The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in the theft of the Bachirawa Police Station sign post in the Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this on Facebook on Wednesday, adding that the suspects were arrested with the help of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy. In a document sighted by PUNCH correspondent on Wednesday, the…
In a shocking and disturbing incident, a 16-year-old boy, Abubakar, was buried alive by his two siblings over a missing phone, in Zaria, Kaduna State. The brothers, aged 22 and 18, were arrested by the police after a good Samaritan discovered Abubakar’s head protruding from a hole in an abandoned property. According to eyewitnesses, the…
Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed His Royal Highness Shagari Ebije’ego Job, the traditional chief (Onu) of Itama in Kogi State’s Dekina Local Government Area, at his residence. It was gathered that the heavily armed assailants reportedly followed the monarch to his residence on Monday evening and opened fire, killing him instantly. Daily Trust reports that…
A Nigerian who specialises in money laundering and other transnational crimes was over the weekend arrested for treason, subversive activities against government, Trans-border gun-running, heist, and other Transnational crimes. The man whose name was given as one Bashir Hadeja was arrested by the Nigeria police following intelligence reports on smuggling large catches of weapons along…
Two domestic staff of Mrs. Olakunbi Adene, the late CEO of Kitchen Country in Akure, Ondo State, confessed to causing her death. One of the suspects revealed that he, along with the Driver and a Personal Assistant and another friend visited their boss’s house on that fateful Thursday. Mrs. Adene had prepared a meal for…
A 14-year-old girl has reportedly been raped by the son of her landlord in Alakuko area of Lagos. An X user with the handle #Rhwaley, shared videos of the victim and revealed that the incident happened on Monday. Rhwaley added that when the family confronted the landlord about the incident, he dismissed their concerns, saying…
A man simply identified as Musa has bern apprehended in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, with a fresh human skull of an unidentified woman. Residents, suspicious of his unusual behaviour, confronted him and demanded to see the contents of a sack he was carrying. Upon inspection, they discovered a human skull inside….
About 100 fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly lost their lives during a clash in the Lake Chad region. According to a report by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the clash occurred early this month in Toumbun Gini, Abadam…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a shocking incident occurred in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, on July 29, resulting in the death of 60-year-old Asgim Irianto. According to Assistant Police Commissioner Maria Marpaung, Irianto was allegedly killed by his 45-year-old neighbour, Parlindungan Siregar. The motive behind the attack was reportedly Siregar’s growing frustration with Irianto’s repeated…