Bandits, on Tuesday, launched a deadly attack on some villages in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing a pregnant woman and others. Residents said the attackers abducted eight people and left several others injured. They said the bandits, who arrived in large numbers on motorcycles, stormed Motokun and Egboro communities, shooting sporadically and…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old Almajiri teacher, Lawal Nasiru, for allegedly assaulting one of his pupils in the Darazo Local Government Area of the state. The victim, identified as 11-year-old Sa’id Sani, was reportedly tied with a heavy rope and beaten with a stick and thick cable, leaving him with multiple…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that it will on Friday arraign a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Shamsideen Adio, known as Shameleon, on Friday over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider in Lagos Island. Adio, 55, was arrested after he allegedly descended on the victim during a…
Gunmen have reportedly abducted a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly representing Pankshin South Constituency. AIT reports that the lawmaker was abducted from his home at Dong area of Jos North LGA. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Plateau State has been battling insecurity. Recall that the District Head of Birbyang in Birbyang Ward of…
The death of a 32-year-old Nigerian national in Nalasopara on Saturday night has shocked the Nigerian community in India. This was after it was revealed that he was beaten to death by his fellow countrymen during a violent quarrel. Police confirmed that three Nigerian nationals had been arrested in connection with the crime, according to…
Two police officers have been killed in an ambush by gunmen in Isanlu community, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi state. The officers, attached to MOPOL 70, were attacked on Sunday while on duty. Sources said the assailants, suspected to be bandits, opened fire on the policemen along Ilafin road, killing two on the…
A violent clash between residents over a gold mining site has claimed one life in Garin Katta community, Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The crisis, which broke out on Saturday after a misunderstanding among miners, escalated on Sunday when relatives of the deceased reportedly launched a reprisal attack. The confrontation led to the…
Gunmen on Sunday night abducted Mrs Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu of the Word of God Church, Agyaragu, along with a female church member in Obi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Narrating the incident, Pastor Nasamu said his wife, who is nursing a three-month-old baby, was taken alongside a church member who had…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 46-year-old Ofoma Sunday, a Brazilian returnee, for ingesting illicit drugs, which he later excreted under observatory custody at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. This was contained in a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja. “A total of 111 wraps…
The Executive Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area, Hon. Jonathan Modi, has expressed sorrow over the killing of security personnel who were ambushed during a joint clearance operation in Katsina-Ala, Benue State. In a condolence message issued on Sunday, September 21, 2025, the chairman sympathized with the Nigerian Police Force, the Civil Protection Guards, and…