At least 27 people have been k!lled in two separate mass shootings in South Africa.

Seventeen people were k!lled at a tavern in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, on Saturday night, September 26, while another 10 people were k!lled at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, near Cape Town, in the early hours of Sunday, September 27.

In the Wedela attack, police said the gunmen arrived at about 9:30pm and opened fire on people gathered outside the tavern before entering the premises and continuing to shoot at patrons.

A video from the scene shows people singing and dancing when gunshots ring out, sending them scampering to safety.

Emergency medical services pronounced 13 men and four women de@d at the scene, while 15 other victims sustained gunshot injuries and were taken to medical facilities.

South African police said the suspects were reportedly armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols. They allegedly searched some of the patrons and took their mobile phones before fleeing in two unidentified vehicles.

Two other vehicles were also set alight during the attack, police said.

No arrests had been made as of Sunday, while the motive for the shooting remained unknown.

Detectives and specialised police units have been deployed to identify and apprehend the suspects.

The second shooting occurred at about 1:46am on Sunday at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, near Cape Town.

Police said gunmen entered the venue, which also sells braaied meat, and opened fire on patrons.

Five people were k!lled at the scene, while another five di£d after being taken to medical facilities. Eleven others were wounded and remained under medical care.

Police said investigations into murd£r and attempted murd£r were underway, with the identities of the victims to be released after their next of kin have been notified.

The Jigawa State Hisbah Board has arrested eight persons over alleged homos3xual acts in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.

The Public Relations Officer of the Board, Dauda Hadejia, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, September 26, 2026 said the suspects were arrested following a complaint lodged by a 22-year-old man.

According to Hadejia, the complainant alleged that nine individuals had engaged in homos3xual acts with him on different occasions.

The PRO said the complainant also claimed that he later contracted HIV, which he attributed to the alleged acts.

Hadejia said the complainant therefore appealed to the Hisbah authorities to seek justice over what he described as deception and actions that negatively affected his life.

He explained that following the complaint, Hisbah operatives launched an investigation and began searching for the nine individuals mentioned by the complainant.

“Our men swung into action after receiving the complaint and so far eight suspects have been arrested, while efforts are ongoing to arrest the remaining suspect,” Hadejia said.

He added that during preliminary investigations, the eight arrested suspects reportedly admitted to having engaged in the act with the complainant

He noted that the Hisbah Corps had compiled relevant information and evidence for presentation before the court.

Hadejia quoted the Deputy Commander-General of the Jigawa State Hisbah Board, Dr Hussain Baban, as advising parents to be more vigilant about their children’s upbringing.

“Dr. Baban urged parents to pay greater attention to the upbringing of their children and monitor the people they associate with,” Hadejia said.

He also said the DCG called on members of the public to fear God and remain mindful of the consequences of their actions.

The PRO added that the investigation was still ongoing and the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.

According to Hadejia, the DCG expressed appreciation to the Jigawa State Government for its support and cooperation with the Hisbah Board in carrying out its responsibilities.

The media aide to the Anambra State First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, Daniel Ezeigwe, has disputed former governor Peter Obi’s claim that he and his wife are “godparents” to the children of Governor Chukwuma Soludo.

While speaking at the Nigerian Guild of Editors Conference in Enugu State on Friday, September 25, Obi said he and his wife were “godparents” to Soludo’s children and that despite their political differences, he bears no grudges against Soludo.

However, in a statement issued today, the media aide to the Anambra State First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, Daniel Ezeigwe, said there is no truth in Obi’s claim.

The statement read

“The attention of the First Lady of Anambra State, Dr Nonye Soludo, has been drawn to a viral video in which the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, claimed that ‘he and his wife are godparents to Soludo’s children’.

Following the widespread circulation of the video, we have received several calls and enquiries seeking clarification on the claim.

We hereby state clearly that the claim, as presented, is false. For the avoidance of doubt: Mr Peter Obi is not a godfather to any of the children of Professor Chukwuma and Dr Nonye Soludo.

The facts concerning the godparent relationship between the two families are as follows: Dr Nonye Soludo, First Lady of Anambra State, is the confirmation ‘godmother’ to Peter Obi’s daughter.

Mrs Margaret Obi, wife of Mr Peter Obi, is the baptismal godmother to one of Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s daughters.

Neither Mr Obi nor Professor Soludo has served as a godparent to the other’s children. It is possible that Mr Peter Obi simply misspoke in the course of making his remarks. However, given the widespread circulation of the video and the enquiries it has generated, it is important that the record be set straight. The relationship between the two families is cordial and there is no need to misrepresent it in any manner.’’

