The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has turned down a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officers from seeking medical treatment abroad. āIt will be an infringement or breach on the Fundamental Right of Nigerians be they Public Officers or not to prevent them from seeking medical attention outside…
The Ofokutu Royal Dynasty and the Ijesha People have taken legal action against Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke over the installation of Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland. The matter, which has been in court for a while, saw its first hearing before Justice Aderibigbe of the Osun State High Court,…
Armed men posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly abducted 10 persons from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road, Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State. Intelligence sources told security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2025….
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 42-year-old Angolan businessman, Mbala Abuba, for attempting to traffic cocaine to Istanbul, Turkey. Abuba, a native of Zaire Province in Angola, was intercepted on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, while trying to board an Egypt Air flight MS…
Members of the National Youth Service Corps have expressed their disapproval of the Federal Governmentās persistent failure to implement the payment of the N77,000 allowance. The Federal Government had approved an increase in the corps membersā monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective July 2024. In the same year, the Director-General of the NYSC, Brig….
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Nuru Isah, aged 50, who allegedly killed his second wife, Wasila Abdullahi, 24. The Commandās Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed in a press release statement released Sunday that on Saturday, the command was alerted to an alleged culpable homicide incident near Government Girls College, Fadamam…
President Donald Trump on Saturday designated English as the official language of the United States, saying it would bring cohesion to a country characterized by immigration from around the world. The White House published an executive order by Trump which says it is ālong past timeā that English is declared as the nationās official language….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Sarkin Sasa, Haruna Maiyasin Katsina, has passed away at the age of 125. Until his death, he served as the Chairman of the Council of Arewa Traditional Rulers in the 17 southern states of Nigeria. He died on Saturday evening at his residence in the Sasa community, Ibadan, in the…
A self-acclaimed Prophet, Ebuka Obi of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach has been caught in another fake testimony scandal. In 2023, the pastor was allegedly involved in a staged miracle with late veteran actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu. At that time, Ebuka had deceived Nigerians that he healed Okafor, who later died on…
The blowback of the sex-for-lambo saga rocking Nigerian singer Burna Boy has started after the Grammy award winner was unfollowed on Instagram by his alleged American girlfriend, Chloe Bailey. The saga started on Thursday when audio surfaced online of Nigerian socialite Sophia Egbueje narrating how Burna slept with her and didnāt fulfil his promise of…
