The Edo state police command has confirmed the death of a 12-year-old girl during a gun battle between security operatives and suspected kidnappers along the Fugar-Agenebode road in Etsako East LGA of the state. Moses Yamu, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. Yamu said the incident occurred around 7:20 p.m….
In a bid to enhance the health and well-being of the citizens of Ose Local Government, Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, in collaboration with Margaret Mosunmola College of Health Science & Technology , Owo, is organizing a life-changing medical outreach titled “Iwosan Ofe’datiwa”. This free medical outreach, scheduled to take place from 18th-20th October, 2024, at…
A former Senator, Dino Melaye, has claimed that the Founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, forcefully retired Bishop David Abioye, who was his vice-president. In October this year, the church revised the retirement age from 60 to 55. At the time, Abioye was 63 while the second vice-president Bishop Thomas Aremu was 67….
A 65-year-old man, Olalekan Ogunjobi, has been nabbed by the Ogun State Police Command in connection with the death of a woman found in his apartment. PUNCH Metro gathered that the woman, identified as Serifatu Disu, had left her husband’s house to visit Ogunjobi at his apartment in Fatima Castle, Konigba, located in the Ago-Iwoye…
The Lagos Coroner’s Court, presided over by Magistrate T.A. Sotobi, has threatened to compel absent witnesses to testify in the inquest into the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad if they continue to ignore summons. The court allowed Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, to serve witness summonses through newspaper and social media notices, The PUNCH…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has showcased his mansion in Ibadan, Oyo State, reportedly worth millions of naira. In a viral video, Adelabu was seen inside the lavishly furnished white mansion alongside his supporters, some of whom described it as the “next Oyo State government house” ahead of the 2027 elections….
Embattled music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has formally requested that Judge Arun Subramanian allow the public release of a series of controversial videos colloquially called “freak-off tapes.” Combs’ legal team argues that these recordings will establish their client’s innocence unequivocally. According to Daily Mail, Combs’ attorneys filed a letter urging the judge to compel prosecutors…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the 16 Northerners, who were lynched in Edo State have been laid to rest today, Saturday. It was also reported that three others were buried on Friday, bringing the total number of people buried to 19. According to Zagazola, they were laid to rest at the Udune Efandion community in Uromi….
The Department of the State Services, DSS, has awarded a N10 million compensation to an Abuja-based woman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, found to have been wrongfully arrested and detained by a sister security agency on allegations of involvement in illegal oil bunkering. The woman was held in the DSS detention facility some months back. Director General…
The police in Ekiti State have arraigned one Rev. Rotimi Osho (63) before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged intent to murder a traditional ruler in the state. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and others at large, sometime in 2024, attempted to kill/murder Oba Adebayo…