provide immediate succour to about 200 people this afternoon.”

Meanwhile, the Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, has ordered the immediate release of relief materials to the people who have taken refuge in four churches in the areas.
Underwater Ago-Palace
Also, Ago-Palace residents were battling flood waters in their homes after the Saturday downpour.
However, the residents of Ago-Palace located in the Isolo area of the state are no strangers to the challenges posed by the rainy season, primarily due to an inadequate drainage system.
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Metro
Auto-crash Claims 2 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, on Friday confirmed that two people died in a lone accident around Oremeji Bus Stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Corps’ spokesperson, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi said the accident, involving a Mazda bus with registration number YNF 414 XN, occurred at about 1:30 a.m.
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He explained that the two occupants of the vehicle, the driver and conductor, both adult males, died on the spot, adding that no injury was recorded.
According to him, eyewitnesses said the bus lost control due to speeding, hit a road barrier, and somersaulted.
Akinbiyi further said the vehicle, which was conveying live chicks, had been towed by the Ibafo Motor Traffic Division of the Police for further investigation.
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He added that the remains of the victims had been deposited at the Divine Touch Hospital morgue in Ibafo by operatives of TRACE, the police, and the Ogun State Emergency Services (OGSAES).
He noted that traffic was briefly affected during the rescue operation but was later restored through the efforts of TRACE and the police.
Metro
Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Son

The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abubakar Alhaji Sabo to death by hanging after finding him guilty of killing his newborn son.
The Kano State Government prosecuted Sabo before the court on charges of culpable homicide and causing grievous harm.
He was accused of force-feeding the infant with a local insecticide known as ‘fiya-fiya’, resulting in the child’s death.
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Sabo killed the baby after the mother, his girlfriend, refused to obey his instruction to kill the child to avoid the shame of fathering a child out of wedlock.
Following the incident, he was also found guilty of striking the girlfriend’s father on the head with a brick after he caught Sabo poisoning the baby.
During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Safiya Yalwati Yahaya, presented three witnesses, while the defendant testified in his own defence.
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After reviewing the evidence presented by both parties, Justice Aisha Yau, who presided over the case, found him guilty of infanticide and sentenced him to death by hanging.
The court also imposed an additional three-year prison sentence for causing grievous harm.
Metro
Nine Kwara Victims: Kidnappers Insist On N300m Ransom

No progress has been recorded on the bandits demand for N300m ransom for the release of nine victims abducted in Adanla community of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025.
Coordinator of the Joint Security Watch for Kwara South Senatorial District, Zubair Olaitan, disclosed this on Wednesday.
According to DAILY POST, the bandits have so far made three contacts with the community leaders that “if the N300m is not paid, the victims will not be released.”
The bandits seized the nine victims in an attempt to abduct the King of the community, and his wife on Boxing Day, but failed.
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The King, David Olarinoye, was away to Igbaja town for a programme when the armed bandits invaded his community.
The bandits, however, later seized nine other victims in the community and marched them to the bush.
While seven victims were abducted at the palace of the King, two others were captured on their way to the bush.
Following the abduction, the bandits demanded a N300m for the release of the abducted victims, resisting any negotiations for reduction of the ransom.
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