Proceedings at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan Division, were halted on Tuesday after Mukaila Lamidi, aka ‘Auxiliary’, collapsed inside the courtroom. Mr Lamidi reportedly slumped while seated and awaiting his case, triggering panic and prompting intervention by court officials and security personnel. “The court could not continue due to the unexpected medical emergency,” a…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, has predicted that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) could face internal crisis and defections after its convention ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing a clash of interests within the party. Baba-Ahmed made the assertion while speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today. According to him,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the abduction of over 100 worshippers in the Kurmin Wali community in the Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state, 24 hours after denying the report. On Sunday, gunmen attacked three churches in the community and whisked away about 167 worshippers. However, on Monday, the Kaduna police command dismissed the…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Tuesday, moved to the ancient Palace in Oyo town, nine months after his installation as the new traditional ruler. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that…
A 300-level student of the department of computer science at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) in Niger state, has reportedly committed suicide. The Niger state police command confirmed the death of the student. The student, identified as Kelvin Danlami, was said to have ended his life after losing N600,000 to betting. There are…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday stage rallies to demonstrate solidarity with United States President, Donald Trump. The ‘Trump solidarity rally’ held at three locations in the South-East – Abia, Anambra and Ebonyi states. IPOB members also staged rallies to demonstrate support for Trump during his first administration as United States President. In…
Five soldiers and a police officer have been killed following a terrorist ambush on troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Joint Task Force North West, along the Bingi–Kekun Waje–Gusau Road in Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Monday, while troops were returning from a series of successful offensive operations conducted between January 17 and 19 across…
Togo has extradited Burkina Faso’s former transitional president to his home country, where he is accused of plotting several attempted coups, the government said Tuesday. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in January 2022 in Burkina Faso, only to be ousted nine months later in the coup that installed current junta chief Captain Ibrahim Traore. Since…
The Farmers Herders Special Court of Jigawa State, sitting in Dutse, has convicted nine herders and sentenced them to prison terms for offences bordering on destruction of farmlands and breach of public peace. The herders were found guilty on multiple counts under relevant provisions of the Penal Code Laws of Jigawa State, following a case…
Many construction workers were on Tuesday trapped while others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building under construction collapsed along the busy Oyemekun Road in Akure, the Ondo State capital. As at the time of filing this report, it was unclear whether the incident resulted in any fatalities. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the…
