Author: town gist

I recently saw this picture of the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost with the message “Don’t marry before you meet your spouse”. This message sent chills down my spine when I began to think deeply about it. I understood the message from various perspectives from the life of a young man or woman who wants to get married. This has struck me to write this letter to you. I think about the life we planned to have if we got married. I think about all the big things we were sure we would accomplish. Believe it or not, I…

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INDISCIPLINE: POLICE DISMISSES CORPORAL OPEYEMI KADIRI FOR ASSAULT, DISOBEDIENCE TO LAWFUL ORDERThe Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Force No. 509745 Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters, Lagos Police Command for gross misconduct, disobedience to lawful order, and assault on a member of the public captured in a viral video on August 3, 2022. According to CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra,FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA on August 12, 2022, The dismissed officer who, enlisted into the Force on 6th December, 2016, was caught searching a commuter’s phone by the road side contrary to the directives of the…

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I met Jonah about a year ago. The first time I saw him I gawked at him. This guy looked like he was carefully sculpted by Michelangelo. His toned muscles and velvety dark complexion turned heads in his direction. I think his height too was part of the appeal. There is just this thing about tall guys that make women like me go weak in the knees. In addition to his physical appearance, he had good manners. We were not close but I watched him from afar. I saw how he treated everyone close to him with respect and kindness.…

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Ace singer, Davido’s personal logistics manager, Israel DMW has set tongues wagging after reportedly paying a visit to a female student of Ambrose Ali University, Edo State. The reason it is a topic of discussion on social media is because he got engaged two months ago and did introductory rites with his fiancée not long after. Israel showed up on campus to apparently take the girl out and some students who spotted him decided to capture the moment on tape. He proposed to his lover at exclusive Protea Hotel in Benin City on April 4, 2022, and shared a video…

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Police operatives known as the ‘Ambassador Squad’, led by one Inspector Chikadia Okebata (‘Kill and Bury’), on Wednesday allegedly ambushed police operatives from the Surveillance team, shot and killed an Inspector in the process.The Police Surveillance team, which was attacked along Agwa-Ejemekwuru Road in Oguta LGA of Imo State, our correspondent learnt, were on patrol. Inspector Iseke Korodama was killed on the spot while Inspectors Saviour Isong and Samuel Chukwuekezi along with Sergeant Okija Darlington were injured in the attack.The driver conveying the team in a mini bus before the attack, Emmanuel Onyemana Chimankpa, a civilian, is still in critical…

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A burglar, on Sunday night, broke into an office at the Government House, Katsina State, and carted away N31 million.It was gathered that the incident occurred during heavy rainfall, at the office of the Financial Controller (FC) within the Governor’s Office.Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) camera footage revealed that the thief stole the money through the FC’s window, and moved it in a sack through the Government House.Report has it that the person, who stole the money, was seen through the CCTV camera, and he came through the window of the FC’s office. He was later seen carting the money away in…

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The suspect is currently being held at Chiraa police station following his arrest after a security guard working for a query firm informed a local assemblyman that he found human remains in the lonely, forested home of the Evangelist. Police have arrested an evangelist simply identified as Elijah after human parts were discovered in his room at Buokuo Nkwanta in Wenchi region of Ghana. The suspect is currently being held at Chiraa police station following his arrest after a security guard working for a query firm informed a local assemblyman that he found human remains in the lonely, forested home…

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Bishop Patrick Wooten has given his opinion on Beyonce’s new song “Church Girls,” which features a Clark Sisters sample, calling it sacrilege.He added that the song shows Beyonce has sold her soul to the devil and he said he wouldn’t recommend the song. He told his congregation: “Beyonce just released sacrilege. The only thing I can account to some of that stuff is, somebody done sold their soul to the devil.”He continued: “When you sell your soul to the devil you get the short end of the stick. Because you’re not gonna live for so long and when you leave…

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A video making the rounds online shows area boys accosting a police officer who was reportedly working as a commercial bike rider. The officer wore a jacket which covered his police uniform so it could not be immediately ascertained by passengers. Touts challenged him for refusing to remit some money to them after working as a okada rider in their area. In the video, they could be seen seizing his motorbike, so he was forced to remove the jacket and that was when his uniform became visible.The boys then chided him for secretly working as a bike rider despite being…

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A woman stole and swallowed N1.5 million worth of gold jewelry at a store.She reportedly swallowed the jewelry to make it easy for her to exit the store without being caught.However, her plan failed and she was found out and interrogated. During interrogation, she’s heard begging the person filming not to post the video on Facebook. “Please sir, you too have children. Please, don’t post me on Facebook,” she pleaded in Yoruba.Watch the video below

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