The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested 20 suspected members of a violent cult network believed to have carried out the brutal killing of a police officer in the Ilese community, near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The arrest followed days of intensive intelligence gathering after the late-night incident on November 29, when the cultists…
The Rivers State Police Command has successfully rescued five persons who were abducted by suspected cultists in Emuoha Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the operation and identified the rescued victims as Prince London, Azubuike Kelechukwu, Elizabeth Aniete, Onyebuchi Precious…
The Pivot November 22, 2025 By Steve Otaloro In the dark days of 2019, when forests in Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Lagos had become killing fields, when herdsmen turned farmlands into grazing reserves by force of arms, when kidnapping became a daily industry and the Nigeria Police overstretched, under-equipped and…
-Monarch, Principal urge revival of fading glory of School It was a parade of colour and fanfare recently when the 1978 set of graduates of African Church Teachers’ Training College, Epinmi Akoko gathered and rolled out the drums for the 50th landmark anniversary celebration of their admission to the College that gave them a…
By Our Reporter Traditional rulers in Owo Local Government Area have publicly distanced themselves from the apology tendered by the suspended council chairman, Hon. Tope Omolayo, insisting that his controversial remarks against the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, constitute a deep insult to the collective traditional authority of Owo land. Omolayo, who was suspended…
By The Pivot Investigations Desk The first thing you notice when you enter Agbabu is the silence. Not the peaceful type, but the sort that settles over a place waiting too long for promises that never materialise. The mud houses still stand, the river still snakes quietly behind the village, and the people speak…
By Jimoh Ahmed | The Pivot Across Ondo State, the story is the same: cracked walls, leaking roofs, overcrowded classrooms, missing teachers, and a growing reliance on old students to do what government should. A months-long investigation by The Pivot has uncovered a widespread pattern of infrastructural decay and systemic neglect in public…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened its national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, with top governors and key stakeholders arriving at the Adamasingba Stadium despite recent legal attempts to stop the event. Proceedings began at about 3:45 p.m., with acting National Chairman Umar Damagum delivering the opening remarks to formally declare the gathering underway….
By Our Reporter ABUJA — The plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to hold its national convention in Ibadan has suffered a major setback, as an Abuja court has issued a final order restraining the party from going ahead with the event. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from…
Several residents were killed, many injured, and an undisclosed number abducted as armed bandits launched coordinated attacks on multiple communities in the Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A security source in Northwest Nigeria, Bakatsine, shared details of the incident on X on Friday, describing it as “SAD NEWS.” He said: “Last night (Thursday),…
