A 26-year-old man identified as Sarki Abdul allegedly committed suicide in Plateau State by drinking a poisonous substance suspected to be a sniper. The incident happened at the Dilimi area of Jos North on Sunday, February 21, two days after the Bauchi Poly graduate reportedly told his sister that he was fed up with the world….
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, said Nigerians have regrettably shed enough blood over issues that could be peacefully resolved. The President made this announcement in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Buhari made this remark in reaction to the uprising violence on-going in Gombe…
A man simply identified as John has explained why victims of the air force jet that crashed on Sunday were not rescued. John, who told GIOTV that he was among the first set of persons who got to the scene of the accident, said the victims were alive after the aircraft crashed. He said it…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Adamawa State Command, has arrested a suspected illicit drug dealer, Rabiu Imam, with Tramadol and Diazepam tablets worth over N50m. The NDLEA spokesman, Jonah Achema, who disclosed this on Saturday, said the drug dealer, was arrested on Friday, February 19, with Tramadol tablet 225mg weighing 45.4kg. The Adamawa…
A commercial driver, Kamorudeen Olateju, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while driving along Ayetoro-Abeokuta road in Ogun State. The driver was reportedly abducted alongside one Ms. Saidat Adediran and three other passengers on Saturday, at about 4:45 am in Iwofin, an area around Olorunda, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the State. The incident…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old suspected ritualist named Rufa’I Yunusa of Rumbu Village, Ningi Local Government for allegedly killing four little children between the ages of 2 – 4yrs for ritual purposes. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Mohammed Wakil, Yunusa was arrested after…
Actress Mide Martins says she is choosing God over everything else. The married mum of two posting a photo of herself with the caption ‘God over everything’ on Instagram hours ago. This is coming after she was accused of abandoning her step brother, Damilare Peters. GIO TV recalls that late Funmi Martins bore her last…
A chartered Military flight has reportedly crashed in Abuja. The ill-fated crash took place near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, amidst reports that there were no survivors. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika confirmed the development in a short statement on Twitter Sunday afternoon. “A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed short of our…
The Special Assistant to Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Youth development, Comrade Okiemute Sowho has been killed by suspected assassins in Sapele. 40-year-old Sowho was shot dead around 6 p.m. on Saturday February 20, near a popular hotel along Akintola road close to the Adeniyi end of the town. According to reports, the deceased…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has insisted the Federal Government will not pay ransom, to secure the release of the abducted students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara. Mohammed stated this on Saturday morning, while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’. There have been unconfirmed reports on social media that the…