A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of four suspected terrorists linked to notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a short ruling, made the order after the defendants pleaded not guilty to the 11-count charge bordering on terrorism. Justice Nwite consequently adjourned the matter…
United Kingdom-based Nigerian pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, has described his friend and musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, as a gospel artist. Adegboyega, who is facing deportation over alleged fraud in the UK, made this claim during a recent episode of the Off The Record podcast. When asked why he invited secular musicians to perform…
A N5 million reward has been offered to anyone who helps recover Wizkid‘s missing phone. The phone went missing on Saturday during the singer’s surprise performance at the Nativeland concert at Sol Beach in Elegushi, Lagos. In a viral video from the concert, DJ Tunez took to the stage to announce the missing phone. He…
A woman, identified as Sarah Ayinde, allegedly set her husband, Abidemi Ayinde, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, ablaze in Iperu community in Ogun State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on December 12, following a minor disagreement between them. The PUNCH reports that a source revealed the dispute escalated, leading…
Dr Temitope Ilori, Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has urged Nigerians to take advantage of the free and confidential testing services available across the country to know their HIV status especially during the yuletide season. The NACA boss said this while urging Nigerians to prioritise their health by knowing their…
The Federal Government yesterday condoled with families of the victims of weekend’s stampedes in Anamabra, Abuja where no fewer than 39 people died. It also commiserated with the families of the kids crushed to death on Wednesday in Ibadan. The three disasters occurred during attempts to share palliatives to the vulnerable. Minister of Information and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as Public Holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani in a statement on Monday in Abuja said The Minister of Interior,…
Hon. Shima Ayati, a former Special Assistant to the President attached to the Office of Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has died after a brief illness in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. Ayati, a grassroots politician and author, served closely with former Vice President Atiku during the Obasanjo administration for four years and was retained for…
Younger people calling on Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and prominent rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to lead mass protests against the situation in Nigeria are driven by complete lack of any sense of history, the Nigerian Human Rights Community, (NHRC) said at the weekend. A coalition of civil society and community-based organisations in…
Ten members of a family died early Sunday when their small plane slammed into a commercial district in the city of Gramado in southern Brazil, civil defense authorities said. Officials had earlier put the death toll at nine. The plane, a Piper Cheyenne 400 turboprop, was being flown by a businessman named Luiz Claudio Salgueiro…