Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old university student, Sadiq Abubakar, and two others for allegedly conspiring to steal and sell a tipper truck valued at ₦30 million belonging to his father. According to a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the incident was reported on July 25,…
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July, 24, 2025, convicted the duo of Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and one Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change Operator, for $2,198,900.00 ( Two million, One Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand, Nine…
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise. The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. The…
One of the suspected promoters of the cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, Adefowora Abiodun, who was recently declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, voluntarily surrendered himself to the anti-graft agency on Monday. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, in a ruling on Thursday last week, approved the…
The Police confirmed a young man identified as Alex on Thursday allegedly kidnapped a young lady and kept her in the popular Top View Hotel, Wuse, Abuja. According to a trending video on social media, Alex was seen with the lady in a room with management of the hotel and an officer of the Nigeria…
Tragedy struck as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Ogun State, Niyi Ijalaye, was pronounced dead. Ijalaye collapsed and succumbed to his fate on Monday evening, moments after a pivotal meeting of RECs at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. A source close to the Ogun INEC, speaking on…
No fewer than five people have been killed by a suspected explosion involving a military-grade mortar bomb in Kano. 15 others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, caused panic in the affected area and drew emergency responders to the scene, including security personnel and medical teams….
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday dispersed protesters with tear gas in the Maitama area of Abuja. The protesters, who had gathered peacefully to express their grievances, were thrown into disarray as the tear gas canisters sent many scampering for safety. The protest, which is part of a nationwide demonstration spearheaded by the…
The lifeless body of a young lady identified as Goodness Israel has been discovered abandoned in a gutter along Udok Street, off Barracks Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Our correspondent reports that the corpse was discovered in the early hours of Wednesday by residents of the area. The cause of her death has not been…
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, has accused the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition of offering N20 million to state chairpersons of the party to vacate their positions. On Thursday, Mr Kachikwu made the allegation in a statement sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA. Atiku, a former Nigeria’s vice president…