Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel has written his name into the history books after storming into the men’s 400m hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Wednesday’s feat saw him becoming the first Nigerian man to achieve the feat since Henry Amike in 1987. The 21-year-old ran the race of his life in Wednesday’s semifinal,…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the claim by the Alaafin of Oyo, Akeem Owoade, that he has the exclusive right to appoint the Chief Imam of Oyo town. MURIC’s founder and executive director, Ishaq Akintola, said on Wednesday that no law gives the monarch such power. His words: “The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba…
A U.S. based Nigerian, Chinomso Uma Ochie has been arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for sexual offence. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Antonio disclosed the arrest of Mr Ochie in a post on X on Tuesday. Posting a photo of Mr Ochie, ICE said “sex offender Chinomso Uma Ochie,…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal, revealing that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26%, out of 1,358,339 who sat for the June/July exams passed with five credits including English and Mathematics. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Minna by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has blamed suspects involved in internet fraud and money laundering for subjecting Nigerians to stricter visa restrictions criteria abroad. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commission on Tuesday. The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, called on youths in the South-South region to resist…
The Chinese language, Mandarin, has officially been included as one of the foreign languages to be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria, following a recent review of the national curriculum. This announcement was made on Tuesday by the Secretary of Education for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, during the inauguration of the…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the decline in the value of the naira to the economic policies of the previous administration, which printed and injected N22.7 trillion into the economy. Dogara also described the foreign loan and crude oil-tied measures that sustained it as nothing short of voodoo economics….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that judgment shall start from the house of God. The Commission stated this on Tuesday via a post on X, while announcing its 164th edition of EFCC Connect tagged “Fighting Economic and Financial Crimes in the House of God”. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Commission lifted…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed that President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope competitive reform agenda has delivered 28 Field Development Plans (FDPs) with 18.2 billion dollars worth of investment commitments in the Nigerian oil sector The Commission Chief Executive, Mr Gbenga Komolafe disclosed this on Tuesday at the Africa Oil Week, held…
Gunmen riding motorbikes have killed 22 villagers in western Niger, most of them attending a baptism ceremony on Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday in Takoubatt village, Tillaberi region, near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali, an area plagued by jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS). A local resident…