The Police Command in Nasarawa State has apprehended a robbery suspect after four of his accomplices died in a road crash while fleeing in a stolen vehicle. SP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement to journalists on Tuesday in Lafia. According to the PPRO, the armed robbers stole…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a bandit attack on a church camp in Nyanya, a town in Nasarawa, has left three worshippers dead. The bandits attacked the camp of the Divine Majesty Worship Ministry in the town last Monday. Ramhan Nansel, Nasarawa police spokesperson, confirmed the incident to TheCable on Sunday. Nansel said the church housed…
Three states – Benue, Nasarawa and Ondo – were locked in rage and protests, yesterday, over the killing of no fewer than 28 persons by herdsmen and bandits. A pregnant woman was among 20 persons killed during a farmers/herders’ clash that left scores wounded, houses, motorcycles, and a police operational vehicle set ablaze in Nasarawa…
Some yet-to-be-identified bandits on Monday, February 17, attacked the home of a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Austin Ifeji and killed his son. The bandits were also said to have abducted the pastor’s wife during the attack on their residence in the Gwagwalade area of Mararaba, a Nasarawa State community close…
Another young lady, yet to be identified, was found lifeless and dumped in Ombi 1 community near Mustapha Agwei II State Polytechnic, Lafia. This incident occurs a week after an acclaimed gospel singer killed and dismembered his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, in the state. Ombi 1 community, where the lifeless body of the young lady was…
A middle-aged man identified as a ‘Yahoo boy’ (Internet fraudster) has been apprehended in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with the severed head of his girlfriend in a polythene bag. According to reports, the suspect’s arrest was facilitated by an intelligence tip-off, leading security agents to an uncompleted building…
A family of four, who had spent the Christmas and New Year holidays in Benue State, tragically lost their lives in a fatal car accident at Akwanga, Nasarawa State, on Sunday while returning to Abuja. Eyewitnesses report that Victor Tyohemba, an Abuja-based accountant, his wife, a lawyer, and their two children were traveling back when…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has dissolved the State Executive Council (SEC) with immediate effect. The decision was announced by the Governor himself at the end of an expanded meeting of the Exco. The dissolution affects all commissioners, special advisers, and senior special assistants, including the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Muhammad Ubandoma-Aliyu….
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has alerted the public to a fraudulent scheme claiming to offer a N50,000 New Year cash grant to Nigerians. The governor described the scheme as a scam and urged citizens to avoid engaging with the fraudulent link. A statement issued by the governor’s social media aide, Godwin Rimi, and…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday sealed a factory and eight shops in Nasarawa State for packaging, selling and distributing counterfeit rice. The Investigation and Enforcement Taskforce of the agency, which swung into action following an intelligence report, noted that about N5bn worth of bags of counterfeit rice…