Some members of the Police Community Relations Committee have called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to probe the National Chairman of the committee, Mogaji Olaniyan, for allegedly misappropriating a sum of N60m. The aggrieved PCRC members, including the National Welfare Secretary, Ngozi Dahiru, and an aide to the chairman, Kolade Abayomi, lamented…
Gunmen have killed two police operatives in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, south-east Nigeria. The attack occurred at about 6 a.m. on Thursday at Umuluole Junction along the Okigwe-Umuahia Expressway, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. The attackers, said to be 25 in number, opened fire on the police operatives who were on patrol, killing two…
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the weekend in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to deliberate on Nigeria’s political future. The meeting, held at Obasanjo’s residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), also had former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, in…
The embattled crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, known for his flamboyant lifestyle and controversies, was arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Seme Border, Benin Republic, on Monday. While earlier reports suggested that Bobrisky was hospitalised after complaining of breast pain while in custody, the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) has debunked these claims….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday evening confirmed the invitation of its president, Joe Ajaero, by the police over issues bordering on alleged terrorism financing. The Congress’ spokesperson, Benson Upah, made this known in a statement he signed and made available to our correspondent. The PUNCH earlier reported that Ajaero was…
The Labour Party has demanded the immediate release of Ceekay Igara, its National Vice Chairman for the South-East, who was arrested by police in Aba on alleged orders from Abia State Governor, Alex Otti. The party’s Deputy National Chairman, Ayo Olorunfemi, expressed the party’s shock at the arrest, which occurred while Igara was in a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Edo State chapter of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has recovered two bodies and rescued six after a bus plunged into the Ovia River. Daily Trust reports that the accident happened on Thursday evening on the Benin-Lagos highway. Edo FRSC Sector Commander, Cyril Mathew, said: “Six people…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended one of its pastors, Pastor Ayorinde AdeBello, and Deacon Oke Mayowa, from office over allegations of homosexuality against young people in the church. The church has also directed the Special Assistant to the General Overseer on Administration to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegation within…
The Founder of Deeper Life Ministry, Pastor Kumuyi, and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, have won the 2025 Persons of the Year Award of Irohinodua. In a statement at the weekend, Irohinodua, the first pan Yoruba news online established in 2010, said the decade-old…
Controversial Nigerian street pop singer, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has vowed to stay out of trouble following his recent legal battle with the Ogun State government. This development comes just hours after the singer was granted bail of ₦2 million over allegations of assaulting government officials at his bar. Portable, who was…