The Kaduna State Government has approved 50 Christian faithful to embark on pilgrimage, formally ending an 11-year suspension of the programme in the State. Governor Uba Sani’s approval marks the restoration of the Christian pilgrimage scheme, which was discontinued during the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai after the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Agency was scrapped…
The Southern Governors’ Forum has expressed deep sympathy with the Government and people of Kano State following the devastating fire outbreak that razed the popular Singa Market. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, conveyed the condolences in a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta, describing the incident as a tragic…
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has clarified the circumstances surrounding the controversial ₦10 Million application fee earlier fixed for aspirants to the Awujale of Ijebuland stool, insisting the decision was reached collectively and without any intent to commercialise the revered throne. The Olori Ebi of the ruling house, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, made the clarification on Friday…
The Ogun State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled a well-organised child trafficking and illegal surrogacy syndicate operating under the cover of an orphanage in the Agbara axis of the state, rescuing seven minors in the process. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID)…
Global Mirror News has gathered that suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed a Senior Pastor of the Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) and four other residents during a deadly attack on Tarfa community in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents reportedly struck the community at about 7:00 p.m. on Thursday January 22,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended long-fugitive drug lord Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-Kanmo,” more than 12 years after he allegedly orchestrated the killing of three NDLEA Officers in Ogun State, Global Mirror News reports. Jimoh was arrested on Friday, January 16, 2026, in Owode, Ogun State, following a…
Global Mirror News gathered that Police Authorities in Edo State have arrested a 19-year-old man following a dangerous incident in Benin City that left three Police Officers injured and led to the seizure of suspected illicit drugs. According to the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect, identified as Nsikak Okon,…
A fatal road crash in the early hours of Friday, December 9, 2026, claimed the lives of a commercial bus Driver and his Conductor along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Global Mirror News gathered. The accident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. at Oremeji Bus Stop, inbound Lagos, when a Mazda commercial bus conveying live chicks lost control…
A routine river journey turned deadly over the weekend as a boat carrying 52 passengers capsized along the Yobe/Kumadugu River, leaving 29 people dead and 11 others still missing. The ill-fated vessel was traveling from Adayini town in Jigawa State to the Guri Community in Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe State. Mohammed Goje, Executive Secretary…
The Lagos State Police Command has launched an official investigation into the Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations that have gained traction across social media platforms. The investigation was ordered by the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, who directed the State…
