The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Mahdi Shehu, a prominent whistleblower and rights activist in Kaduna, over a controversial social media post alleging that France was influencing Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to establish a French military base in the Northwestern region. Mr. Shehu’s post, which featured an old video falsely suggesting French dominance…
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 Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has announced the death of his mother, Maryam Namadi-Umar. The governor’s spokesperson, Hamisu Gumel, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, 25th of December. Mr Gumel said she died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness. Read the full statement below: GOVERNOR MALLAM UMAR…
In a message commemorating the birthday of the late Hon. Akinremi Musiliu Jagaban, Omo BAO reflected on the profound impact the former representative of the Ibadan North Federal Constituency had on the community. “Today, as we remember and celebrate the life of Hon. Akinremi Musiliu Jagaban on what would have been his birthday, we are…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has upheld the death sentence of a popular hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, who was found guilty in the murder case of an ex-Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke. According to the court’s judgment on Thursday, the appellate court noted…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, for the murder of two victims, including one of the herbalist’s long-time clients, after a failed kidnap-for-ransom plot. According to a statement issued on Sunday, 26th October 2025, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe,…
A 56-year-old farmer in Plateau State has died after being attacked by suspected Fulani herders in the Miango community of Bassa Local Government Area of the State. The victim’s son, Stephen, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Online in Jos on Friday, providing harrowing details of the attack. According to Stephen, his father went to his…
The Farmers Herders Special Court of Jigawa State, sitting in Dutse, has convicted nine herders and sentenced them to prison terms for offences bordering on destruction of farmlands and breach of public peace. The herders were found guilty on multiple counts under relevant provisions of the Penal Code Laws of Jigawa State, following a case…
Tributes have continued to come in from across the football community following the death of Macclesfield FC forward Ethan McLeod, with the club confirming that the 21-year-old died in a road accident while returning from an away fixture. In a statement released on Wednesday, Macclesfield FC announced that McLeod was involved in a car accident…
A restructuring exercise has claimed at least 200 officials of the NNPC, Peoples Gazette can report, as chief executive Bayo Ojulari launches his first broad action on the state-run oil firm since he assumed office earlier this month. Multiple company sources listed Bala Wunti, former head of NAPIMS, and Lawal Sade, the agency’s chief compliance…
