At least nine people have been killed and several others injured following an attack by armed bandits on Layin Danauta in Kuyello village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A traditional ruler in Birnin Gwari, who confirmed the incident Friday, said the attack occurred on Thursday evening when the gunmen invaded the community…
Police operatives attached to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command have arrested a personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) with assorted firearms and ammunition. The suspect, whose identity is yet to be revealed, was apprehended around the Zuma area of the state Monday afternoon. It was gathered that the officer who has not been…
A suspected cult clash in the Ilese area of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has left a police officer and one yet-to-be-identified man dead. According to PUNCH, a community source—who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the incident said that the clash erupted on Saturday night when suspected cultists stormed the area and began shooting…
In a dramatic escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, Iran has confirmed it launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel, targeting what it described as “dozens of military centres and airbases” across the country. The assault, dubbed “Operation True Promise 3” by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), marks one of the most…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, remains his political son and that he has never fought with him. Wike made the statement in an interview with BBC Pidgin, published on Saturday afternoon, where he clarified his position on the ongoing political…
The Christ Apostolic Church, CAC Oke Isegun, Eruku, Kwara State, on Sunday, held a special service inside its blood-splattered auditorium, praying for the safe return of kidnapped members and the repose of those killed during Tuesday’s brutal bandit attack. The church on Sunday officially confirmed that 38 worshippers were abducted, contrary to earlier claims circulating…
Singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, is in the news again after he was reportedly attacked on his way to his Zazu Bitters office. In a video sighted online by GISTSMATE MEDIA correspondent, the controversial artiste narrated how the man pointed a gun at him. While the man denied it, Portable asked him who…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, is scheduled to announce the end of 2025 Ramadan soon, as a new moon has been sighted, GISTSMATE MEDIA has learnt. A member of the National Moonsighting Committee in Nigeria, Simwal, announced a positive sighting report in a tweet Saturday night. “I just had a conversation with a…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately return home to confront rising insecurity. On April 2, Tinubu departed for France on a two-week “working visit”. A statement from the presidency said during his stay in France, Tinubu “will appraise his administration’s midterm…
Four persons have been killed and 13 others injured in a road crash on the Agaie-Lapai road in Niger State. The accident, which occurred on Monday near Al’Farma International School in Agaie Local Government Area, was a head-on collision involving three trailer trucks, one of which was transporting cattle. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency…
