The Ghanaian police have arrested one Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun, a Nigerian wanted in connection with the killing of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official and her daughter in Ogun state. George Ohene-Boadi, regional commander for The Eastern South Regional Police Command, who spoke at a press conference, said the 36-year-old suspect fled to Ghana…
US and Ukrainian negotiators have drawn up an “updated and refined peace framework”, and plan to continue “intensive” work on a peace plan over the coming days, the countries announced on Sunday. A joint statement said talks on a US-backed plan in Geneva had been “highly productive”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there…
There is a major cover-up at Potiskum Correctional Centre as an office of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Yobe Command, Sani Saleh-Bodejo, allegedly raped and impregnated an inmate, Blessing Sunday. According to DAILY NIGERIAN it was gathered that Mr Bodejo, an Assistant Superintendent of Correctional Services (ASC II), allegedly committed the crime with the support…
The freed kidnap victims of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have narrated their ordeal in the hands of their abductors. The victims, who had spent about six days in captivity, were rescued on Sunday following the security intervention of both the federal and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday asked President Bola Tinubu to either seek help or resign, as Nigeria faces renewed attacks and kidnapping of school children across some states in the north Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, noted that the recent abductions of students in Kebbi,…
Barring any last-minute change, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will on Monday formally register with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and pick up his membership card. Top aides told Daily Trust that final arrangements have been concluded for Atiku to register at Jada Ward 1 in Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The former…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with Nigeria’s service chiefs as part of renewed efforts to address the escalating security challenges across the country. In a statement released from the State House on Sunday, the President confirmed that he was meeting with the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all Nigerian police force officers protecting the VIPs in Nigeria, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports. This was disclosed in a press release by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Onanuga revealed that the officers were withdrawn for core police duties. STATEHOUSE PRESS…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a one-day national prayer to address what it describes as the “ongoing Christian genocide in the country.” The decision followed resolutions reached during the association’s 4th Quarter National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held on November 18, 2025, in Jos, Plateau State. The declaration was conveyed in an…
The founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and Senior Pastor of the Faith Tabernacle, Bishop David Oyedepo, has stated that Nigeria will never become an Islamic state, condemning the surge in killings and insecurity across the country. Oyedepo, while addressing the congregation during the 4th Pre-Shiloh Encounter Service on Sunday, expressed concern over continued…