The decomposing body of Fatima Salihu Muhammad, a 24-year-old resident of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi Staff Quarters, who was declared missing about five days earlier has been discovered in a maize farm. Fatima disappeared last Wednesday after she was sent to buy groceries from Birshin Fulani, a community laying just separated from Fatima’s residence by a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Senate has confirmed the recruitment of additional 30,000 youth into Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori, representing Jigawa North East, confirmed this to newsmen in his office. He said the Police Service Commission was given approval to recruit…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has called on residents of the State to observe a voluntary fasting and prayer on Monday to seek Allah’s guidance amid renewed security challenges. In a statewide broadcast on Saturday, the governor urged citizens to “remain calm, steadfast, and united” during the difficult times, emphasising that collective prayer can…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a high-tension cable conveying electric current has snapped, killing at least six persons In Rivers state. According to TheNation, a pregnant woman and worker with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and four others were electrocuted in Okrika Community, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident, which reportedly…
The Nigeria Police Force has explained the reasons behind the detention of human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. According to Commissioner of Police (CP) Abayomi Shogunle, who heads the Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS), Sowore is being held for allegedly refusing to provide a statement concerning…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that twenty kidnapped victims have been rescued by troops of the Nigerian Military in Kaduna. The commissioner for the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the victims were rescued in two different Operations in Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State. Aruwan said the troops…
There is rising concern within opposition ranks about a likely repeat of the 2023 scenario, in which its split led to a narrow but strategic victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Bola Tinubu. Feelers from opposition camps indicate that members are worried it will be difficult to unseat the…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Elela Monday, for allegedly killing his 14-year-old son at Ajowa Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, said Monday was among the suspected criminals being arrested by the men of the state command recently. The suspect…
Bandits operating in North Western part of Nigeria have imposed a N20 million levy on farmers in Gatakawa, Katsina State. The development was disclosed on Wednesday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist covering insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. Bakatsine said the bandits demanded the levy from farmers before allowing them…
Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa who was impeached as speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly on January 13, 2025, is set to return. According to Daily Trust, Obasa security details have been restored just as those of Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, have been withdrawn. Meranda was Obasa’s deputy before the impeachment. After his removal, the…