A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on Wednesday at the Bayelsa state secretariat complex in Yenagoa, the capital. Musa Mohammed, police spokesperson in Bayelsa, said in a statement that the explosion occurred at about 6 am, noting that no casualties were reported. Mohammed added that Iyamah Edebor, the state police commissioner, immediately led the…
The United States will send an additional 200 troops to supplement the “small team” initially deployed to Nigeria, Wall Street Journal is reporting. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the US had sent a small team to assist Nigerian troops in the fight against terrorism. The deployment, according to Reuters, was announced by Dagvin Anderson, head of…
Suspected kidnappers, for the umpteenth time, struck at another community in the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State as five persons were kidnapped at the Makeke Health Centre in Umakeke community. Among the latest victims were the nurse attached to the health facility, Mrs. Gladys Okomayin, a female secondary school student, Miss Tope…
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, to 46 years’ imprisonment each for cyber terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts, alongside one Friday Audu were among a syndicate of 792 fraudsters arrested for cryptocurrency, investment…
A British woman, Lucy Harrison, was shot dead by her father while visiting his home in Texas, United States over an argument with him earlier that day about US President Donald Trump, an inquest has heard. Harrison, 23, from Warrington in Cheshire, was shot in the chest on 10 January 2025 in Prosper, near Dallas….
Socialite Cubana Chief Priest has declared his intention to work against Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. He made this known during an Instagram exchange with followers, confirming his stance after being asked directly. A user asked him directly, “So in simple terms, You are working against Obi in the upcoming presidential election. lol.”…
The Federal Government has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to immediately halt all enforcement actions regarding the ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle products. The offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, and National Security Adviser, ONSA, in a joint intervention, cited…
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has reportedly emerged as a potential candidate for the vacant managerial position at French Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille. The 48-year-old Malian-French tactician is among the names being considered following the departure of Roberto De Zerbi, who left the club by mutual consent earlier this week. De Zerbi’s…
Two police inspectors and four civilians have been killed after bandits stormed Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack, which occurred at about 4pm on Monday, reportedly saw scores of gunmen riding on nearly 100 motorcycles invade the community in a coordinated assault. Security sources told Zagazola Makama,…
Some Republican legislators in the United States House of Representatives have introduced bill that seeks to designate Fulani ethnic militias as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) over “religious violence” in Nigeria. Riley Moore introduced the ‘Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026’, which was co-sponsored by Chris Smith and other Republican lawmakers. The bill…
