The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its decision to boycott the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 5, 2024. The development comes after a stakeholders’ meeting at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt, where state party Chairman Aaron Chukwuemeka disclosed that the party will await the court verdict…
Veteran stand-up comedian Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba, has shared how his plan to have one more son with his wife, Mary at 59 unexpectedly led to the birth of triplets. Ali Baba explained that his wife had a strong desire for another son, especially after their children had travelled abroad, leaving the…
The Lagos State Police Command has invited the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, to a meeting with the newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola. The Take It Back Movement is one of the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest, which took place in August in Lagos and several other states,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has announced the passing of Alhaji Abdullahi Sabi, father of Minister of State Senator Aliyu Abdullahi. This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of State on Tuesday. Alhaji Abdullahi passed away on Monday night at the age of 100. Funeral prayers…
Five police personnel were killed, while 11 others sustained injuries in a ghastly motor accident along the Zaria-Kano Road on Tuesday. It was learnt that the accident happened at Karfi village in the Kura Local Government Area of Kano in the early hours of Tuesday. The vehicle in which the police officers were travelling was…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a 50 basis point increase in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), bringing it from 26.75% to 27.25%. This decision was made during the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held earlier on Tuesday and chaired by the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, as part of efforts to address…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has revealed how he warned Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) about the consequences of not paying attention to his advice before the election. In a statement signed Tuesday by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele stated the opposition parties in…
The Nigerian Army has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, from service after she accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment. In January 2024, Ogunleye made the accusations via her TikTok page, @Ogunleyeruthsavage1, where she alleged that Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B Solebo had made her…
The country’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year (Q1 2024) compared to 5 per cent in Q4 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. According the Nigeria Labour Force Statistics Report, Q1 2024, the employment-to-population ratio was 73.2 per cent, a decrease of 2.4 per…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular Nigerian actress, Toyin Adegbola, popularly known as Toyin Tomato, has urged women to avoid divorce. Toyin Tomato made this statement on Monday during an Instagram live session, where she argued that equality does not exist in marriage. She advised women to stay with their “unfaithful” husbands while encouraging them…