Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have arrested two suspected members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) posing as tailors in Plateau State, as part of a series of coordinated operations between April 11 and 12. The operations also led to the recovery of firearms and the neutralisation of a suspected bandit. In…
Lomond School, a Scottish boarding school, located in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute has become the first private school in the United Kingdom to allow parents to pay school fees using Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The school’s management says it will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for tuition starting from the autumn term. According to the BBC, Lomond’s annual…
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka blasted the National Broadcasting Commission for banning Eedris Abdulkareem’s song against President Bola Tinubu’s government. Soyinka describes the development as a return to the culture of censorship and a threat to the right to free expression. In a statement released on Sunday, the literati highlighted past attempts to stifle artistic…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Mock UTME, conducted on Thursday, April 10, 2025. JAMB’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin who disclised this in a statement on Sunday, said candidates can check their results by sending “MOCKRESULT” to either 55019 or 66019 using the phone number (SIM) registered…
The Edo State Police Command said another set of four hunters from Kano State were intercepted by operatives of the Edo Security Network with arms and ammunition when they arrived in the state. In a statement by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, the statement became necessary in order to dispel the misinformation…
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, Howell…
Gruesome killings continue on the Plateau as a father and his two sons are reportedly killed in Zogu village, Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of Irigwe Development Association, Sam Jugo, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos on Saturday. Jugo gave the names of the victims as Weyi Gebeh,…
Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the Igbos are more disposed to write and tell the world of their own history, culture, heritage and events as measure of defining the future more than any other. Obi made the insight at the unveiling of a compendium of Igbo heritage, events and…
Renowned human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, SAN has urged youths to reclaim the country. Falana gave the advice on Saturday in Lagos, during sixth Annual Youth Leadership Conference, tagged ‘Resilience, Innovation, Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship (RISE 2025),’ held at the University of Lagos. Falana said things were not how they used to be,…
The Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state. Joe-Fadile made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta at the sidelines of the “Public Destruction of Drug Exhibits” held…