The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international organized criminal group (IOCG) operating between Nigeria, the UK, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. The agency arrested three of its leaders in Lagos after intercepting a cocaine consignment worth N5.3 billion, concealed in textile materials and local charms. The two-week intelligence-led operation…
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of a liquid substance suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), also known as diesel, in a well at Omikunle, Yemetu area of Ibadan. According to a statement issued by the command on Sunday, the incident was first reported to the Yemetu Police Division at about…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and federal government workers have demanded an urgent review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 is no longer sustainable. They made the demand, following the bold steps taken by several states across the country, to increase the minimum wage of their workers above the N70,000 benchmark,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that an Egyptian national has died after slumping at a hotel in Abuja. Sources told Zagazola Makama that he deceased, identified as Mohammed Saleh, 56, slumped while having dinner with three others at the Abuja Intercontinental Hotel, Wuse Zone 4, on Friday night. The hotel’s Security Supervisor, Francis Yusuf, reported the matter…
Pope Leo XIV declared Carlo Acutis the first saint of the millennial generation, marking his first act as pope in the canonisation of a modern digital figure on Sunday. This took place in a momentous ceremony at St. Peter’s Square. Tens of thousands—especially young Italians—filled the square to bear witness. Acutis, who succumbed to leukaemia…
The Labour Party (LP) has alleged a plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack its structures ahead of the 2027 general election. The party’s interim national publicity secretary, Tony Akeni, said intelligence reaching the party shows that APC is positioning its moles to infiltrate LP’s ward, local government, state, zonal and national…
Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of the Super Eagles’ crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against South Africa. Osimhen, who was forced off in the first half of Saturday’s 1-0 win over Rwanda in Uyo, had initially been feared to be struggling with an ankle problem. However, the team doctor later confirmed…
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, says he would not delete his post on President Bola Tinubu despite a request to do so by the Department of State Services (DSS) to X (formerly Twitter). In a post on Sunday, Sowore said X officially notified him of the request from the DSS. His words: “This morning,…
Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, has finally spoken on the controversy surrounding his persistent call for a DNA test to be conducted on his late son’s child, Liam. He revealed that his insistence is not borne out of malice but a desire to secure the child’s future from ridicule and suspicion. According to him, the major…
Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed reports suggesting that he plans to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Ganduje described the reports as fake news, stressing that he remains a loyal member of the ruling party. The former Kano State governor, who became APC’s National Chairman…