Five months after gospel singer Timilehin Ajayi allegedly murdered and dismembered his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, he has been sentenced to death. In January, GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that Mr Ajayi was arrested in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, while attempting to dispose of the severed head of Ms Adaidu, a 24-year-old Youth Corps Member serving in…
Authorities in Libya have arrested five Nigerian nationals — one male and four females, including a woman with a child — on allegations of involvement in prostitution. According to a statement released on Wednesday by Migrant Rescue Watch, the arrests were made during a police operation in the Salmani area of Benghazi, carried out by…
The gruesome killing of a local farmer, Rabiat Atere, by suspected armed bandits at Oka Akoko, in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has sparked outrage. Atere was reportedly attacked on her farm in Oka on Monday evening. The deceased, who hailed from Uba in Oka-Akoko, was said to have invested heavily…
A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has again convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, alongside her associates Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode, to 14 years imprisonment each for a contract scam involving N11 million. Justice Aisha Kumaliya delivered the ruling on Wednesday, June 25, 2025,…
Gunmen have killed ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that He was killed alongside his son. The attack, it was gathered, happened on Tuesday night at the deceased’s home in Lile Village, near Ndeji community. Sources said the gunmen stormed the residence…
The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command attached to the Nsukka Urban Division, have arrested three male suspects in connection with the physical assault of members of the public by the Oriokpa Masquerade group on June 22, 2025, in Nsukka, as seen in a viral video. Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP…
The Taliban Supreme Court in Kabul on Tuesday sentenced a man and woman to 39 lashes and 18 months in prison for engaging in extramarital sex. It was unclear whether the floggings carried out on Monday took place in public, as has been the case in previous instances. Since returning to power in 2021, the…
An ex-convict identified as Segun Samuel stirred drama when he cunningly removed the chains from his leg with a broom stick and escaped from Ilorin Area Court to an uncompleted house in a nearby community on Tuesday. The ex-convict had after removing the chain from his led walked towards the restroom and scaled the court…
The Edo state police command has arrested a suspect, Joshua Osaigbovo, over the death of Osato Festus Edogiaweria, his girlfriend. In a statement on Monday, Moses Yamu, police spokesperson in Edo, said the investigation began when the deceased’s mother filed a missing person report at Aduwawa police division on April 25. According to Yamu, the…
Amos Isah, the founder and lead pastor of Prophetic Victory Voice of Fire Ministry in Gwagwalada, Abuja, has been arrested and detained by the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) over allegations of defiling a 14-year-old girl, according to Sahara Reporters. The arrest, which took place last week, has sent shockwaves through the community, as Pastor…