Nigerian singer Emmanuel āAblackā Makuochukwu has opened up on how he married a 68-year-old American woman, Kay, years after receiving a prophecy that he would one day wed a white woman. The 25-year-old disclosed this during an interview on the āLove Donāt Judgeā podcast posted on YouTube on Thursday. He said he had no idea…
Myanmar authorities have arrested 16 people including a six-year-old girl over the assassination of a retired general shot dead in Yangon last month, state media said. Cho Tun Aung, a former ambassador to Cambodia, was gunned down outside his home on May 22 in an attack claimed by an anti-junta group calling itself the āGolden…
Kenyan President William Ruto has stirred up a storm on social media with his provocative question about the romantic prowess of Kenyan men, as an increasing number of the countryās women are choosing to marry Nigerians. To add a personal touch to the story, itās worth noting that Mr Rutoās daughter, June, married a Nigerian,…
Ini Ememobong, commissioner for special duties and Ibom deep seaport, has resigned. On Friday, Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the switch official after nearly three months of signalling his intention to leave the PDP. Last month, Eno told his…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom state has visited Senate President Godswill Akpabio after officially defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio confirmed the visit in a post on his Facebook page on Friday, June 6, 2025. The Senate President wrote: āIt is with utmost joy that I received our…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo -Olu, to retrace his steps as he foresees plans to unseat him from his position. This is coming on the heels of a rumoured rancor between the governor and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which has been…
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. He made this known during an official announcement on Friday at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital. The governor said the decision followed āthree months of wide consultationā with critical stakeholders across…
Tragedy struck at a private lodge near Royal Kitchen Junction, Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, late Thursday, when a male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, jumped from a three-storey building and died. It was gathered that the student (name withheld) jumped from the balcony of the building located near the…
I, Maisamari Yohanna Hassan was born on 6th December ; lately 1990s in U/Romi. Lusawa Street. Born and brought up in Chikun. Am Gbagyi by tribe. I am a twin, but my arrival brought unexpected rejection. My father divorced my mother, deeming the birth of twins an abomination in our family. My mother, heartbroken, returned…
A massive tide of white-clad pilgrims flowed into Jamarat, in the vicinity of Mina early Friday morning as the symbolic rite of Ramy al-Jamarat, the stoning of the devil, began in earnest. This marks a key stage in the annual Hajj pilgrimage, following the spiritually significant Day of Arafat and an overnight stay at Muzdalifa….