The senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has raised the issue of the safe recovery of abducted schoolchildren and travellers with the new Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Ibikunle Ajose. Ndume made the appeal on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to Ajose at the Maimalari Mili…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said political parties that field candidates whose names were not in the registers submitted to the commission will not be allowed to participate in the 2027 elections. The Supreme Court had, in a September 24, 2026 judgment, affirmed the constitutionality of sec…

Arsenal youngster Max Dowman has been presented with three Guinness World Records certificates after setting new marks in English and European football before turning 17. Guinness World Records announced the achievement in a post on its verified X handle on Thursday, saying Dowman had been recognised for his record-bre…

Three suspected accomplices in a kidnapping operation have allegedly k!lled a kidnapped boy after collecting ransom from his family in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to information provided to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the three suspects, all reportedly from the same community as the v…

Arsenal youngster Max Dowman has been awarded three Guinness World Records for his incredible achievements in the Gunners' Premier League-winning 2025/26 campaign. During the 2025/26 season, the Arsenal teenager became the youngest player to appear in the Champions League, the youngest Premier League goalscorer and the…

A Texas man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery was executed on Wednesday evening, October 7, after the Supreme Court declined to halt the execution. Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. He was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of 42-year-old Vickie Swartout in Silsbee, …

GistReel Popular content creators and TikTok stars Jarvis and Peller have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple shared the exciting news with their fans in a joint Instagram post, accompanied by adorable photos showing Jarvis proudly displaying her baby bump. “From two people who once…

A 23-year-old mother, Nathaly Ramirez, d!£d after she and her 8-month-old daughter were allegedly pushed from a 15th-floor balcony in the Bronx, New York. The incident happened around 3:38 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at an apartment building on Olinville Avenue. Police later identified 31-year-old Angel Carrasco as wan…

A web developer has gone on X to address a hit-and-run driver who rammed into his wife and sped off without trying to offer any assistance. The accident occurred at Ogudu express in Lagos State, the husband said. Fortunately, a Good Samaritan came to the woman's aide and she's currently fighting for her life in hospita…

A suspected cult leader identified as Paul Brown, also known as "Play Play," has been arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny following a reported cult-related attack on Mumakiri community, popularly known as Ajegunle Fishing Settlement, in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers Sta…

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States through the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme. Under the proposal, schools would pay $70,000 for each student's initial OPT application and $30,000 for every renewal. The pro…

A newly unsealed video has shown the moments after a 6-year-old student shot his teacher at an elementary school in the United States, before cursing at responding police officers. According to the New York Post, the boy, who was then a first grader at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, shot his teacher in…

A humanitarian and field operations professional, Lydia Chinenye Nwankwo was k!lled in a bandits' attack in Sokoto State. Her sister, Chisom Nwankwo confirmed the sad incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. According to her, bandits attacked Lydia and her team while on their way back from back from t…

Flying Officer Isa Muyiwa Adeshina was commissioned as the best graduating cadet of Branch Commission Course 3 just nine days before the crashAdeshina had served in the Nigerian Air Force for over a decade before earning his commission, rising from air intelligence operator to sergeantBefore joining the military, Adesh…

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed that Houthi strikes hit Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport, killing three peopleThe US Mission in Saudi Arabia issued a security alert warning American citizens about potential flight cancellations and airspace closures following…

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, has rejected the indefinite strike declared by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, directing secondary school teachers and education officers to report to work and continue their normal duties. The directive follo…

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE Initial Public Offering (IPO) is now open. The offer is expected to run from Monday, 14 September to Tuesday,13 October 2026, giving eligible investors an opportunity to acquire shares in the company. The offer comprises 4.1 billion ordinary shares at ₦525 per share…

The traditional ruler of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo, has commended the pilot of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in the Ondo community, saying his actions spared the town from a greater disaster. The monarch in an interview with journalists on Wednesday said the crash, which claimed the lives of all 25 …

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has called on the Federal Government to overhaul Nigeria’s security architecture and urgently reduce the cost of food and transportation. The Council said the twin pressures of insecurity and rising living costs required faster and mo…

One of the technical grounds on which FIFA dismissed Nigeria’s protest against DR Congo for fielding an ineligible player in the world cup qualifiers was that the mail which they used in sending the petition wasn’t the right one. DR Congo pipped Nigeria to book a place in the intercontinental playoff with a 4-3 win on …

Former Ballon d’Or chief, Pascal Ferré has hinted that Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé has not done enough to win the 2026 award. Ferré admits that Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has done more than Mbappé and deserves to take the prize home. In the year under review, Yamal won both the LaLiga title and the World Cup trophy.…

Ten Nigerian players have caught the eye in the weeks before and around the first international break of the season, from Gift Orban and Kelechi Iheanacho’s scoring run in Turkey and Godwin Obaje’s 100-goal landmark at home, PETER AKINBO writes Calvin Bassey (Fulham) Bassey has grown from a dependable defender into a l…

A gilded statue of a n@k£d Donald Trump went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday, October 6. Danish artist Jens Galschiøt is exhibiting the satirical statue, titled "Orange Plague" and also known as "King of Injustice," at the parliament's headquarters in the eastern French city. It …

A GP (general practitioner) to the royal was found str@ngled to de@th as she hosted a sleepover for her kids and her husband has been arrested. Hannah Cain, 45, was found d£ad at her home in Fern Hill near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk in the early hours of Sunday, October 4, as she hosted a sleepover for her son's…

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on June 26, delivered a landmark judgment that appears to have placed in the dock decisions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) on allegations of misconduct by lawyers.In a five-to-two decision, a seven-member panel of the court declared section 12(7) of the…