Seven people were reportedly killed on Thursday night when armed invaders launched a fresh attack on Agbo Vengav Udam, a community in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. Our correspondent reports that the latest killings bring the total number of people killed in Benue State by armed invaders so far in April to…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to broaden its tax revenue base in order to strengthen its fiscal policy. IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva stated this at a news conference in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF Spring Meeting. In achieving this, Georgieva said Nigeria, like other African nations, should…
Barely 24 hours after urging Peter Obi to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, the party’s chieftain, has advised the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate to think Nigeria first and stop demarketing the country. Sowunmi offered the advice in his reaction to Obi’s X post, in which the ex-presidential candidate, during his visit…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Actor Uzor Arukwe has spoken on a shocking rumour online claiming he was g@y. Although taken aback, Arukwe, in an interview, expressed love and acceptance for his g@y friends, stating that he has a lot of them whom he cares about deeply. Arukwe clarified that he’s not g@y himself but emphasised…
The Federal Government in a major step toward improving the quality of teacher education in Nigeria, has announced that Federal Colleges of Education (FCOEs) can now award the National Certificate in Education (NCE) and Bachelor’s Degrees in Education. This new development follows the revised Act governing FCOEs, which was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Nigerian rapper Erigga has recently sparked up a controversial conversation by stating that Nigerian women only date for survival. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the rapper took to his X page to make this revelation. The rapper in his post explained that Nigerian women prioritize financial stability over romance and their love languages are financially rooted….
Africa’s largest mobile operator, MTN Group, said it has suffered a cybersecurity breach that led to unauthorized access to personal information belonging to customers in certain markets. The company with operations in Nigeria and 15 other markets across Africa and the Middle East did not specify which of its operations were affected. MTN, in a…
The World Bank has projected that poverty will increase in Nigeria by three percentage points in five years to 2027. The World Bank made this projection in its Africa Pulse report released on the sidelines of the ongoing Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC. The report, among other information, painted…
Wasiu Ayinde, the Fuji singer better known as Kwam 1, has revealed that he is a devoted member of the Celestial Church of Christ. The ‘Ade Ori Okin’ hitmaker opened up about his religious faith during a recent interview on the Agbaletu Radiovision podcast. Kwam 1 declared himself a “bona fide member” of the white-garment…
A plane has crashed into the sea in Thailand, claiming the lives of everyone on board. The doomed flight carried six people, all police officers, who died as the small craft crashed into the Gulf of Thailand near Cha-am’s coast in the country’s southwest at about 8.25am local time (2.25am UK time). The local constabulary…