The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects following a suspected arson attack on a residential building in Ilorin, the State capital, amid allegations that the incident was linked to religious differences. Global Mirror News gathered that the fire occurred in the Isale Koko area of Ilorin and was reported to…
In a dramatic escalation of insecurity in Southeastern Nigeria, suspected bandits attacked and bombed the Ipele Divisional Police Station in Owo Local Government Area on New Year’s Eve, prompting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to vow a relentless manhunt and deliver justice. Late on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, around 30 armed men riding motorcycles stormed the sleepy…
Global Mirror News has gathered that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has strongly condemned the killing of one of its volunteers, Abdurrauf Sheriff, who was allegedly stabbed to death by suspected hoodlums while on duty in Kano. The tragic incident reportedly occurred along Gyadi Gyadi Court Road as the…
Global Mirror News has gathered that armed gunmen stormed the palace of a traditional ruler in Kwara State late on New Year’s Eve, abducting the monarch and one of his sons in a brazen attack that has heightened fears over worsening insecurity in the State. The victims are the Aniwo I of Aafin community in…
A deadly road crash on Thursday, January 1, 2026, along Nigeria’s busy Lagos–Ibadan Expressway has left many passengers feared dead, Global Mirror News reports. The accident occurred opposite the NASFAT junction in Ogun State and involved an 18-seater commercial bus travelling from Lagos and a heavy-duty truck heading from Ibadan. Eyewitnesses at the scene said…
The death toll from a devastating fire that engulfed a major commercial plaza on Lagos Island has risen to five, as emergency officials confirmed the recovery of additional bodies from the wreckage, intensifying fears that more victims may still be trapped beneath the rubble. The inferno, which broke out on Christmas Eve, ravaged the Great…
In a decisive move to clamp down on traffic-related crimes, the Lagos Police Command has apprehended 14 suspected traffic robbers at various locations along the busy Lekki–Epe Expressway over the past two weeks. The Lagos Police spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the arrests via her X handle, @AbimbolaShotayo, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. She revealed…
Seven Nigerian journalists and media workers were killed and four others injured in a fatal road accident on the Gombe–Yola highway, deepening concerns over transport safety on one of Northeastern Nigeria’s busiest routes. The victims were members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Gombe State Council, who were travelling in a bus after attending…
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,…
The Ekiti State Security Network Agency, codenamed the Amotekun Corps, has arrested a 20-year-old man, Dare Omoyajowo, over the alleged sexual assault of a hearing- and speech-impaired teenage girl in Are-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspect was taken into custody on Friday following a report lodged by the victim’s family. The…
