The troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed a Boko Haram commander during an attack on the Sabon Fagi community in Gujba LGA of Yobe state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that the terrorists invaded the community on Friday. The publication said the troops killed four Boko…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the security operatives have reportedly arrested a wanted kidnapper at the hajj camp in Abuja. A security source at the camp confirmed the arrest to our correspondent, on Sunday. He said the suspect was nabbed during screening of pilgrims who were preparing to be airlifted to Saudi Arabia. He disclosed that…
Some residents of Jos, the Plateau state capital, have performed Ga’ib – funeral prayer in absentia for the soul of late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari died on Sunday evening at a clinic in London and would be buried on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina state. The funeral prayer was performed on Monday evening in Yandoya…
A notable Anambra-based Prophet, Dr Ramas Okoye Asuzu, has urged intended presidential aspirants of the African Democratic Party (ADC) and other Nigerians aspiring to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election to suspend their ambitions. Asuzu stated this while briefing journalists at his residence in Nri community in Aniocha local government…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Ayodele Toyosi, before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, for allegedly defrauding some people of N600,150,000 and $50,000. Toyosi was arraigned along with his two companies, Reaprite Global Limited and Agrorite Limited, on 11-count charge. The defendant, according to the EFCC allegedly defrauded some…
Four popular Nigerian gospel ministers, including Evangelist Ayodeji David, popularly known as Kekere Jesu, lost their lives in a fatal motor accident along the Ikorodu–Sagamu Road in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement issued by the Ogun State Commander and Public Information Officer, Florence Okupe on Monday. The…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence on Monday, January 26. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement in Lagos on Saturday, warning candidates to strictly adhere to the rules and guidelines set by the examination body to…
A 27-year-old carpenter, Toheeb Ahmed, has alleged killed his grandmother in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Aiyegbami Street in Ore town according to residents. Mr Ahmed was accused of parading the victim’s residence since last week in an unsual…
An early morning accident along Abuja-Kaduna expressway claimed 21 lives, on Thursday. The accident Daily Trust learnt involved a trailer truck and a passenger Humer bus heading for Kano and Batsari town in Katsina state. An official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) who participated in the rescue operation, said three passengers who survived…
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Nkiruka Madueke from her position as the Director General of the Nigeria Climate Change Council (NCCC), a role to which she was appointed in June 2024. The president has appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi, a climate finance expert, as the new leader of the council. This was disclosed in a statement issued…