A 27-year-old man, Muhammad Garba Ladan, has been arrested by men of the Bauchi state police command over the alleged strangulation of his four-month-old daughter, Fatimah Muhammad, in Zirami, Azare, Bauchi State.

The command said the incident was reported at about 10pm on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the Azare Divisional Police Headquarters.

According to a statement issued on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, the infant’s 20-year-old mother brought her lifeless body to the police station after allegedly discovering her dead at home.

The bereaved mother told the police that she had left the baby sleeping at home while she went to a neighbour’s house for hairdressing.

She said that shortly after returning home, she discovered that the baby was no longer breathing and allegedly saw her husband, Garba Ladan, suspiciously coming out of the room.

The mother further alleged that her husband had previously made several unsuccessful attempts to k!ll the child.

According to the police, she linked the alleged attempts to the circumstances surrounding the pregnancy, which she said occurred before she and Garba Ladan subsequently got legally married. Following the report, detectives attached to the Azare Division rushed the infant to the General Hospital, where a medical doctor on duty confirmed her *****.

The doctor reportedly attributed the cause of de@th to strangulation.

The police subsequently arrested Garba Ladan, who is currently undergoing preliminary investigation.

The command said the infant’s remains were later released to her relatives for burial.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) today arraigned Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two other accomplices, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, before Hon. Justice Ayokunle Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on a 22-count charge bordering on cocaine trafficking, illegal export of narcotics, and money laundering.

The defendants, who were accused of conspiring between 28th July and 1st August 2026 to export 184.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in five consignments through a Lagos-based courier logistics firm to London, United Kingdom, pleaded not guilty to all counts when the charges were read to them.

A statement from Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, says count one of the charge sheet, marked FHC/LAG/CR/755/2026, accuses Afolabi, alongside Boniface and Ikechukwu, of conspiring with Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf, already arrested in London in connection with the same case, to export the narcotic drug using consignments bearing Airway Bill Numbers 2079998314, 8224082370, 2079973571, 7181131742 and 2211893902, under the shipper’s name Yemi Ejide.

Other counts detail how Boniface procured Ikechukwu to facilitate the export while Afolabi is accused of procuring a staff member of BOT Express Logistics on Lagos Island to process the illicit consignment, and of unlawfully possessing the cocaine ahead of export.

After the not-guilty plea was entered and their bail application argued, the NDLEA prosecutor Abu Ibrahim who opposed the bail application, prayed the court to remand the defendants in a correctional facility pending trial, citing the gravity of the offences. Justice Faji thereafter ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Agency’s facility, and adjourned the matter till 4th October 2026 for ruling on the application.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested its officer who appeared in the viral video making careless, inappropriate and uncultured remarks about Peter Obi and Igbos while travelling on public transport has been identified as INSP. Osumah Frank.

Frank was filmed saying Obi or any Igbo person can never become President of Nigeria.

In a statement released today September 25, the command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola said the command has commenced appropriate disciplinary action against the officer in line with established regulations of the Nigeria Police Force.

Abimbola stated that the statements made by the officer were made in his personal capacity and do not represent the position, views or official disposition of the Lagos State Police Command or the Nigeria Police Force.

She mentioned that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, has reiterated the position of the command that all its personnel are expected to maintain professionalism, civility, discipline and respect for members of the public at all times. He further reaffirmed that wearing the Police uniform comes with a responsibility to uphold the dignity and integrity of the Force, and that the Command will not condone any conduct capable of bringing the Force into disrepute or undermining public confidence in the Police.

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC), Peter Obi, has dismissed claims that he left Anambra State with $123 million in debt, insisting that he handed over the state in a strong financial position with more than $150 million in funds.

Recall that the Anambra State government has, in recent times insisted Obi left the state with huge financial debt that they are still clearing. Obi denied the claim and dared them to back it with evidence, and if true, he will quit his presidential campaign. The state government has rolled out several statements with figures claiming he left the state with $123 million debt.

Speaking in an exclusive interview on Arise News on Thursday night, September 24, the former Anambra State governor dismissed the allegation, arguing the allegation was “very wrong public accounting.”

“Assuming—let me even assume that Anambra State was right, even though it’s false, I did not leave $123 million—let me assume the worst-case scenario: that there was $123.7 million owed as of the time I left. I left over $150 million that was earning about $10 million annually. If they had just kept that money I left and used the income to pay the loan, they would have finished paying it now, with the $150 million capital still remaining and still giving Anambra State $10 million annually.

How it is now bundled that as of the time I left office, I left $123-something million is very wrong public accounting,” he said.

He further stated that during his time as governor, he did not approach any financial institution to borrow money or issue bonds on behalf of Anambra State, adding that his administration did not owe salaries, gratuities, pensions or verified and certified contractors.

