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$60bn High-Speed Rail to Link Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt

August 16, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

Nigeria is preparing to launch one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects yet — a 4,000-kilometre high-speed rail network, popularly called a bullet train, to be developed alongside major gas infrastructure investments. The project will

Viral TikToker Lands in Jail for Bathing in Public in Kano

July 4, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

A Magistrate Court in Kano State has sentenced a popular TikToker, Umar Hashim, popularly known as Tsulange, to one year jail term for engaging in indecent conduct. The court, presided over by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad

Man Causes Stir in Kano as He Climbs Billboard and Threatens Kpai Himself Over Alleged Hardship

June 23, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

A man was spotted on Monday dangerously perched atop a tall billboard at Gadar Lado along Zaria Road in Kano State, threatening to take his own life. Eyewitnesses reported that the man had been on

“I Want to Go to Paradise” — Man Says Before Setting Himself Ablaze in Kano

June 18, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

On June 17, 2025, Suleiman Muntari from Niger State set himself ablaze in Diga, Kano State. Witnesses said Muntari poured petrol on himself and lit a match, declaring he wanted to go to “Paradise.” Locals

‘I am frustrated, police don’t obey my orders’ – Kano Gov. Abba Kabir

August 1, 2024 Jessica gistlover 0

Abba Kabir Yusuf, the governor of Kano state, has condemned the state’s police command and officers’ attitude toward his commands. Yusuf stated during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House on Wednesday that police officers

“Partially Visible in Oyo and Kano” – Nigerians shares, photos of eclipse of the sun

April 8, 2024 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Some Nigerians who were apparently able to witness the solar eclipse have uploaded images and videos of it. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, a total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes

22-year-old Keke driver who returned missing N15m in Kano gets N250m scholarship

March 6, 2024 Gistlover Stella 0

Auwalu Salisu, a 22-year-old commercial tricycle (Keke Napep) driver who returned a lost ₦15 million to its owner in Kano State, has been given a scholarship of N250 million. Remember that in September 2023, Salisu

Kano: Sanusi II Condemns Gawuna’s Response to Supreme Court Verdict

January 15, 2024 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Kano, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, has come under fire from Muhammad Sanusi II, the fourteenth Emir of Kano, for what he sees as a lack of class

Nigerian police drop ₦1.3b fraud charges against son of top Lagos GAC member & four others

Police Arrest 15 Robbery Suspects, Recover 20 Stolen Vehicles in Kano

December 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

On Tuesday, the Kano State Police Command stated that 20 stolen cars had been found scattered over the state, along with the arrest of 15 individuals. This is said in a statement made in Kano

Police warn against planned protest in Kano over Gov Abba sacking

November 20, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Kano State Police Command issued a warning on Monday against protesting in any way after the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the removal of Abba Yusuf as the state governor. In a news

Kano State Government Conducts Colourful Wedding Ceremony For 1,800 couples

October 14, 2023 Gist Lovers 0

Kano State Government held a mass wedding for 3,600 men and women from the state’s 44 local government areas. According to NAN, the Fatihah wedding took place on Friday, October 13, 2023, in the palace

Kano Tribunal: DSS Refutes Claims on Judge Arrest

September 22, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that one of the judges who presided over the Kano State gubernatorial election in 2023 was detained by DSS agents. This is in response to a

Court Sentence ten ‘yahoo boys’ for fraud,Theft On September 14, 2023, Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, found ten individuals guilty of separate counts of internet fraud. Ikyegh Senenge Bobo, Anum Cyprian Sesugh, Boniface Udoo Aondofa, Utor Stanley Torkuma, Obande Emmanuel, James Ekere, Tony Ochekwu Moda, Ochaje James, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona, and Odumu Michael are the defendants who were brought to justice by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The prisoners were taken into custody in Makurdi at various locations for allegedly participating in cybercrime. According to the investigation, they used various aliases to deceive people into entering into phony social relationships so they could steal money from them. Senenge was found guilty and given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a N500,000 fine by Justice Egwuatu. He was told to hand over two plots of land in Phase 1 of Makurdi's Gboko Road, an iPhone 13 Pro, a Pontiac Vibe 2009 model, and other items to the Nigerian federal government. Cyprian was given a one-year sentence with the possibility of a fine of N500,000. Additionally, he gives up an iPhone 11 Pro Max to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Aondofa was given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a fine of N200,000.00 and was ordered to give up an iPhone 7 to the Nigerian federal government. Stanley was given a one-year prison term and given the option of paying a fine of N200,000.00 or forfeiting an iPhone to the Nigerian federal government. In addition, he must give the victim N97,900 (Ninety Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Naira) in restitution. James received a one-year sentence with the option of a N100,000 fine and forfeited an iPhone 14 Pro Max to the Federal Government, while Emmanuel received the same punishment. Ochekwu and Ochaje received sentences of one year in prison with a possible fine of one million naira and 500,000 points, respectively. Ochaje was given orders to forfeit one iPhone 6 and one HP laptop to the Federal Government of Nigeria, while Ochekwu must forfeit an iPhone 3 and an iPhone 8. Michael and Shadrach were given the option of paying a fine of N200,000 and N300,000, respectively, in addition to their one-year sentences. Shadrach was told to give the federal government an iPhone XR. Some of the charges read: “That you, Ikyegh Senenge Bobo “M” sometime between December, 2022 to May, 2023 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, sent an electronic message to one Daniella Alias Nagako, a female Japanese citizen based in the United States of America vide an Online App where you disguise yourself as a male citizen of Texas, United States of America with the name Nakamora by procuring Apple iTunes Cards valued at N5,662,200.00 from her and converted the proceeds into your Opay Limited wallet, Ikyegh Msendoo Mercy’s GT and Keystone Bank accounts respectively and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22 (3) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Obande Emmanuel “M” (22 years) sometime between March and April, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently obtained the sum of $1000 USD from unsuspecting foreign nationals by using Instagram account “taratwithdephina” through which you claimed to be a fortune teller offering consultancy and palm reading service to help them succeed in life and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (1) (iv) of the Act. “That you, Abah James Ekere “M” (33 years) on or about 22 June, 2021, in Makurdi, Benue State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud knowingly sent electronic messages to Access Bank Plc and GT Bank that materially misrepresented the fact that a transaction of N1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) failed from your Access Bank account No. 0025620094 and GT. Bank account No. 0642871829 (from PoS terminal) which the Banks relied upon by making a chargeback to Accelerex Network Nigeria Limited who suffered a loss and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14 (2) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona on or about February, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, used the identity of one Caitlyn Anderson, an America social media model and created a Gmail account, caitlynaanderson2012@gmail.com linked with your Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat accounts and sent fictitious messages to unsuspecting foreign nationals and obtained the sum of $2,000 (Two Thousand Dollars) only, which was converted and transferred to your Opay Account number 8073746212 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(a) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (iv) of the same Act”.

Court stops ICPC, EFCC, others from investigating Kano anti-graft boss

August 29, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

A High Court hearing in Kano State on Tuesday issued an interim order Prohibiting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, and others anti-graft agencies from questioning