Bandits Threatening Us, Reps Member Asks Tinubu To Review Withdrawal Of Police From VIPs
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday said bandits…
Bandits Threatening Us, Reps Member Asks Tinubu To Review Withdrawal Of Police From VIPs
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday said bandits were threatening to abduct members of the National Assembly. Idris stated this during the resumption of debate on national security in the lower chamber, calling on President Bola Tinubu to review his directive on the withdrawal of police operatives attached…
Southern Governors Meet In Ogun, Hail Tinubu’s Prompt Response To Security Threats
The Southern Governor’s Forum has commended President Bola Tinubu’s prompt response to recent security threats witnessed in some parts of the country. The Chairman of the forum and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, stated this in his opening remarks at the regional meeting of governors of southern states of Nigeria, in Iperu on Wednesday. Mr…
Panic At ABU Zaria Gate As Ammunition Falls From Moving Passenger Bus
There was panic at the main gate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, when several rounds of ammunition reportedly fell from a moving passenger bus along the Zaria–Katsina highway. According to a video on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism publication, the incident occurred directly in front of the university’s main gate on Tuesday, causing…
FLASH: Gunfire, President Arrested As Coup Rocks Another African Country
Gunfire erupted in Bissau on Wednesday as Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Embaló, said he was arrested around 1 p.m. inside his office at the presidential palace, describing the incident as an unfolding coup d’état, according to The Africa Report. Embaló, who contested last Sunday’s presidential election and claims, by his own tally, to have secured 65…
Retired US Colonel Claims Ownership As Police Intercepts 300 Rounds Of Ammunition In Lagos
Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos, have intercepted 300 rounds of ammunition and intercepted a container carrying 300 rounds of 9mm ammunition concealed inside a Nissan Frontier pickup truck. The consignment also included two Toyota Sienna vans, one SCION XA vehicle, 24 bags of foreign rice, seven bales of used…
BREAKING: President Tinubu Finally Appoints Ambassadors
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has sent a 3-man list of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this at plenary on Wednesday. The nominees are Kayode Are from Ogun State, Aminu Dalhatu from Jigawa and Ayodele Oke. “The list contains three names for now, I am sure…
How Father Of 3 Abducted Catholic School Pupils Died Of Heart Attack – CAN Chairman
A parent who has three children among the pupils abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State, has died of heart attack. Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern region and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. John Hayab, disclosed this in an interview with ARISE Television. He said the…
AFCON: CAF Releases Full Officiating Team As Nigerian Officials Not Included
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the complete list of referees and video assistant referees for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. No Nigerian was included in the list by CAF. CAF included 28 centre referees and 14 VAR officials. Host nation Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and Mauritania provided two centre referees. Algeria’s Lahlou…
FLASH: 16 Dead As Speeding Bus Crashes Into Stationary Truck In Oyo
The Oyo State government has confirmed that at least 16 lives were lost in an accident involving an 18-seater bus and a stationary truck along the Oyo/Ogbomosho Expressway in Oyo town. The Special Adviser on Fire Reform and Chairman of Fire Services Agency to Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement…
Troops Arrest Two Herders For Destroying Crops In Benue
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have arrested two herders accused of trespassing on community farmlands and destroying crops during a routine harvest-season patrol in Makurdi, Benue State. The incident occurred on November 20, 2025, when troops deployed at Zongo Akiki intercepted the herders after they allegedly led their cattle into cultivated…
