BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Senator Dies In UK
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District in Enugu State, Senator…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District in Enugu State, Senator Okey Ezea, has passed away. Ezea, elected under the Labour Party (LP), was the only remaining National Assembly member from Enugu State on the party’s platform. Findings revealed that the lawmaker passed away on Tuesday in the United Kingdom, where…
A tense exchange unfolded on Piers Morgan’s show as Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, traded barbs with Goldie Ghamari, former Canadian member of parliament, over allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria. Tuggar appeared on the show, which aired Tuesday, to challenge the claims, clarify figures, provide context, and address Nigeria’s complex security challenge. In…
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba, the commander of the 25 Task Force Brigade by some members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group. Uba was killed following an ambush on his convoy by the terrorists on Friday, November 14. He was leading a team of…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has again declared that a “Christian genocide” is ongoing in Nigeria, calling on the federal government and the international community to act decisively to end the relentless killings and displacement of believers, particularly in the North and Middle Belt. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made the declaration on Tuesday…
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice-President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi on Wednesday to commiserate with the state government and reassure parents of the abducted schoolgirls that the federal government will ensure their safe and quick return. Tinubu also condoled with the military over the death of soldiers, including Brigadier General Musa Uba, who were…
United States–based Trinidadian rapper and singer Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, addressed the United Nations on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to protect Christians in Nigeria facing alleged deadly attacks. She stressed that her advocacy is about defending human rights and religious freedom, not taking sides. Below is the full text of…
A contractor, Prince Uzo Nwosu, has told a Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Takushara, Abuja, why he had a sexual relationship with his family’s housemaid, an allegation at the centre of a messy marital dispute with his wife, Rebecca Erebi Nwosu. Testifying before the three-member panel chaired by Hadiza Attah, Nwosu…
The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Sadiya Suleiman,16, of Sabon Gari Ward in Gashua town in the Bade Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in Yobe, Dungus Abdulkarim, told reporters that the deceased teenager was raped and killed by unknown person(s). Mr Abdulkarim said the police received…
Mr Christopher Igwe, the younger brother to Mr Uchenna Igwe, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in Ebonyi State has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers. Igwe was shot dead around Ishieke axis in Ebonyi Local Government Area at about 10 p.m on Monday night, the Ebonyi Police Command confirmed in a statement…
The United States has once again sounded a strong warning to Nigerian public officials as the US Mission in Nigeria announced that individuals involved in corruption, electoral malpractice, and anti-democratic activities will not be granted American visas. The message, which resonates with Washington’s long-standing stance on promoting democracy, accountability, and the rule of law in…