The Global boxing Community is mourning the loss of two key members of former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s inner circle following a fatal road accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria. As investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the crash, attention has increasingly turned to the lives and contributions of the…
Operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested key suspects linked to the 2023 abduction and killing of a prominent Neurology Professor, Ekanem Philip-Ephraim, in Cross River State, marking a major breakthrough in a case that shocked the Country’s medical Community. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspects were apprehended on December 27,…
Nigeria was plunged into widespread darkness on Monday following another collapse of the National electricity grid, Global Mirror News reports. Checks confirmed that the grid went down at about 3:00 p.m., cutting power supply across several parts of the Country and disrupting homes, businesses and essential services. Data available to Global Mirror News showed that…
Global Mirror News has learned that excessive speed and wrongful overtaking were responsible for the road crash involving British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the cause of the accident in an official statement issued on Monday by its Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant…
World-renowned heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, was on Monday involved in a fatal road traffic accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, an incident that claimed the lives of two occupants of his convoy. Global Mirror News gathered that the crash occurred around late morning in the Makun area, near the Sagamu Interchange on the…
Nine bandits were reportedly killed in a fierce gun battle between the Nigerian Military and armed criminals in Bakaji and Unguwar Garma communities within the Goron Dutse area of Shanono Local Government Area, Kano State. The clash, which erupted late on Saturday, also claimed the life of a local vigilante and left another wounded. According…
By Imabong Akpan-Udok Calabar, the Cross River State capital, became a vibrant meeting point of Nigeria’s diverse identities at the weekend as the 20th edition of Carnival Calabar officially opened with a nationwide cultural showcase featuring all 36 states of the Federation. Marking two decades of what is widely described as Nigeria’s biggest street festival,…
Public Servants in Ogun State have applauded Governor Dapo Abiodun following the payment of the end-of-year bonus and the early release of December salaries, a move widely seen as a relief measure ahead of the festive season. Findings by Global Mirror News show that the payments generated excitement across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, as workers…
The United States on Thursday night carried out airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in northwest Nigeria, in what President Donald Trump described as a “powerful and deadly strike” targeting extremists accused of killing Christians in the region. The Military action, announced on Christmas night, marks a significant escalation of U.S. involvement in Africa’s security…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that the deadly explosion at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday evening was carried out by a Boko Haram suicide bomber. The blast occurred on December 24, 2025, at the Al-Adum Jumaat Mosque located in the Gamboru Market area of the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council during the Maghrib prayer…
