At least, 15 teenage girls were reportedly taken hostage in a bandit attack on Hayin Kastinawa in Gora Ward, Birnin Magaji LGA, Zamfara State. The incident was reported in a post on X by security analyst Bakatsine on Sunday. According to Bakatsine, the attack also involved the rape of married women. Witnesses say the armed…
The Police have summoned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), President, Joe Ajaero, and the General Secretary, Emma Ugboaja, to appear at the Force Headquarters on September 5, 2024 The fresh summons is coming less than 24 hours after Ajaero honoured the police’s invitation over alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime. According…
The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing a regional intervention aimed at restoring stability after an attempted coup in the neighbouring country. The decision followed deliberations in the Senate Committee of the Whole, during which lawmakers considered the President’s appeal in accordance with…
At least seven people lost their lives on Tuesday following a fuel tanker explosion in Niger State, which also killed several bystanders and destroyed farmland in the community. The incident occurred in Karamin Rami village, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state at around 6:30 pm. Our correspondent learnt that the accident happened when a…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the theft of one of its official vehicles, a Toyota Buffalo Land Cruiser, from the premises of the Force Headquarters in Abuja. According to an internal wireless message from the Commissioner of Police (DFA, Katsina Command) relaying information from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), the vehicle, with chassis…
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will on Thursday, November 20, 2025, hold a high-profile open hearing to examine President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over alleged religious freedom violations. If upheld by the US Senate, the CPC label empowers Washington to impose targeted…
The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghen for six months over her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the Senate Committee on Ethics on Thursday recommended suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over the controversy surrounding her sexual harassment allegation against SP Akpabio. The committee also advised that the Kogi…
A 94-year-old man, Adedapo Idowu, has registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with the aim of fulfilling his long-standing aspiration of studying Political Science at the University of Ibadan. Idowu, who registered at the JAMB Professional Test Center in Ibadan, Oyo State, expressed his excitement about the smooth registration process. The 2025…
The Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of a disciplinary query issued to Osato Edobor, a nursing student at the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences, Agbor. Edobor had been queried after allegedly recording and posting a TikTok video during the official visit of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator…
Irate youths have reportedly burnt down a Police Division in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. This is as a result of the death of a young man, who was allegedly tortured to death in police custody. Although the tragic incident occurred on Saturday evening, full details were still sketchy as of Sunday…
