A quiet family home in Ilorin, Kwara State, turned into a scene of death and despair in the early hours of Tuesday, September 1, 2026, when part of a decades-old three-storey building suddenly collapsed, killing a mother and her four children and leaving a grieving family struggling to comprehend the devastating loss. Global Mirror News…
What happens when a young man’s biggest obstacle to becoming self-employed is not lack of skills, willingness to work or business ideas, but the absence of start-up capital? For some vulnerable Nigerians, the answer appears to be becoming increasingly disturbing: turning to the human body itself as a source of quick money. Reports of young…
For four young students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State, the night of their abduction began with the terrifying sound of gunshots, and quickly became a fight for survival. They had no warning that an ordinary night would turn into a nightmare. When the shooting started, the students reportedly scrambled for safety. Four of…
‘We saw death and suffering’ – survivors recount hunger, childbirth, burials and fear in forest hideout For six months, the forest became a prison. There were no locked doors, no iron bars and no concrete walls, yet the people held there knew they could not leave. They were surrounded by armed men, cut off from…
For the students, who are members of the Press Club of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta, Ogun State, Wednesday August 5, 2026, was a day when the classroom gave way to the newsroom, textbooks gave way to real-life journalism, and lessons in theory became encounters with the people and institutions shaping the profession. What…
The horrifying account of Mr. Zacheaus Olatunde, one of the victims abducted by terrorists on May 15, 2026, has shed fresh light on the gruesome reality of life inside a terrorist camp, where two fellow captives, Mr. Michael Oyedokun and Deacon John Olaleye, lost their lives in cold blood after weeks of unimaginable suffering. His…
The arrest of key suspects linked to the abduction of the sister of Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her twin sons has exposed what investigators describe as a carefully planned kidnapping operation that relied on weeks of surveillance, insider knowledge of the victims’ movements, and a network of accomplices operating within Ibadan, Oyo…
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to secure the release of dozens of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approving the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards and directing a specialized rescue unit to intensify operations in the troubled Oriire Local Government Area. The latest intervention comes 16 days after…
Inside Nigeria’s Growing Battle With Adult-Onset Asthma By Adenike Fayomi-Olowe At 2:17 a.m., the wheezing begins again. Adewale, a 52-year-old transporter living in Lagos, sits upright on his bed, struggling to pull air into his lungs. The fan is on, the windows are open, but his chest feels sealed shut. His breathing becomes shorter, faster,…
Prince Abiola Kosoko, one of the two claimants to the revered seat of Oloja of Lagos, has opened up about the lingering crisis within the Kosoko family. According to him, the actions of popular Actor Jide Kosoko, who also claims to have been elected as Oloja of Lagos, amount to a serious breach of trust…
