The Lagos State Police Command said a 23-year-old Ayomide Adeleye, the suspected killer of Christiana Idowu, a 300-Level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State has been handed over to the Command by 9 Brigade Nigeria Army. The Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed the transfer on Thursday via his verified X…
The police have confirmed the arrest of the operatives who allegedly extorted N3 million from a Nigerian man in Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Thursday. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how some police operatives allegedly extorted money from the man, Kelechi Isaac,…
The Director-General (DG) of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has informed corps members that they will not regret participating in all the camp activities. According to him, such activities are meant to make them rugged and enable the corps members to outstand future rigours of life. Ahmed said the regimented camp activities were aimed at instilling…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent wry remark a day after Washington accused Moscow of seeking to influence the vote. Putin often comments on political and social issues in the United States, often with sarcasm. He said last year that the US…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), should arrest Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over a comment credited to him. While speaking at a congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state in August, Wike…
18-year-old Adamu Usman has confessed to the Edo State Police Command that he was “arrested by some juju in Esama’s residence” when he went to the compound to steal artifacts worth five hundred million naira (₦500,000,000.00). Usman, who hails from Kano State said he was deceived by one of his friends ( now at- large),…
With today, September 5, 2024 being the deadline given by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for banking agents, known as Point of Sale (POS) operators to register their activities or face prosecution, the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) has challenged the directive in court. Recall that the federal government through…
Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (RTD), has extended his condolence greetings to the family of late Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua. In the condolence message sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Dambazau described Hajiya Dada as a woman who left a space that can’t be filled. The message reads: Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (RTD), extends his heartfelt condolences…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has warned Nigerians to get ready to witness more fuel scarcity. The warning was given by Adedapo Segun, Executive Vice President of NNPCL (Downstream), during a televised interview on Thursday. Segun’s warning comes on the heels of the recent fuel price hike, which has already…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that two persons have been reported dead and two others rescued alive after a two-storey building collapsed at Nomansland in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State. According to report, the building collapsed around 2am on Thursday amidst a heavy downpour when the building collapsed. It was gathered that the building collapsed…
