Magistrate Martins Akinyemi of an Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, ordered a 24-year-old man, Michael Oyejide, remanded in Ibara Prison custody for allegedly raping his 18-year-old friend, Morenike Ajayi, to death. The prosecutor, Cpl Moshood Hammer, told the court that the accused and one other at large, committed the offence on January 8, at Ijeja in…
The Federal Government has introduced a new policy to regulate non-state schools, setting clear standards for infrastructure, curriculum delivery, and teacher qualifications, as part of efforts to improve education quality and ensure accountability. Non-state schools refer to educational institutions that operate outside direct government control, which include faith-based schools, privately owned schools, homeschooling arrangements, tutorial…
At 56, Angela Peters, an Australian mum of five and grandma of 12, has defied expectations and given birth to twin girls, Khorus and Knowyn, after a whirlwind romance and IVF journey with her 39-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright. “I may have been 56 years old… but I’d never been happier,” Angela said as quoted by…
The Director-General of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has revealed that the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, will contest the 2027 presidential election regardless of getting the opposition coalition ticket or not. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the national opposition coalition group has endorsed the Action Democratic Congress, (ADC), as the party for…
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate eased to 22.22 per cent in June from 22.97 per cent in May 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday. The statistics office said the June 2025 headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.76 per cent compared to the May 2025 headline inflation rate. On a year-on-year…
“I have nothing left. My family abandoned me. My church disowned me. They said I stole ₦3.8 million something I know nothing about.” These were the heart-wrenching words left behind by Dolapo Augustine Awolola, whose lifeless body was discovered inside a classroom at Iworoko Community High School in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State….
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has intensified efforts to curb inauthentic behaviour on its platforms, announcing the removal of over 10 million fake profiles and around 500,000 spam accounts in the first half of 2025. The move was part of a wider strategy to combat impersonation, fake engagement, and content duplication,…
Few weeks after his house was marked for demolition, Hon Marcus Onobun, the lawmaker representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben in the House of Representatives, is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Onobun, a former Edo Speaker, is the only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member elected to the National Assembly. He was,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dragged 151 senior officers before the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) for trial over misconduct pending disciplinary matters in a decisive step towards reinforcing internal accountability and professional standards. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO),…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter dated July 14 and made public on Wednesday, Atiku announced his resignation, stating that the decision was necessitated by what he described as a departure from the founding ideals of the…