A 29-year-old Islamic teacher, Abdulrahman Bello, who was arrested on Saturday for the alleged murder of Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student at Kwara State College of Education, has claimed he is a “victim of circumstance.” In a video that started trending on Saturday morning, Bello, who introduced himself as Mohammed, denied involvement in the victim’s…
A 25-year-old tailor, Victoria Effiong, was arraigned on Friday before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Iba for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting N2.8m from him. Effiong is facing three counts bordering on breach of peace, cheating and obtaining by false pretence. The police prosecutor, Inspector Chinedu Njoku, told the court that…
An Abuja-based human rights activist, Maxwell Opara has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja with a request to declare as invalid and illegal the recent tenure elongation for the incumbent Inspector General of Police IGP, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun by relevant authorities. Specifically, Maxwell, in the suit, is contending that the age for compulsory retirement…
A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a Bristol woman in a case that remained unsolved for nearly six decades. DNA helped crack the rape case. Louisa Dunne, 75, was found strangled on her living room floor by a neighbour on Britannia Road in Easton, Bristol, on 28 June…
The presidency on Wednesday dispelled widespread misconceptions surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent correspondence to the National Assembly regarding Nigeria’s 2025–2026 borrowing plan. Contrary to reports suggesting that the President is seeking to borrow a lump sum of $20 billion, the special assistant to the president on social media, Dada Olusegun, clarified that the communication…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Nnamdi Anyaji, for killing his mother and attempted to commit suicide. It was gathered that the 49-year-old Anyaji, an indigene of Amudo Village in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, after killing his mother, Dorathy Anyaji aged 68 years, attempted to kill himself before…
What started as a minor disagreement between two policemen on special duty at Fenod Company in Samagidi A Community, Delta State, turned into a full-blown physical brawl, leaving one officer severely injured. Eyewitnesses described the shocking scene as a no-holds-barred fight between Inspector Kingsley Hassan and Inspector William John, both of the 18 Police Mobile…
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, on Friday, made his first courtroom appearance as a lawyer, stepping into legal practice after years in politics and public life. Dressed in a full wig and gown, Melaye appeared before Justice Emeka Nwite at Court 8 of the Federal High Court, Abuja, marking his debut since being called…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a fully loaded high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle overturned inside the dedicated BRT lane at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, resulting in injuries to 10 passengers. The accident occurred shortly after the bus had departed from the BRT park at Iyana Ipaja. According to an update from the Lagos State Traffic Management…
The decomposed body of a 55-year-old man has been discovered in a vehicle parked outside the annex gate of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, throwing the area into shock and raising questions about how the incident went unnoticed for days. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, who quoted multiple sources, the deceased has been…