Halliru Liman, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Wasagu Division of the police in Kebbi state, has been confirmed dead. According to Yazid Abubakar, spokesman of the Zamfara State Police Command, Liman died after being “shot dead by a soldier” at a checkpoint in the state. Abubakar said the deceased police officer was on his way…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has arrived the Force Headquarters at the Federal Capital Territory to honour a police invitation. Ajaero was accompanied by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju and a group of workers. The police had invited the NLC leader over…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara is dead. He died after undergoing surgery in a Lagos hospital. According to Whistler, Ayilara had prostate cancer surgery at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja on Wednesday. However, he died at the early hours of Thursday in the hospital….
Auwal Dankode, an employee of the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), has been praised for his integrity after returning $10,000, approximately N16 million, which he found while cleaning an aircraft at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. According to a post by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makaman, on the X platform on…
The wife of the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Pastor (Mrs.) Folashade Olukoya has called on Christians to become agents of change by seeking the power of God. Olukoya said this during a special Super Sunday programme titled “City Changer,” held at MFM Abijo, Lagos Region 54, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos…
The Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, Amadein Tibiebi, has been arrested by men of Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police for alleged illegal possession of firearms. PUNCH Metro gathered that Tibiebi, an ex-militant, who is currently undergoing interrogation, is being held at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Bayelsa…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to finalize the mandatory verification and linkage of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs) by September 14, 2024. In an update released on Wednesday, the NCC highlighted the progress of the Federal Government’s 2020 policy aimed at linking NINs with…
The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the upcoming local Government election in Jigawa State for Kirikasamma local Government Yahuza Umar Labbo is dead. His death was confirmed by the state party chairman Aminu Gumel. He died at the age of 55 after a brief illness, he is survived by three wives and fifteen children…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the federal government has disclosed the identity of a Canada-based woman who allegedly threatened to kill fellow Nigerians living in the North American country. In a video clip circulating on X (formerly Twitter) obtained by our correspondent, a woman’s voice is heard making anti-Yoruba comments in what appears to be a…
The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled the zero draft of the National Integrated Electricity Policy and Strategic Implementation Plan. The policy aims to address the pressing challenges within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry and set the nation on a path toward a robust, sustainable, and inclusive power sector. Speaking at the presentation event on Wednesday…
