The Nigerian Army has neutralised Ya Muhammad and Abou Dawuda, two top commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Zagazola, a counterinsurgency expert, said, “The terrorists had launched an attack on Damboa Town but were repelled by the Nigerian army and the Nigerian Air…
The attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, made the declaration at the annual Cybercrimes Awareness Campaign and second National Consultations on the Cybercrimes Legal Framework in Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. The two-day event, which kicked off with an awareness walk, is entitled: “Towards a Coordinated and informed National Response…
The South-West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Kadiri Olanrewaju, stated on Thursday that over 500 shops and stalls were destroyed in a fire at the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, Oyo State. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the fire, which broke out around 10:15 pm on Tuesday in the Ibadan South West Local…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of four suspected terrorists linked to notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a short ruling, made the order after the defendants pleaded not guilty to the 11-count charge bordering on terrorism. Justice Nwite consequently adjourned the matter…
Police have reportedly discovered the body of a final-year Microbiology student of Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, simply identified as Blessing, who was found dead days after she was allegedly declared missing by a close friend. It was learnt that Blessing was reportedly last seen on Sunday and missed a scheduled examination on Monday but…
The Executive Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area, Hon. Jonathan Modi, has expressed sorrow over the killing of security personnel who were ambushed during a joint clearance operation in Katsina-Ala, Benue State. In a condolence message issued on Sunday, September 21, 2025, the chairman sympathized with the Nigerian Police Force, the Civil Protection Guards, and…
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which benchmarks interest rates in the country to 27.50 percent — from 27.25 percent. Olayemi Cardoso, CBN’s governor, announced the committee’s decision at a press conference on Tuesday after the panel’s 298th meeting in Abuja. He…
A top US official, Tom Homan, was caught accepting a $50,000 cash bribe in exchange for facilitating government contracts for business executives in an undercover investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a report by MSNBC has shown. Mr Homan, the White House border czar responsible for co-piloting the present administration’s immigration crackdown,…
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. This directive was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, where he condemned the senseless targeting…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria scored twice in the second half to seal a 3-2 win over Tunisia in their Africa Cup of Nations Group C encounter at the Fez stadium on Saturday. Victor Osimhen, captain Wilfred Ndidi, and Ademola Lookman were all on the scoresheet as Nigeria won the battle of the Eagles, sealing…
