No fewer than 18 people were killed in coordinated attacks across several communities in the Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday. The killings occurred in Umukabia, Eziawa, Ihitte Nasa, Umuhu, Amaoku, and Amaebe. Victims were left with deep machete wounds, sparking fear and outrage among locals. A former Chairman of the Nigerian…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Omoyele Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) has been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his international passport returned. Sowore, a vocal critic of the government, was taken into custody on Sunday morning by Nigerian Authorities immediately upon his arrival in Nigeria. Sowore…
A lightning strike has claimed the life of a young herder and 12 cows in Matuak Giwa, Bondon District, Moro’a Chiefdom, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Village Head of Matuak Giwa, Simon Ayuba, confirmed the incident on Monday. Ayuba explained that the herder had been seeking shelter from the rain with…
The Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone Ltd., Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, says the company tackled over 27 million cyber attacks on its facilities during the 2023 General Elections. Adeyanju made this known, when the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Malam Jibrin Baba-Ndace, paid him a courtesy visit on Friday in Abuja. Adeyanju said that the organisation…
The Media team of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has insisted that he was at the facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Earlier, the team said the ex-governor honoured the invitation after consultation with his legal team and political associates. Reacting, the anti-graft agency’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale denied that the former…
Bandits have abducted a mobile police (Mopol) officer in Kampani, a community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, while a soldier accompanying him managed to escape. The incident happened on Wednesday evening as the officer and the soldier were traveling from Zurak to Kampani. According to sources, the two security personnel were ambushed…
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has expressed his concern on the recent incidents in the local government councils in Osun State. A statement from his office said, ”In the light of this development, he has called upon security agencies to take proactive measures to maintain law and order in the state.” Matawalle emphasised…
Salisu, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who was shot dead by suspected fraudsters, commonly known as “Yahoo boys” in the Awka area of Anambra State has been flown to Sokoto State for burial. It was learnt that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede, reportedly visited Awka, the…
Despite the brewing crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda on Monday, January 27, occupied the seat of the Speaker of the House. Recall that Meranda had been elected following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa while he was away in the United States of America. Obasa was impeached following an agreement by…
Commercial bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory have urged banks to pay more attention to customer satisfaction than declaring massive profits. They spoke against the backdrop of some commercial banks making an estimated profit before Tax of N3.8 trillion in the first half of 2014. According to reports, the banks, which include Zenith Bank,…