Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has approved an increase in monthly allowances for members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in the state, raising the payment “from ₦4,000 to as much as ₦50,000.” The new allowance structure provides a ₦20,000 base allowance for all corps members serving in Abia. Plus this ₦20,000, those…
United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has called out the Nigerian government for failing to resolve the country’s insecurity crisis despite receiving billions of dollars for that purpose. Moore, who spoke during an interview on The Dinesh D’Souza Show on Thursday night, faulted what he referred to as silence from the Nigerian authorities while Christians are…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Oyo state chapter has called for justice after a speeding vehicle allegedly killed Student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Iseyin Campus. The student, simply identified as Darasimi was reportedly crushed to death while she was on her way to fill her cooking gas cylinder, GISTSMATE MEDIA…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, fixed November 20 to deliver its judgement on the seven-count terrorism charge the Federal Government filed against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho okayed the matter for judgement after Kanu failed to open his defence to the…
Six people have been sentenced in connection with the brutal September 4, 2021, Labour Day weekend murders of three people in Northwest Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that Erwin Dubose, Kamar Queen, William Johnson Lee, Damonta Thompson, and Mussay Rezene, all of Washington, D.C., along with Toyia Johnson of Rockville, Maryland, were…
The Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to apologise to Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo over the invasion of his Ibadan residence, describing the July 1, 2021, raid by a combined team of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army as unlawful and criminal. It is recalled…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says the United States President Donald Trump is convinced that the Nigerian government is not serious to address the issue of insecurity in the country. Trump had last Saturday ordered the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack in Nigeria, one day after warning that…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest dining table, as part of the upcoming ‘Oriki: Taste of Culture’ Gastronomy Festival scheduled for December 6, 2025, in Abuja. According to Abisoye Fagade, Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), the record-breaking…
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has broken down in tears in a new video, expressing frustration and despair over ongoing family struggles, sharing a heartfelt post declaring, “I give up.” In the video shared via her Instagram Story in the early hours of Friday, the actress said she was struggling emotionally and mentally. The actress, who…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State, marking the end of a seven-year moratorium earlier imposed by the Federal Government on the creation of new tertiary institutions. The approval was formally announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary session, where he…