The Lagos State Government has arrested 45 beggars, including nine children, during a series of enforcement operations carried out across major parts of the State as authorities intensify efforts to address street begging and environmental nuisance. The arrests were made in separate operations conducted in Oshodi, Agege, and the Central Business District of Lagos Island,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced four persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. Global Mirror News gathered that the judgment was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, who found the defendants guilty of carrying out…
Residents of Eda-Oniyo Community in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State have staged a peaceful protest over the continued captivity of 16 kidnapped residents, despite the payment of N10.5 million ransom to their abductors. The protesters, comprising community leaders, relatives of the victims, women, and youths, called on the Federal Government, Ekiti State Government,…
The family of former Minister of Power and prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has confirmed the abduction of his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, and her twin sons by suspected gunmen in Ibadan. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Adelabu’s Media Aide, Comrade…
A fresh wave of insecurity has struck Nigeria’s North-Central region after suspected gunmen reportedly killed two travellers and abducted about 30 others during a deadly attack on a passenger vehicle along a highway in Kogi State. The incident, which has heightened fears among road users, occurred when the armed attackers ambushed a commercial vehicle conveying…
A wave of grief has swept through a Christian community following the reported killing of a Nigerian Pastor, identified as Pastor Akor, by suspected kidnappers over an alleged delay in ransom payment. The heartbreaking development was made public by Abuja-based cleric, Peter Attayi Yakubu, in a Facebook post shared on Monday, May 25, 2026. According…
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three suspected kidnappers during a joint security operation in Otu, located in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, as security operatives successfully rescued an abducted victim from captivity. Global Mirror News gathered that the operation was carried out by Police operatives in collaboration with Local…
The Ogun State Government has warned a senior police officer attached to the Force Intelligence Department, Abuja, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Enyinnaya Adiogu, to immediately stop what it described as a parallel investigation into an ongoing land grabbing case involving the World Mission Agency (WMA), owners of Living Faith Church Worldwide in Sango-Ota. In…
A couple abducted by suspected kidnappers in Ondo State have narrated their traumatic experience after being rescued by operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun. The victims, identified as Mr. and Mrs. Sanusi Kehinde, were reportedly kidnapped at Ilu-Abo community in Akure North Local Government Area after armed men ambushed…
The Oyo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a viral video allegedly showing the killing of a teacher abducted during the recent attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the State. Global Mirror News gathered that the victim, identified as Michael Oyedokun, was among teachers and pupils kidnapped when armed men…
