The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious cultist allegedly involved in a series of killings and armed robbery within the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. The police said the cultist identified as Samuel Nwokoma, aged 25, with his gang, …
Read More »School abduction: Gumi offers to negotiate with bandits
Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has revealed his intention to dialogue with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Gumi said this in a bid to facilitate the release of the abducted schoolchildren …
Read More »Commuters lament as ‘one chance’ robbers invade Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Motorists and passengers plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the increase in the operations of ‘one-chance’ robbers in the Mowe/Ibafo-Berger area of the road. Some passengers who spoke to GISTFOX NEWS at the weekend said the road is no longer safe for them to use due to the activities of …
Read More »“Please call this people, make dem take this light small”- Abia resident appeals to state governor as they enjoy excess power supply (Video)
An Abia resident has taken to social media to appeal to the State Governor, Alex Otti, requesting him to intervene and address the issue of excessive power supply in the area. In a video that has gone viral, the resident expresses his frustration with the constant availability of electricity and urges the governor to take …
Read More »Nigerian govt announces 80 standards for CNG vehicles, others
The Nigerian government has announced 80 new standards that should be strictly adhered to by operators of Compressed Natural Gas vehicles and other components. The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Ifeanyi Okeke, disclosed this on Monday at the unveiling in Abuja. He said the 80 standards are …
Read More »JUST IN: Oyo bans use of Styrofoam, others
The Oyo State Government on Monday banned the use of Styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. Gistfox News reports that the state House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of Styrofoam for food purposes in the state. …
Read More »MC Oluomo’s aide dies in auto crash on Third Mainland Bridge
Akintoye Benson, an aide to the chairman of the Lagos State Park and Garages Management, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, has reportedly died. Benson, who was seen in a wrecked vehicle in a viral video, was said to have died in an auto crash on Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday …
Read More »80-year-old man kills self in Lagos
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota area of Lagos State. Gistfox news gathered that the incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. A police source told our correspondent that, according to a tenant in the compound, the deceased …
Read More »UCH doctors begin three-day strike over alleged assault
Resident doctors under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital, Ibadan in Oyo State, on Thursday, began a three-day strike over alleged assault on one of their members by relatives of a patient in the hospital. The ARD President, John Oladapo, told newsmen in Ibadan, the …
Read More »President Bola Tinubu, governors in emergency meeting in Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with governors and some security chiefs at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the current hardships in the country. It was reliably gathered that President Tinubu summoned the meeting in view of the economic hardship in the country as well as …
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