Suspected gunmen on Tuesday evening carried out a deadly ambush along the Okene–Auchi Federal Highway, killing a serving Nigerian Army soldier and abducting 13 passengers from two commercial vehicles, heightening concerns over growing insecurity on major highways in the country. The attack occurred at about 5:35 p.m. along the busy highway linking Kogi and Edo…
Tragedy struck the Maraba Quarters Area of Kano on Monday December 15, 2025 morning when an elderly cleric, Ladan Zubairu, was violently killed inside Yusuf Garko Mosque, sparking panic and outrage across the community. According to his son, Isa Kasim, Zubairu had gone out at dawn to perform the first call to prayer, a routine…
As Christmas and New Year celebrations approach, the Ogun State Police Command has launched a comprehensive security operation while strictly enforcing a ban on fireworks, knockouts, and other hazardous celebratory items. The move aims to protect lives, prevent injuries, and maintain public order during the high-activity festive season. In an official statement released on Monday,…
A quiet Sunday along Lagos’ ever-busy Ikorodu Road turned tragic as a fatal road accident claimed the lives of an eight-month-old baby and an adult woman, leaving at least ten others seriously injured and a community in deep mourning. The devastating crash occurred opposite Olabode House, between the Anthony and Obanikoro axis, when a red…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old man over the alleged killing of his 15-year-old son and the secret burial of the teenager’s body within their family compound in Uhe Community, Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. Global Mirror News gathered that the disturbing incident occurred on Friday, December 5, 2025, but…
Residents of Ilorin were thrown into panic on Friday as a four-man armed robbery gang struck in broad daylight, shooting a motorist and making away with an undisclosed sum of cash believed to be packed in multiple cartons. The daring attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. directly opposite the Kwara State Correspondents’ Chapel office on Post…
Mrs. Ibukunoluwa Otesile, the daughter of Rev. Dr. Lekan Babatunde, General Overseer of Jesus Is King Ministries, has regained her freedom days after she was abducted by armed men in the Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Otesile, who also serves as the 2025 President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ibadan Elite, was kidnapped on…
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was on Thursday rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, after collapsing suddenly in his office at the Government House. The incident reportedly occurred in the early afternoon, causing panic among aides, security personnel, and staff within the administrative wing. According to sources at the Government House,…
Eight male students of the University of Jos have been confirmed dead following a fatal road crash involving a trailer and a commercial bus in the early hours of Thursday along Zaria Road, opposite Unity Bank in Jos, Plateau State. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m., with eyewitnesses reporting that the bus—which had eleven occupants—was…
In a decisive escalation of Nigeria’s Security Strategy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate training, arming, and Nationwide deployment of Forest Guards in a bid to crush the growing wave of kidnapping, banditry, and terrorist activity that have plagued rural and forested areas across the Country. The directive, issued through a statement by…
