Global Mirror News has learned that excessive speed and wrongful overtaking were responsible for the road crash involving British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the cause of the accident in an official statement issued on Monday by its Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant…
Nine bandits were reportedly killed in a fierce gun battle between the Nigerian Military and armed criminals in Bakaji and Unguwar Garma communities within the Goron Dutse area of Shanono Local Government Area, Kano State. The clash, which erupted late on Saturday, also claimed the life of a local vigilante and left another wounded. According…
At least seven people from Lawanti community in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State lost their lives in a tragic road accident on Saturday while travelling to a wedding ceremony in Maiduguri, Borno State, Global Mirror News reports. According to eyewitnesses, the victims were en route to attend a wedding when their vehicle collided…
Panic gripped travelers along the Yar’Tasha–Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, on Saturday following a suspected bomb explosion that has reportedly claimed multiple lives. Eyewitnesses and social media reports indicate that vehicles were destroyed and travelers fled in terror as the blast shook the highway. Video footage circulating online shows chaos and…
In a decisive move to maintain law and order, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of the self-styled “Democratic Republic of the Yoruba” following a series of disturbances in Sango-Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, on December 25, 2025. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, intelligence reports…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 22 suspects and recovered several firearms, vehicles, motorcycles and illicit substances during intelligence-led operations carried out across multiple states in the Country. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the operations were conducted by operatives of the Force Special Tactical Squad…
The Lagos State Police Command has recovered a locally fabricated firearm during a routine stop-and-search operation in the Ishashi Area of Lagos, underscoring its continued reliance on preventive policing to curb crime across the State. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Friday, the command said operatives of the Anti-Crime Unit attached…
An explosion on Christmas night in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State left at least five people injured and four buildings damaged, triggering initial fears of a bomb blast before Security Agencies moved to clarify the situation. The incident occurred around Yidi, a Muslim prayer ground along the Offa–Ijagbo Road. Residents reported that the…
A yet-to-be-identified pedestrian has been killed in a hit-and-run incident along the Sagamu–Ijebu-Ode Expressway in Ogun State. The tragic accident occurred around 8:00 a.m. on Christmas Day near Odogbolu Junction, inbound Ijebu-Ode. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the incident through its spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi. According to Akinbiyi, the driver of…
The Niger State Police Command has made notable strides in its efforts to reduce crime across the State, successfully arresting several suspects, retrieving stolen property, and rescuing abducted victims, including women and children. According to a crime report released on Wednesday, officers apprehended two individuals linked to a November 12 armed robbery in the Gurara…