He stated that he has no ill feelings towards Governor Soludo who he described as his brother.

The Enugu state police command has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a concrete water reservoir that claimed the lives of five members of the same family at Umuike-Aja Village, Nenwenta Community, Awgu Local Government Area, in the early hours of September 18.

The Police on the said day received information that the reservoir, attached to an uncompleted building, had collapsed onto the adjoining house of a neighbour, identified as Raphael Onwu (male). Onwu, his wife, mother and two children d!ed in the incident.

Police operatives from Awgu Division promptly mobilized to the scene and, with support from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and community members, rescued a 9-year-old male child, who was taken to the hospital and is receiving treatment. The five deceased family members were recovered and taken to the hospital, where they were confirmed de@d before their remains were deposited at the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the owner of the building on which the reservoir was constructed, one Nkwo Onyedikachi Geoffrey, has been arrested in connection with the tragic incident.

The Cross River State Police Command has released the photograph of an unidentified woman found d3ad in a Calabar hotel and appealed to the public to help identify her.

The woman was found d3ad in a hotel room along Clifford Lane, Calabar South, earlier this month.

The spokesperson for the command, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

According to the statement, preliminary investigation showed that the deceased lodged at the hotel alongside a male guest whose current whereabouts remain unknown.

The command said investigators have intensified efforts to establish her identity and determine the circumstances surrounding her d3ath as the search for her companion continues.

Police also said the receptionist who was on duty when the incident occurred remains in custody and is assisting the investigators with information about the admission of the guests and events leading up to the discovery of the deceased.

The police noted that the receptionist’s detention should not be interpreted as a determination of guilt.

A pupil of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Primary School, Awka, Anambra State, Success Ezenwafor, has d!ed after floodwaters swept away the school shuttle bus at the ring road area of the town on Monday, September 21.

Ezenwafor was among schoolchildren inside the bus when floodwaters overtook it along the Awka-Nibo-Nise-Enugwu-Ukwu Ring Road in Awka South Local Government Area.

His body was recovered on Tuesday, September 22, during a search operation following the incident and was laid to rest on Wednesday, Seotember 23, in his hometown in Ekwulobia, Aguata local government area of Anambra state.

Uche Nworah, former Managing Director of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), who confirmed this development online, said little Ezenwafor’s parents reported him missing on Tuesday shortly after the heavy rainfall and flooding in the area.

Two other children from the Ezenwafor family were also reportedly in the vehicle but were rescued.

In an update shared on Facebook, Nworah disclosed that the little boy’s remains has been recovered and laid to rest in his hometown.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

An Australian expatriate in Bali was found d£ad with his two young kids in an apparent murd£r-su!cide after a haunting final phone call with his wife in which his daughter was heard screaming “stop daddy.”

Damien John Shaw, 56, str@ngled his 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter before h@nging himself in their bungalow in Kuta on September 13, 2026, police said.

His wife, who had been traveling 600 miles away in Jakarta, called a neighbor to check on her family after she heard her terrified daughter crying and saying “stop daddy”.

Residents of Bali found Shaw h@nging from a rope with the b0d¡es of his kids stacked on top of each other.

CCTV footage revealed a horrifying sequence of events. It shows the son screaming from inside the bungalow while the terrified daughter runs outside before Shaw drags her back in, police said in statements relayed by Bali Eyewitness News.

“Kuta Police have spoken with the victim’s wife, but progress was limited as she remains in deep shock and grief,” Denpasar city police official I Gede Adi Saputra Jaya told reporters.

The couple’s marriage had been on the rocks for years, and Shaw’s wife had left to her parents’ house two weeks before the d£aths, she told police.

Neighbors in Shaw’s home town of Perth, where the family previously lived, described them as a “private” but peaceful family, according to the Australian.

“He was very private but never caused any trouble, we always exchanged pleasantries,” a neighbor told the Australian.

Shaw had attempted su!cide around a month before the tragedy. His wife intervened, but the family did not seek psychiatric treatment police said.

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has charged newly elected local government chairman in the state to carry out their duties with utmost diligence, warning them against using public office as an avenue for quick wealth.

Nwifuru gave the charge on Wednesday in Abakaliki while unveiling a three-day capacity-building workshop for the newly

“You must be mindful of the decisions you take in office because your actions today will determine the legacy you leave behind. Do not allow anybody to mislead you into doing what is wrong. Public office is not an avenue to become wealthy overnight.

Whatever you do with public funds must be lawful, transparent, and accountable. Stand firm, remain resilient in the face of criticism, and keep your primary responsibility focused on serving the people’’he said