Metro Gist
Latest Nigeria Metro Gist – happenings, updates from all over Nigerian cities and about Nigerians in Diaspora.
Pastor, five others die in New Year’s Eve boat accident in Bayelsa
A boat mishap has claimed the lives of a 39-year-old pastor and five others in Ogbeinbiri community in the Southern...
Suspected armed robbers kill journalist in Akwa Ibom after snatching his car
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed a broadcaster with the Akwa Ibom State Broadcasting Corporation, (AKBC) Uyo, Augustine...
Man dies 17 days to his wedding, buried on supposed wedding day in Cross River
A Nigerian man, Thomas Obi died in a motor accident on December 13, seventeen days to his wedding and was...
Suspected bandits kill woman in Zamfara
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a yet to be identified female traveller in Zamfara state. According to a...
Nigerian man dies in accident 19 days after wedding and shortly after wife gave birth
A 33-year-old man, Comrade Onwe Philip Ogenyi from Ebonyi State has died in a motorcycle accident 19 days after his...
Dowen College: Sylvester’s cousin alleges house masters are still locked up while ‘killers’ have been bailed
Perri, cousin of late student of Dowen College Sylvester Oromoni has accused the Lagos State Police Command of "hoarding" his...
Police officers extorted N50k from me and gave me N3k for transport – Fashion designer claims
A Nigerian fashion designer, Olanrewaju Olatunji has alleged that police officers extorted N50,000 from him and gave him N3000 out...
Update: 11-year-old girl allegedly impregnated by her aunt’s husband in Benue abandoned to fend for herself
An 11-year-old girl, Victoria, who was impregnated by her aunt's husband has been abandoned in her village Orokam, Ogbadibo Local...
Timber crushes 35-year-old logger to death weeks to his wedding in Oyo
A 35-year-old logger identified as Mufutau Eruobodo, has died after he was crushed by timber in Iseyin, Oyo state. It...
Suspected phone snatchers stab BUK graduate to death in Jos
Suspected phone snatchers stabbed a young man identified as Suleiman Bala to death in Jos, Plateau State capital. The hoodlums...