A 39-year-old senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Funmilayo Oluwamayokun Lasisi, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, who were declared missing in Ogun State, have been found dead with a mutilated body part at a suspected herbalist’s den in Osun, in what is suspected to be a ritual killing. Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday…
Usman Abdullahi, a 24-year old convict from Shelleng local government area of Adamawa State, has opened up on stealing packs of Indomie noodles and distributing it among his three girlfriends. Usman, who was sentenced to community service, lamented that none of the 3 girlfriends paid him a visit in detention. He, therefore, vowed to end…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 30-year-old man identified Lusha Alhaji Washa, also known as Muyaye has been killed following a domestic dispute. Our correspondent gathered that Shalbal Yusuf of Matadangwoni Village, via Auna District, Magama Local Government Area of Niger state allegedly killed Washa. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident reportedly occurred at about 12:30…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Victor Cletus, for allegedly defrauding and sexually assaulting a young woman under the guise of being a medical doctor. It was gathered that the suspect, who pretended to be a surgeon, is actually a cleaner at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attack on Deeper Life Bible Church, Okene, Kogi State, Abdulazeez Obadaki, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Obadaki was arraigned on Thursday on a six-count charge bordering on membership of a terrorist group, conspiracy, aiding and abetting acts of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a vessel carrying 20 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. In a statement on Friday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the vessel, MV Nord Bosporus with registration number 9760110, arrived from Santos in Brazil. Babafemi said NDLEA officers discovered the Class A drug…
The Niger State Government has condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St Mary’s School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government Area. It said the incident occurred despite an earlier security directive issued to schools in parts of Niger North. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, said…
An unconfirmed number of students and staff have been abducted at St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. Details of the abduction remain sketchy, but sources told Daily Trust that many students were taken during a raid on the school last night. A source from one…
Barely 24 hours after an attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area, another incident has occurred in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. Armed men, on Wednesday, evening attacked rice farmers working on their fields, killing two and abducting four others. The incident happened during peak harvest hours, with…
The bandits that abducted some 38 worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State have placed N100 ransom on the head of each abductees. Our correspondent gathered that the kidnappers have started contacting the families of the victims who were abducted during a church service on Tuesday….