Godwin Emmanuel, a 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, has admitted to stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun State Police Command. Emmanuel was arrested along with two others—28-year-old Olajide Kareem and 33-year-old Mike Emmanuel—who are accused of robbing residents and sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman on the Ilesa-Osu…
Adult film actress Vitoria Beatriz has died aged 28 after being in hospital in critical condition. Vitoria, who starred in films for Inka Productions, was remembered for ‘joy and warmth’. She had been admitted to medical facility in critical condition several days before her death. She died on Tuesday after being hospitalised for undisclosed health…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) says refusal to assist officers under attack could result in a fine of N100,000 and a prison term of up to three months. In a tweet on Sunday, Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, said anyone who fails to assist a police officer in distress is committing an offence. “Section 98…
No fewer than 13 people drowned, with 22 still missing in Zamfara State when a boat overcrowded with residents fleeing from gunmen sank. Reuters reported that the assailants stormed two communities in Birnin Magaji ward on Friday afternoon, sending locals fleeing toward a nearby riverbank that had a single boat. “My eldest son and two…
In line with his mandate to strengthen grassroots participation and deepen the bond between government and the people, the Senior Special Assistant to the Osun State Governor on Community Engagement, Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan, has held a strategic meeting with Governor Ademola Adeleke. ‎ ‎The meeting, which took place at the Governor’s office in Osogbo,…
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has predicted that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will lose Lagos and the South-South in the 2027 general election. In a statement on Sunday titled Why Peter Obi Will Lose Lagos and the South-South in 2027, Omokri argued that Obi’s recent statements and political decisions have alienated key…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that no fewer than 12 shops were, on Thursday night, razed by fire in Ibadan, Oyo State. Witnesses told The PUNCH, on Friday, that the fire began around 10:55pm at Block A, No 64, Mayegun Cement Store Market, Araromi, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan and raged for more than three hours before it was…
Three people reportedly lost their lives in a multiple road accident in Edo State at the weekend. The accident occurred on the Auchi–Okpella–Okene road, by Omega Fire Ministry in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area. It was learnt that the crash involved a Dangote truck and three other vehicles, including a Mercedes GLK. The Mercedes…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), says the 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) Port Harcourt Refinery and Kaduna Refinery are undergoing a comprehensive overhaul, designed to meet world-class standards. The company said the rehabilitation done at the 60,000 bpd Port Harcourt Refinery and Warri Refinery was not the typical Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) of…
Nigerian X (formerly Twitter) user, Gaius chibueze popular know as Bitcoin chief announced his sudden death of his father this morning. Bitcoin chief share his view about president Buhari death yesterday on his official handle. He wrote” “Buhari was a very terrible president. We must not pretend now. May he soul get what he did…
