1. Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected as the governor of Ekiti state.
The incumbent recorded a dominant victory in the election, which took place on Saturday. Oyebanji defeated the other challengers in the race in all 16 local government areas (LGAs) in Ekiti.
Adenike Oladiji, the returning officer, announced the final result at the collation centre in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Sunday morning
2. Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have overrun a bandits’ camp in Kogi and rescued two kidnap victims. The operation followed intelligence reports on the movement of injured bandits linked to criminal leaders. A military operational report made available to NAN revealed this on Saturday.
3. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) Sector 1, sustained relentless air operations against terrorists and armed bandits across the North West, delivering precision strikes on identified criminal enclaves while intensifying intelligence, surveillance and armed reconnaissance missions in support of ongoing joint operations.
4. The Take It Back Movement has announced plans to stage another protest on Monday, June 22, over rising insecurity and the continued abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State. The group’s Oyo State Coordinator, Dimeji Salako, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, saying the protest would take place at Iwo Road in Ibadan.
5. Zamfara State Police Command has recovered 329 rustled cattle, 175 sheep, one AK-47 rifle and 15 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition during a security operation in the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday.
6. Residents of Igboho in Oyo State were thrown into celebration after a kidnapped family, including a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling, were reportedly released following a two-hour ultimatum issued by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. A video circulating on social media showed large crowds of residents singing, dancing and celebrating the return of the victims.
7. Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has requested the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Iyobosa Okungbowa, to establish a Special Court to handle cases involving kidnapping and cult-related offences. The governor said the proposed court would facilitate the speedy trial and prosecution of suspected kidnappers and cultists across the state.
8. Kebbi State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has killed a suspected kidnap kingpin, identified as Jiji Mujugu, during an operation in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said one of the suspects earlier arrested led security operatives to the gang leader’s hideout.
9. The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has foiled an attempt to distribute expired pharmaceutical products into the Nigerian market illegally and intercepted a total of 1.8 tonnes of Cannabis sativa in a series of intelligence-driven operations coordinated with sister security agencies. This was disclosed in a press release issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Isah Sulaiman.
10. No fewer than five persons lost their lives, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a multiple-vehicle accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday evening. The crash, which occurred around the Satguru Maharaj Ji Village axis of the highway, involved six trucks, two Toyota Hilux vans and two cars, according to emergency responders
