Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that in a surprising display of solidarity, police officers handed out water to protesters on Tuesday. A video shared by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on X.com, showed police officers distributing packs of plastic water to the demonstrators. Our correspondent has earlier reported that the protesters had converged at…
The Nigerian police have detained a singer, comedian and content creator, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, over alleged cyberstalking of fellow musician, Damini Ogulu, more commonly known as Burna Boy. Speed Darlington was reportedly arrested last week Friday by the police who detained him at the notorious centre of the IGP’s Intelligence Response…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested prominent Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel, popularly known as E-Money, over alleged abuse of the Nigerian currency. E-Money was reportedly picked up on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos. It was gathered on Tuesday that the socialite is being…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced probe into the alleged sexual harassment case involving the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Abayomi Fasina, a professor. The development followed a petition from a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) to ICPC. The anti-graft agency received the petition on…
The National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has requested for fact-finding visit over alleged siphoning of palliatives from Directors General of Nigerian Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. In a letter sighted by our correspondent, the students movements demand to unravel…
The Nigerian Senate has debunked reports that a man caught on camera kissing a woman inside an office is Senator Sahabi Alhaji Yau, who represents Zamfara North Senatorial District. The denial came after a viral video surfaced on Tuesday showing a man, whom some social media users alleged to be Senator Yau, romancing and kissing…
The All Progressives Congress has defended President Bola Tinubuās declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, insisting that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is solely responsible for the political crisis that led to the intervention. In a statement issued on Tuesday, APCās National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, accused Fubara of dismantling democracy in the state,…
There is tension in the Ajiran community of Agungi Area, Lekki, Lagos State, as gunmen shot and butchered Demola, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye, in the community. A source who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the weight of the matter disclosed that the assassination took place on Monday…
The annual Imo Awka Festival in Awka, Anambra State, has recorded its first casualty as a tricycle (Keke NAPEP) crushed a masquerade to death on Sunday. The incident occurred while the masquerade was moving along the road. According to eyewitnesses, the tricycle operator was immediately arrested. āOne masquerade was hit by a Keke NAPEP on…