A pastor of a prophetic prayer ministry based in Sapele, Delta State, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Delta State Police Command over allegations of defilement, rape, and sexual assault. The pastor, identified as Pastor Daniel Ololo, was, according to the police in a statement, picked up…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the acting chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Ese Idisi, has been shot dead. Although the details of the tragedy which happened on Sunday is yet to be confirmed, the former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Omo-Agege has addressed the incident. Omo-Agege on his Facebook page spoke about…
A 54-year-old man, Edward Ngozi Odega, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for alleged incestuous acts with his three daughters aged between 13 and 24. Our correspondent gathered that the father, also a suspected pedophile, started a sexual relationship with his daughters at a young age. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP…
A suspected armed robber and kidnapper who allegedly concealed a fabricated Beretta pistol ingeniously inside a loaf of bread has been apprehended at the Koka Roundabout, Asaba, the Delta State capital. The suspect was intercepted on Thursday, 6 November, at about 0845 hrs by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Delta State Command, while…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command on joint stop and search duty with Bomadi Vigilante along the Bomadi–Tuomo Road have arrested a 62 year old woman, Charter Timide, with a sack containing 178 live cartridges neatly packed for delivery. The suspect was arrested on October 30, 2025, at about 1230hrs. Delta State Police Public…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, for the murder of two victims, including one of the herbalist’s long-time clients, after a failed kidnap-for-ransom plot. According to a statement issued on Sunday, 26th October 2025, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe,…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Delta State command, have intercepted a cache of sophisticated weapons allegedly used to terrorise Asaba, the state capital and its environs. Briefing the state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Monday, on the intelligence-led operation that led to the Interception, the Deputy Director of Operations of the DSS, Delta…
A shocking case of incest has been uncovered in Otulu community, Delta State, where a man allegedly impregnated his biological daughter and is now on the run. The disturbing revelation was made public by Harrison Gwamnishu, the founder of the Behind Bars Human Rights Foundation, who confirmed that the young victim is currently safe and…
The police command in Delta has filed a suit against Fejiro Oliver, an activist, accusing him of cyberstalking Sheriff Oborevwori, the state governor. Oliver, who was arrested in Abuja in September and subsequently transferred to Delta state, is facing charges under the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015. According to court documents filed at the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 60-year-old American woman, Jacqueline Bolling Elton, has died in Warri, Delta State. She was said to have given up in the house of a 39-year-old man, Alawode Olaide, her boyfriend, who she came from America to visit. Elton was said to have arrived Warri on September 15 to spend time…