The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Sokoto State Command, has apprehended three suspects connected to the abduction and gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, Amina Abdullahi, in Gantsare village, the Wammako Local Government Area of the state. This is according to a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday by the command’s…
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has pledged his country’s continued support for Nigeria’s fight against terrorism. Dunhai gave the assurance after a meeting with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, where both officials discussed ongoing security cooperation between the two nations. The Chinese ambassador said the Asian country “firmly supports” the Nigerian government…
Sixteen inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in the early hours of Tuesday after breaching the facility’s security. In a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Umar Abubakar, the inmates reportedly overpowered personnel on duty during the breakout. Five officers were injured in the incident,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that O’Reilly Senior High School in Okpoi-Gonno, Accra, Ghana, is facing intense scrutiny following the tragic d3ath of final-year student. The student simply identified as Edward Borketey Sackey was fatally st@bbed during an argument with friends on Tuesday, September 4. This incident marks the second student murder at the school, raising serious…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has submitted a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review, calling for changes to Nigeria’s constitution. In the memorandum shared by his special adviser on media, Abdul Rasheeth, Atiku is seeking a rotational presidency between the North and South, with a six-year single term for the president and governors. This…
The National Assembly, through its joint committee on Industry, Trade and Investment, has declared that Nigeria is fooling itself over border closure in view of cross border banditry taking place in states sharing borders with Niger and the Republic of Chad. Lamentation on closed but porous borders came to the fore during 2025 budget defence…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the date for the screening of over 500 exceptional candidates below 16 years of age seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026. The screening exercise scheduled to hold between September 22 and 26 at designated locations in Lagos, Abuja, and Owerri would be conducted by…
Kamoru Ogunlana, the clerk of the national assembly, says the nation’s parliament needs to fully embrace technology in lawmaking. Speaking on Friday at a retreat organised by the national assembly in partnership with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Ogunlana said adopting technology…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested one Nasiru Junaidu,30, for s3xually abusing a 9-year-old girl in Damaturu. The spokesperson of the command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, November 8, 2025. According to the PPRO, the suspect lured the victim into a shop several times and def!led her. “On 3…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has officially retired from service upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. Born on August 22, 1954, Justice Ariwoola’s retirement marks the end of a distinguished judicial career. Justice Ariwoola was appointed to the Supreme Court bench on November…