A 29-year-old woman, Aminat Lawal, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly maltreating her 12-year-old son. The defendant whose address was not stated, is charged with “indecent beating.” She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant committed…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a vigilante operative has shot dead a final year student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. According to Daily Post, the incident occurred at about 9:00 am on Tuesday. It was gathered that the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Laboratory Science Technology (ND), was in his apartment reading…
Nigerian police have confirmed the death of an unidentified man at a guest house in Paiko, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, where he had allegedly gone to see a commercial sex worker. The incident occurred on Tuesday within a lodge owned by the local government and located in the popular Paiko market. Daily…
The Government of Niger Republic says its armed forces have allegedly killed a senior Boko Haram leader, Ibrahim Bakoura, also known as Abu Oumaima, during a military operation in the country’s Diffa region. Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN), disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday, saying the operation was carried out on Aug. 15 through…
The Nigerian presidency has dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying it won’t dignify him with a response. This comes after Atiku advised President Tinubu to focus on governance rather than attacking political opponents. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said…
The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF has reacted to the situation involving the Super Eagles of Nigeria being left stranded at the Al Abraq Airport in Libya. In a statement on Monday, CAF described the long-hour delay experienced by the Super Eagles players and coaches at the Libyan airport as “disturbing and unacceptable”. The African…
In order to accommodate the increasing beneficiaries of the almost too-good-to-be-true services of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services; an additional commuting schedule of 5pm every FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, and SUNDAYS have been included to the schedule of the Ibadan-Lagos interstate service. However, Hon. Salami Dikko has assured the commuters to be encouraged as always to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Nigerians who lost money to the fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), to report at its zonal directorates in Ibadan and Lagos. The Commission is currently prosecuting three suspects — Adefowoara Abiodun Olanipekun, Otorudo Avwerosuo, and Ehirim Justice Chukwuebuka, over their alleged involvement in…
The Ibadan North Federal Constituency hopeful and pioneer chairman of Aare Latoosa LCDA, Bashorun Abdullahi Adekunle Oladeji (Omo BAO), has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Acting Chairman of the Oyo APC, Alhaji M.O. Abas, on his 75th birthday. In a statement issued on Friday from his media office in Ibadan, Omo BAO praised Alhaji…
The leadership of NANS Southwest (Zone D) through the Office of the NANS Zonal Treasurer, wishes to address the recent call by a faction within the Federation of Oyo State Students’ Union (FOSSU) National Council for a so-called peaceful protest against Hon. Victor Olojede, the Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Oyo State…