September 2024

5 Worshippers Die, Others Hospitalised After Eating ‘Ipese’ In Ibadan Church

GISTSMATE 016 months ago04 mins

Five worshippers have been confirmed dead, while others are on admission at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, after they took part in a feast known in Yoruba parlance as ipese organised by an Ibadan-based white-garment church. However, as of the time of filing this report on Saturday, about 50 of…

BREAKING: Lion K¡lls Obasanjo Zoo Keeper

GISTSMATE 016 months ago13 mins

A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has killed its handler, Babaji Daule. The library is one of the legacies of global statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a one-time Nigerian Head of State and twice elected President. A report by YOUNEWS online newspaper this Sunday morning, September 29, 2024, said…

Ondo Students’ Leaders To Shun Planned October 1st Nationwide Protest, Embrace Peaceful Dialogue

GISTSMATE 016 months ago03 mins

Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, Senior Special Assistant on Student Affairs to Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, after extensive consultation and engagement with students’ union leaders and key stakeholders within the state, resolved that Ondo State students will not participate in the planned nationwide protest scheduled for October 1st, 2024. This decision…

How My Edo Poly Lecturer Left Me With Twin Pregnancy To ‘Japa’ – Woman Shares

GISTSMATE 016 months ago16 mins

A Nigerian woman has come forward with an account of how her boyfriend, a lecturer at Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State, abandoned her with a twin pregnancy after securing his visa to the UK. The yet-to-be-identified woman, who shared her story on Saturday via X under the handle #dat_edogirl, revealed the painful details of her…

‘Don’t Put Fire In Oyo’ – Makinde Begs Wike

GISTSMATE 016 months ago06 mins

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has asked Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), not to “put fire” in his state. In August, Wike warned governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against interfering in the affairs of the party in Rivers state. Wike and Siminalayi Fubara, governor…

Hardship: Be Patient With Government – Kumuyi Tells Nigerian Youths

GISTSMATE 016 months ago27 mins

The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William F. Kumuyi, has called on Nigerians, particularly the youths to be patient with the government, stressing that soonest there will be a great change in the society. Pastor Kumuyi made the call yesterday, when he visited the palace of Eze Ekpeye Logbo of Ekpeye Land,…

PHOTOS: Police Officers’ Wives President Visits Rivers, Commissions Office Complex

GISTSMATE 016 months ago07 mins

The National President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Dr Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun on Friday, 27th September 2024 visited the Rivers State Chapter of Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) and commissioned a Twelve Room Office Complex built by the Rivers State Chapter of the Association located at Old GRA, Port-Harcourt. On arrival, the National…

Drama As Former Governorship Candidate Evicted From Abuja Residence After Wife Uses Property As Collateral For Loan

GISTSMATE 016 months ago06 mins

Ewaoche Benjamin Obe, a former governorship candidate for the African Action Congress in the 2023 Benue State elections, has been evicted from his Abuja residence after his wife allegedly used the property as collateral for a loan. Reports indicate that the house, located in the Sagwari Layout of Dutse, Bwari Area Council, was constructed by…

FLASH: Labour Party Lawmaker, Loyalists Dump Party For APC

GISTSMATE 016 months ago012 mins

The member of the Cross River State House of Assembly representing Yala 1 State Constituency, Hon Odey Brian has applauded the Cross River State Governor, Sen Prince Bassey Otu, saying he has changed the narrative in the state. Hon Odey, who is also the chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts stated this during a rally…

‘We Are Sorry,’ Fubara’s Kinsmen Apologise To Wike

GISTSMATE 016 months ago14 mins

The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the Niger Delta Development Commission, Boma Iyaye, apologised to Wike on Saturday at the…

FG To Establish Renewed Hope Cultural Villages Nationwide

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Two Children Dead In Gombe Eid Prayer Ground Stampede

‘Nigeria Will Be Great Again’, Musician, Original Warri-Man Sings In Support of Tinubu’s Government

5 Worshippers Die, Others Hospitalised After Eating ‘Ipese’ In Ibadan Church

BREAKING: Lion K¡lls Obasanjo Zoo Keeper

Ondo Students’ Leaders To Shun Planned October 1st Nationwide Protest, Embrace Peaceful Dialogue

How My Edo Poly Lecturer Left Me With Twin Pregnancy To ‘Japa’ – Woman Shares

‘Don’t Put Fire In Oyo’ – Makinde Begs Wike

Hardship: Be Patient With Government – Kumuyi Tells Nigerian Youths

PHOTOS: Police Officers’ Wives President Visits Rivers, Commissions Office Complex

Drama As Former Governorship Candidate Evicted From Abuja Residence After Wife Uses Property As Collateral For Loan

FLASH: Labour Party Lawmaker, Loyalists Dump Party For APC

‘We Are Sorry,’ Fubara’s Kinsmen Apologise To Wike