GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated…
At least four individuals have reportedly lost their lives, several women were brutally tortured, and another person is missing following attacks by suspected armed herders on the Udei and Nzorov communities in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. The violent incidents are said to have occurred Monday evening when a group of displaced…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have killed two policemen and abducted Ada Anioma Joan Onyemaechi, a former female commissioner, during a church service in Asaba, Delta State. The assailants targeted The King Jesus and I Church, located off DBS Road, on the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2024. They opened fire on the two policemen…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has received a report from its Special Committee on Examination Infractions, exposing how technology-driven malpractice is undermining Nigeria’s admission process. Presenting the findings in Abuja, Chairman of the Committee, Jake Epelle, disclosed that investigators uncovered 4,251 cases of finger blending, a biometric fraud technique where candidates manipulate the…
Agwara town in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State came under attack late Saturday as armed bandits overran the community. The development was disclosed in a post on Sunday by security analyst and crisis journalist, Bakatsine, via his X handle. According to the post, residents reported that the attackers operated freely for several hours,…
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man caught on camera kicking a young boy in a disturbing viral video that has sparked outrage online. The video, shared by a Facebook user, Adelere Rasaki, was posted on Thursday with a plea for help in identifying the man. Police hunt man for…
No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s largest coordinated operations targeting a transnational narcotics network. The suspects were believed to be linked to a sprawling drug-distribution and hawala-laundering syndicate operating across several major Indian cities. According to a report by NDTV on Thursday, the crackdown was led by the Delhi…
The police on Saturday began the enforcement of the Third-Party Insurance Policy across the country. Police commissioners in several states including Lagos, Kogi and Akwa Ibom, told residents that they would commence enforcement in compliance with a directive of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The police chief had ordered that the enforcement should…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday returned a total sum of $132,362.43 and N78,566,324.81 to victims of fraud from the United States, Spain, and Switzerland. Other assets, including vehicles and real estate documents, were also handed over to representatives of these countries in Nigeria for restitution to those affected by fraudulent activities. Speaking…
Former Kano State Governor and Kwankwasiyya movement leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has reacted to fresh rumours linking him with a possible defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso, who ran for president under the NNPP in the 2023 elections, has recently been the subject of speculation…
