Suspected armed bandits have reportedly killed 15 people and injured several others in the Kwallajiya community in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The fresh armed attack, according to findings by our correspondent, occurred on Tuesday. Local sources confirmed that the gunmen stormed the village in the early hours, opening fire indiscriminately on residents….
The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has dismissed the recent statement by Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, in which he pledged to serve only one term if elected in 2027. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Peter Obi, during a live session on X Spaces on Sunday night, declared his intention…
Viral personality, Baltasar Ebang Engonga appears in a Malabo court after spending ten months in detention, as his high-profile corruption trial continues. The former director-general of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) had been detained at Black Beach Prison since September 2024. He is facing embezzlement charges alongside several other former senior officials. During…
A 65-year-old woman, Josephine Azegba, has been killed by her son during a heated dispute over a family land in Umuogbulor community, Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident occurred on July 1 at about 2:20 p.m. and was reported by the deceased’s daughter, Charity Azegba. According to…
Nigeria has signed a Technical Manpower Assistance agreement with the government of Saint Lucia, paving the way for the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals to the Caribbean nation as part of efforts to deepen South-South cooperation and reconnect with the African diaspora. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia,…
A police inspector has died following a fatal accident involving two trucks at a checkpoint along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. The incident, which occurred around 12:30 p.m. on June 29, took place near the Judiciary Complex checkpoint. According to preliminary reports, a FAW truck transporting 900 bags of cement approached the checkpoint at…
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, says Nigeria is completely destroyed as he resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the coalition-adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. “It’s not about changing the government, if it is about changing the government, there is no…
Former Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the merger between the Opposition Coalition led by Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress, ADC. In a statement on his Social Media on Wednesday, Sowore disclosed his reason for refusing to join the coalition adding that he will not join…
The Lagos State Government has announced the reactivation of its teaching recruitment portal to provide a centralized platform for eligible individuals to apply for entry-level teaching positions across the state. This was made known in a public notice issued by the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). The portal opened on Tuesday, July 1, 2025,…
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Party, ADC, in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, has reacted to the adoption of the party by the opposition as its coalition base, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and others. The coalition members, at a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, announced the ADC as the platform…