Two police operatives were killed on Thursday in Enugu State when gunmen attacked a police team in the South-eastern state. The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. along Agbani Road in Enugu South Local Government Area of the state. The attack happened just opposite a police college and a few miles to the Force Criminal…
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have attacked a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) checkpoint in Bakin Ruwa, along the Maje border in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing three officers. The attack, which occurred around midnight on Wednesday, has heightened fear and tension among residents of border communities. Multiple…
Two teenagers, identified as a fifteen-year-old Abdullahi Sheriff and Adekitan Rasheed, 13, have lost their lives after drowning in a river flowing through the Morubo-Apete area, Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims, who were said to be relatives, lived in adjoining houses with their parents in the Apete area of the city before the unfortunate incident….
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has said that policemen in the rank and file of the Nigeria Police Force are ready to down tools on July 21 in protest against their poor remuneration. Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), stated this as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Kwara governor, Chief Cornelius Adebayo, was reported dead on Wednesday at the age of 84. Born on February 24, 1941, the former governor was reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja following an old age-related illness. The passing of the former governor, announced by one of his…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as an irresponsible madman who belongs in the zoo. Mr Obasanjo, while speaking at Mr Fayose’s 65th birthday held in Lagos during the weekend, had lambasted the ex-governor over their disagreements over the years. In a press statement issued by Kehinde Akinyemi, special assistant…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Tuesday assured some Nigerian investors that it was working with INTERPOL to fish out the operators of the crashed digital trading platform, CBEX.Nigerian cultural tours Adele Oyewale, the spokesperson of the commission in a statement said the EFCC has already launched a probe into the activities of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Lusaka woman has dragged her husband’s girlfriend, a Grade 10 pupil, to court for marriage interference. She lamented that the girl sends her provocative photos and videos of herself with the husband while they are in lodges. According to Zambia Observer, this is in a matter where Getrude Nkhoma of…
The Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN) National Headquarters has extend its heartfelt congratulations to Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede on his well-deserved elevation as the substantive Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The National Speaker of YAN said this during the 2nd world press conference of the organization in Lagos. “This…
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Friday, said the Ibadan airport will be shut down for six months to enable the commencement of maintenance and upgrade works. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, said this on X. Achimugu stated: “Subject to new information, Ibadan airport may be shut down for six months for…
