The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arraigned a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and his son, Abdulazeez Malami, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations bordering on terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The duo appeared before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on a five-count charge filed by the…
Global Mirror News gathered that the Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday affirmed the death sentences imposed on five men convicted for their roles in the deadly 2018 Offa bank robbery. The Appellate Court dismissed the appeals filed by the convicts, ruling that they lacked merit and upholding the judgement earlier…
Shock and grief have followed the deaths of three young children after their mother allegedly poisoned them in the wake of a domestic dispute with her husband. The woman, identified as Linet Munala, is accused of causing the deaths of her one-year-old twins and a four-year-old child following a disagreement with their father. The children…
A Nigerian court has sentenced a school security guard to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a nurse inside a school clinic in Lagos, in a ruling that underscores the country’s hardline legal stance on sexual violence. The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, convicted Emmanuel Buchi, a…
A Nigerian medical Doctor, Abu Ibrahim, who was kidnapped in Edo State alongside his brother earlier this month, has been discharged from hospital, bringing closure to a harrowing ordeal that has again drawn attention to the worsening security situation. Ibrahim, who sustained a gunshot wound during his release, is now recovering at home, according to…
The Ekiti State Police Command has successfully arrested 17 individuals involved in cattle rustling and recovered a total of 558 stolen cattle, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The operation began on January 21 when Police, acting on a credible tip-off, apprehended Ibrahim Abubakar, a notorious rustler and suspected kidnapper. During interrogation, Abubakar confessed to multiple cattle…
In a high-profile courtroom showdown, a Nigerian Federal Court on Tuesday admitted video evidence in the ongoing trial of activist and Former Presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, intensifying debates over free speech, digital defamation, and political accountability in Africa’s largest democracy. During proceedings before Justice Mohammed Umar, the defence presented footage of Nigerian commentator and former…
Nigeria’s Military high command has formally confirmed that a group of serving officers attempted to illegally undermine the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ending weeks of speculation and controversy surrounding the arrest and detention of senior and mid-ranking personnel across the Armed Forces. In a statement issued by the Defence Headquarters and personally signed…
Nigerian Security Forces have recorded a significant operational success in the ongoing counterinsurgency campaign in the North-East with the arrest of a 65-year-old woman accused of supplying illicit drugs to Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspect, identified as Hauwa Abulazeez, was arrested on January 23, 2026, by troops of…
The Ondo State Police Command has launched a full investigation into the activities of an unlicensed medical facility in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area, following the death of a 28-year-old pregnant woman who was receiving care at the centre. Global Mirror News gathered that the woman, identified only as Iyanu, was admitted to the facility…
