The Nigeria Police Force has said the officials from the National Cybercrime Center arrested one Bristol Tamunobiefiri, also known as PIDOM, for allegedly undermining the integrity of government operations. Tamunobiefiri operates as an anonymous whistleblower on X.com, 99% Oppressed, and tweets as #PIDOMNIGERIA. The police said PIDOMNigeria was arrested on August 5 in his hotel…
Security sources say 20 medical students that were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued. The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser. Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, with the support of the Benue state government. Details later… Source:…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Heartland Football Club’s vehicle was on Friday involved in a ghastly accident. The accident occurred at Umunna, near Okigwe, Imo Statehen the club’s players and officials were on their way to Abakaliki for the Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO/SELECT Pre-season Tournament. It was gathered that some players and officials of the Heartland FC…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) say the federal government interventions in states are not enough. The governors’ position is contained in a communiqué issued on Friday after a meeting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state. The federal government has been distributing palliatives to states to address the economic…
About two weeks after Nigerians rallied against the “Counter-Submersive Bill,” which has now been withdrawn, the Nigerian senate has returned another controversial bill. A law to repeal the 2015 Violence Against Persons Protection (VAPP) act originally introduced to end the widespread practice of gender-based violence in Nigeria has scaled its second reading in the Senate….
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has rolled out plans of issuing certificates to prospective corps members who could not be mobilised for the one year national service after falling kidnap victims. The victims were travelling to Sokoto State for the three weeks orientation course when they were kidnapped in Zamfara State, on August 17,…
The authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have confirmed the arrest of a popular whistleblower, known only by his pseudonym @PIDOMNIGERIA. Our correspondent had reported that the whistleblower was declared missing after his long absence from the digital space. He was well known for exposing high-profile corruption and human rights abuses in Nigeria, and has…
The eight members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who were kidnapped by unknown assailants on their way from Uyo in Akwa State to Sokoto State have been released. The Director-General of NYSC, YD Ahmed, who addressed the press on Friday, warned Corps Members against travelling at night. He said the welfare and security…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 2023 Kogi State election, Murtala Ajaka, was attacked at the Supreme Court on Friday. Naija News reports that Ajaka was attacked by suspected hoodlums shortly after the court declared Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected Governor of…
Concerns are growing across social media about the disappearance of an anonymous whistleblower, PIDOM Nigeria, who has been reported missing by a fellow investigative journalist, David Hundeyin. Hundeyin suspects foul play and has shared his concerns on PIDOM’s X.com account, alleging that PIDOM’s disappearance is connected to Nigerian authorities. Pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore, has also…
