The Lagos State Police Command has refuted claims that officers were responsible for the death of a young man who jumped into a canal in Gowon Estate. According to the police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, eyewitnesses confirmed that the man was not chased or physically engaged by the police before the tragic incident occurred. At around…
In what is coming as a really shocking development, a former president of Redeemed Christian Fellowship (RCF) at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Pastor Jimmy Adekoya has tied the knot with his male partner in United States, US. The development has left many grappling with disbelief. The once-promising pastor, hailed by many as a rising force…
A cargo plane veered off the runway during landing at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, striking a security patrol vehicle and skidding into the sea, killing two men in the vehicle, authorities reported. The Boeing aircraft, arriving from Dubai, left the tarmac at around 4 a.m. local time (2000 GMT Sunday), crashing through a…
Queen Dami, the girlfriend of Nigerian singer Portable, has reacted to allegations of killing her late husband, Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III. The mother of one made headlines in November 2020 after fleeing the Alaafin’s castle, leaving her marriage to the traditional monarch behind. Recently, she and Portable have been buzzing the internet with…
The family of Bello Bodejo, president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has raised the alarm over the arrest and detention of Badejo by men of the Nigerian Army. In a statement, Suleiman Waziri, Bodejo’s brother, said the Miyetti Allah leader was arrested on Tuesday at his office in Maliya, Nasarawa state by officers of the…
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested an apprentice and his accomplice for allegedly stealing cement and other building materials worth over N250m from his employer to finance gambling activities. This was disclosed in a statement by the PSFU spokesman, Ovie Ewhubare, on Saturday. According to Ewhubare, the suspects, Ezekiel Taiwo and Rahman…
Popular American conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel have been seen with a newborn baby, sparking speculation about their family life. The sisters, who gained fame in the 1990s and later starred in a TLC reality series, were spotted on Thursday carrying the infant in a car seat before placing the child into the back…
A man has cried out over alleged domestic violence he suffers in the hands of his wife. The unnamed man made the disclosure at the Zion Prayer Movement presided over by Ebuka Obi. In what looked like an open counselling session, the man, his wife and their children sat together while the man narrated his…
Two persons John Moses and Yakubu Mohammed have been sentenced to surgical castration and death by hanging after being convicted for rape and incest in Kaduna. Another convicted rapist Mustapha Musa was sentenced to life imprisonment. Commissioner, Ministry of Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu disclosed this to journalists in Kaduna on Wednesday….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that some unidentified persons have burnt down the Redeemed Christian Church of God (Champion Zonal Headquarters) situated along Federal College of Education (FCE) Road in Kontagora, Niger State. The incident occurred at the early hours of Saturday. It was gathered that a similar incident occurred 10 years ago when the church was…
