GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom command has detained a couple over suspected child trafficking. The suspects, Christiana Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, were apprehended for allegedly selling their own child for N450,000. A police spokeswoman, Timfon John, said at a news conference in Uyo that the case was reported…
Former United States senator from New Jersey Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for what prosecutors described as one of the most brazen corruption schemes in U.S. history. The 71-year-old politician, who served nearly 18 years in the Senate, was convicted last year of taking nearly $1 million in bribes, including…
In a landmark judgement, the Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced four convicts to death by hanging for their involvement in a kidnapping case. The convicts, Manager Etonzor, Daniel Derietiedei, Inimotimi Rufus, and Tari Firstman, were found guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping under Section 2 (1) of the Bayelsa State Law 2013. The kidnapping incident…
A 13-year-old girl experiencing mental health issues has been allegedly ganged raped by four young men in Ugbomoro, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. According to SaharaReporters, the incident, which reportedly occurred on January 24, has triggered outrage within the community and calls for justice from the victim’s family. According to a source, the…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Sunday Echege, 33, for cutting off his wife’s left wrist over alleged infidelity. The incident occurred on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka Local Government Area. The police identified the victim as Chinonso Echege. The arrest was made possible with the…
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a suspected cultist, Peter Falola, popularly known as ‘Black Jesus,’ for allegedly committing assault, arson, and vandalism of property valued at over N1.4 million in the Agbado area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, in a statement issued to PUNCH Online on Tuesday, stated…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular undertaker in Kogi state, Segun Adekoya has been killed by some yet-to-be-identified gunman. According to report, Adekoya, was killed on the Egbe-Ogbe-Ponyan road in Yagba East local government of Kogi state over the weekend. The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday, January 25, at about 5 pm…
A mob in Oke-Ijeun, a community in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Tuesday lynched an elderly woman. The woman, Ojo Kehinde, was accused by the mob of being a witch and transforming from a bird to a human Video clips showing Mrs Kehinde in a ditch and surrounded by the mob have been circulating…
Timileyin Ajayi, the embattled gospel singer accused of murdering his alleged girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, has been arraigned at the High Court of Justice, Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the artiste was apprehended in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, while allegedly attempting to dispose of the severed head of 24-year-old Ms Adaidu,…
Some hoodlums have allegedly beaten a yet-to-be identified female officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) to stupor in Kwara State. The incident, it was gathered, occurred during the turbaning of a newly appointed traditional title holder in Ilọrin. According to eyewitnesses, the hoodlums swam on the female officer, a mother of…