Compilations of Top 10 key latest happenings that you might have missed today, Sunday November 9th, 2025
Trump threat: Rally behind Tinubu to end terrorism, APC chieftain urges Nigerians
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged religious, community, and political leaders in the country to rally behind President Bola Tinubu in the fight against terrorism.
Oyintiloye made this statement while speaking with newsmen in Osogbo on Sunday.
The former lawmaker urged Nigerians, regardless of political or religious affiliations, to unite in supporting the President and collectively address the persistent security challenges facing the country.
He said the threat by United States President Donald Trump to deploy military forces to Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians should be a matter of concern for every Nigerian.
Nigerian Government That Turned Us To Terrorists — Bandits Say During Fresh ‘Peace Deal’ In Katsina
Community leaders and council chairmen from Charanchi and Batagarawa local government areas in Katsina State on Saturday signed a “peace agreement” with a group of armed men otherwise called bandits.
At the meeting, one of the armed men addressed residents directly, saying the insurgency and kidnappings were shaped by wider political decisions rather than only by local actors.
“It was the government that wanted us to engage in banditry, but now it has called us and told us to stop.
Therefore, by God’s grace, we have stopped from today,” said one of the bandits during the peace meeting between Batagarawa and Charanchi held on Saturday.
“If the government wants all this insecurity to end, they have the power to end it — but they don’t want it to end.
For the past two months, we have been trying to initiate a peace talk, but we were unable to because they didn’t know where we were hiding.
“But when they finally decided to meet us, they were able to find and talk to us today. Peaceful coexistence and the end of insecurity depend on the Nigerian leaders.
If they want us to keep striking and attacking, we will. But if they want peace, we will also make it happen.
“We don’t have the power or wisdom to bring peace to the country except through the Nigerian government, because everything is under their control.
Despite people saying that we are attacking, it is the government that made us do it.
“If they don’t want us to attack or kidnap people, they can stop it.
However, today, they were the ones who called us, and by God’s grace, we have stopped from today.
You oppressed citizens — if you want to cry, don’t cry with us, the ‘terrorists,’ but cry with your government, for they are the ones who made us do what we have been doing,” the terrorist said.
Ned Nwoko Denies Beating Regina Daniels, Alleges Drug Abuse and Family Conspiracy
Billionaire businessman and senator, Prince Ned Nwoko, has broken his silence following allegations by his actress wife, Regina Daniels, and her family that he sent thugs to assault her.
In a detailed statement released on Sunday, Nwoko denied any involvement in domestic violence, describing the viral video showing Regina claiming she was attacked as “a Nollywood scene” allegedly staged by her siblings while he was away from home.
The Delta-born politician alleged that Regina has been battling drug addiction, a condition he said worsened due to the influence of her siblings and close friends.
He accused her brothers, Lawrence and Sammy; Sammy’s girlfriend, NK; her sister, Destiny; and Nollywood actress Sonia Ogala of encouraging her alleged drug use.
Customs officer feared killed as bandits attack facility in Kebbi
Armed bandits suspected to be members of the Lakurawa group have reportedly launched a deadly attack on a camp belonging to officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in Maje, a community in the Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
According to local sources, the assailants invaded the facility in large numbers on Saturday night, opening fire indiscriminately on the officers.
One Customs personnel was reportedly killed on the spot before the attackers set the camp ablaze.“
The terrorists came in large numbers and started shooting sporadically.
Everyone ran for safety,” a resident of the community who craves anonymity told PUNCH Online.
NDLEA arrests Saudi-bound wanted drug kingpin, storms his Lagos colos lab
Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, have arrested a wanted drug lord, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, while on his way to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, a holy pilgrimage.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said the arrest followed months of intelligence and surveillance on him and his criminal drug activities.
Babafemi said,
‘The drug kingpin had been arrested and charged for drug offences in the United Kingdom, but jumped bail and escaped to Nigeria.“
Soon after settling down in Lagos, he set up a massive clandestine laboratory in the Lekki area of the state for the production of Colorado, a deadly synthetic cannabis, and other illicit substances.“
At about 6.30am on Thursday, 6th November 2025, Yussuf walked into the waiting hands of NDLEA operatives at the Lagos airport while attempting to board his flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.
He was swiftly driven to his 17 Vincent Eku Street, Ogombo, Lekki, clandestine laboratory, which has been under surveillance for a while.“
At the time of his arrest, Yussuf was found in the company of another suspect, 43-year-old Abideen Kekere-Ekun.“
Inside the massive building, operatives from the Agency’s Directorate of Forensic and Chemical Monitoring were able to dismantle all installed laboratory equipment, precursor chemicals, and already produced illicit substances, including Colorado, all weighing 148.3 kilograms”.
Anambra Police nab six, rescue three-year-old in Lagos
Anambra Police Command has arrested six members of a child-stealing and trafficking syndicate operating across Anambra, Enugu and Lagos States.
Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this on Sunday said the Command also rescued a three-year-old boy earlier reported stolen in Anambra.
He said the suspects were apprehended by operatives attached to the Gender Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Awka, following petition from a victim.
He further revealed that the child has since been reunited with his family while the suspects are currently in custody and would be charged upon completion of investigations.
SWAT busts ‘notorious s3x trafficking’ ring, rescues15 young ladies in Ondo
Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ondo State Police Command have bust a “notorious s3x trafficking” syndicate that exploited young women under the guise of job recruitment and social media content creation.
The operation led to the rescue of 15 young ladies between 20 and 26, according to a statement ion Sunday in Akure by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade.
Ayanlade said the SWAT team, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended one Jayeola Joshua, a resident of Alagbaka, along with two accomplices in connection with the crime.
He explained that investigations revealed the syndicate lured its victims from different parts of the country with false promises of lucrative employment opportunities – including domestic work, ushering services, and overseas placements.
According to him, evidence showed that an apartment in Alagbaka was specifically rented to facilitate illegal activities.
Oba of Lagos declares Atiku Abubakar will never be president, endorses Tinubu
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has declared that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will never become Nigeria’s president.
Akiolu disclosed that destiny does not favour Atiku despite his long-standing political ambitions since 1992.
The monarch made the statement while speaking to journalists at his Iga Iduganran Palace during celebrations marking his 22 years on the throne.
He contrasted Atiku’s repeated presidential bids with the emergence of President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as divinely ordained.
“The future belongs to God.
But let me say it plainly: former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will never be President of Nigeria,” the monarch said.
May I not leave the world before you” – Regina Daniels blasts Ned Nwoko in explosive rants
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has once again taken to social media to slam her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, issuing fiery warnings amid their escalating family feuds.
Regina, who has been in an emotional turmoil since the arrest of her elder brother, Sammy, by her husband, has been posting series of explosive rants targeting Ned after his recent statement.
In a particularly blunt post on her Instagram story, she wrote:“
Ned, God will actually punish you! May I not die and leave you in this world, because na who die loose.”
UK issues fresh travel warning for six Nigerian states over rising insecurity
The United Kingdom has advised its citizens to avoid travel to several parts of Nigeria amid worsening insecurity marked by terrorism, violent crime, kidnappings, and intercommunal clashes.In its latest Foreign Travel Advice released on GOV.
UK and sighted on Sunday, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said insecurity,
“is increasing across Nigeria,” warning that “kidnapping, violent crime, and intercommunal violence occur throughout all regions of Nigeria.”
The FCDO specifically urged British nationals to exercise extreme caution, review their safety procedures, and ensure contingency plans are in place.
The advisory listed Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina, and Zamfara states as areas to be completely avoided due to,
“a high and increasing threat from Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa, particularly around transport hubs, religious areas and large gatherings.”
