The Delta State Police Command has neutralized three suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area, recovering four AK-47 rifles in the process. Spokesperson for the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development to reporters in Warri on Sunday. ]He stated that the operation, which occurred on Thursday, was led…
A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by Malian soldiers and Russia’s Wagner mercenaries has killed 32 people in northern Mali, officials said on Saturday. The attack took place on Friday between the northern cities of Gao and Ansongo, they said. The death toll was initially put at 10 but soon rose to 32….
Renowned Nigerian gospel singer Bolaji Olanrewaju, popularly known as Big Bolaji, was laid to rest in Ibadan, Oyo State, days after his death on April 19 following a brief illness. He was 50 years old. The final rites began on Wednesday with a funeral service and lying-in-state held at the Hall of Grace, Jogor Centre,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigerian powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, has won a gold medal in the women’s over 86kg at the ongoing 2024 Paralympics Games in Paris, France. Oluwafemiayo, who is Team Nigeria’s captain, achieved a world record of becoming the first para-powerlifter to lift 167kg at the Games. China’s Deng Xuemei lifted 155kg, winning the…
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Friday, re-arraigned before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, whose trial started de-novo (afresh) following the reassignment of his case-file to Justice Omotosho, pleaded not guilty to a seven-count charge that bordered on terrorism and…
Abdu Lankai, an armed group leader central to enforcing a local peace arrangement in Jibia LGA, Katsina State, has been killed. The incident was disclosed on Wednesday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. Bakatsine disclosed that Abdu Lankai was reportedly captured on Tuesday…
Ogun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its weight behind the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Ogun PDP chairman , Hon. Abayomi Tella, made this known on Monday at the inauguration of the campaign council and official campaign flag off of its candidate for House of Representatives, Remo Federal…
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has decried the state of lawlessness in Nigeria after his younger brother’s property was allegedly demolished in Ikeja, Lagos without any legal order. In a statement shared via Facebook on Tuesday, Obi narrated how his brother, who had just returned from Port…
The Rivers government has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million allegedly paid for the hosting rights of the legal body’s 2025 annual conference. The state government, under the leadership of the sole administrator, said if the NBA is truly anchored on principles, it should demonstrate it by returning the sum….
A fashion designer, Lawrence Edobor, was on Friday beheaded by suspected ritualists at about 2 am in Evbuotubu, Benin City. The 43-year-old was said to be coming home from a burial he attended on Thursday evening before he was murdered and beheaded, an incident which left the community in shock. A resident who pleaded anonymity…
