A 33-year-old housewife, Comfort Tinubu, has been accused of fatally stabbing her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, during a dispute in Ibadan, according to police reports. The incident occurred late Wednesday night around 10:00 p.m. in their residence at Gbeyi in the Adegbayi area of Ibadan. The couple, who had been married for three years and…
The Group Managing Director of Sujimoto Holdings, Olasijibomi Ogundele, has been arrested by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) in Abuja for alleged fraud involving $325,000. The investigation centres around a real estate deal dating back to November 2020, in which Sujimoto Construction Limited reportedly received the sum from a client, Kabiru Garba…
The Edo State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the death of five persons and the arrest of one over suspected food poisoning at Afashio Community, Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government Area. Our correspondent learnt that the incident happened last week and threw the community into panic as residents were jolted by the death of promising…
A football-related argument took a deadly turn in Western Uganda’s Kyobugombe Trading Centre, as 22-year-old Benjamin Okello lost his life following a dispute with an Arsenal fan on Sunday, October 27th. The clash broke out over celebrations and taunts after Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, Ugandan outlet The Daily Monitor has…
Shola Balogun, a Nigerian-British officer from Bromley Police Station, has been dismissed by the Metropolitan Police Service in the UK for allegedly biting a colleague at a birthday party in Bexleyheath, Kent. This was revealed during a hearing from October 21 to 23, 2024 chaired by high-ranking officer Christopher McKay, with panel members IPM Amanda…
INSIDE LIFE: Lady Poison Ex-Boyfriend, His Four Friends With Pepper Soup A yet-to-be-identified young man and four of his friends reportedly died after reportedly eating pepper soup made by his ex-girlfriend. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the tragic incident occurred in Auchi, Edo State on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Although details of the incident are still…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Police Force, Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged involvement in extortion of motorists in Port Harcourt. The three female officers, Inspector Sarah Anendei, Inspector Caroline Promise, and Inspector Christiana Jatau, were arrested under the Rumuokoro flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has been handed a 14-year sentence for internet fraud. The undergraduate, identified as Henry Nathaniel Ekanem, was convicted before the judge A. T. Mohammed during a federal high court sitting in Rivers state on Wednesday. Ekanem was arraigned by the Port Harcourt…
A 41-year-old car cleaner, Ezekiel Udoh has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his neighbor’s granddaughter, aged 12. His judgement was ruled by Justice Rahman Oshodi in an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. According to Rahman while imposing his sentence, he said, “A child was forced to bear a child,…
Nigerian police have reportedly arrested Alice Udey, a 33-year-old woman alleged of stealing jewellery worth over $60,000 from her employer less than 24 hours after starting work as a maid. The suspect, who allegedly operates under several fake names, was taken into custody at the Ikoyi Police Station following a 16-month investigation. It was gathered…