Thirteen passengers travelling along Bonny-Okrika waterways in Rivers State are missing following the hijacking of a boat by some suspected pirates. It was gathered that the boat conveying about 20 passengers was hijacked by the pirates on Thursday, February 6. Also, the Bonny Local Government Council had earlier announced that it rescued a total of…
A Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, Adam Imam Yusuf, has been arrested over the alleged diversion of more than ₦3 billion. Yusuf was arrested by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). ICPC disclosed this in a statement on its website,…
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of several Muslim worshippers during the early morning (Subhi) prayer in the Bushe community, Sabon Birni Local Government Area. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the incident while speaking with our correspondent in the state on Friday morning. “I just confirmed the incident…
Police have arrested one John Gambo, a student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN) for allegedly hacking one one Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time student of the same institution to death with an axe and a knife during a violent altercation in their lodge. Ramhan Nansel, the spokesperson for the Nasarawa Police Command announced this in…
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) said its operatives had arrested a suspect for over $597,000 in romance fraud. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Adejobi said the suspect was arrested for allegedly defrauding a female American national of $597,000 in…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested Onu Simeon following a fatal altercation that resulted in the death of Ifeanyi Chukwu at Utako Market, Abuja. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident: Our electric bike will crash price of goods and fight climate change – Adekunle Ajasin Varsity….0:00 / 0:00 “On…
Opara Macdonald, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Leuven Empire Hotel and Suites in Ejigbo, Lagos, arrested by the Zone 2 Police Command on an allegation of sodomising a 16-year-old boy, has broken his silence. Mr Macdonald was paraded at the Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos on Wednesday. While parading the hotelier, police…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old America-trained Nollywood filmmaker, Mbadiwe Emeka, to five years imprisonment for trafficking in 17. 30 kilograms of Canada Loud, Cannabis Sativa, a narcotic drug similar to cocaine, LSD, and heroin. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, handed down the jail term after Emeka pleaded guilty to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that some gunmen have reportedly launched an attack in the Tsiga community in Bakori local government area of Katsina State. According to reports, the gunmen allegedly kidnapped several residents of the community including a retired Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga. General Tsiga served as the director general of the National Youths Service Corps…
A combined security team has found the decomposing body of Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, at the 2nd Niger Bridge. On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, gunmen abducted Azuka, the representative of Onitsha 1 North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly. Azuka was reportedly kidnapped while returning…