The Zamfara State Government, through the Zakkat and Endowment Board, has sponsored the mass wedding of 200 female orphans, widows, and less-privileged women as part of its 2025 social intervention programmes. The event, held on Monday, also marked the conclusion of the board’s annual activities, which included business grants, debt relief support, poultry production training,…
Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. The meeting, which was not publicly announced, reportedly took place between 2 pm and 4 pm, according to TheCable. GISTSMATE…
Nollywood star and filmmaker Funke Akindele has set new records with her latest movie, Behind The Scenes, emerging as Africa’s highest-grossing filmmaker after the film earned ₦2.1 billion at the box office. The milestone makes it the first West African film to cross the ₦2 billion mark, while also breaking box office records in…
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 43-year-old Amadin Williams for the alleged murder of his childhood friend, Eghosa Osas. The Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the arrest on Sunday, adding that the suspect would be charged to court once investigations are concluded. According to sources, the deceased had returned…
Andrew Wynne, the British national wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for threatening to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration has said he would not be honouring the Force’s invitation. The Police had earlier placed a N20 million bountyu on Wynne and a Nigerian, Lukcy Obiyan, for plotting to overthrow President Tinubu by allegedly financing the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, on Friday declared that the ruling party would henceforth not lose any state governorship election. He said the loss of Anambra to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Charles Soludo, would be the last. “Osun State will be a shift from what…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has suspended the six-month emergency rule he imposed on Rivers State. He has, therefore, restored Siminalayi Fubara and Ngozi Odu as the governor and deputy governor of the state, respectively. The president also announced that all suspended House of Assembly members in the state would return to their…
United States President, Donald Trump, at both his White House events on Monday, has suggested the possible renaming of the US Department of Defense to ‘Department of War.’ Trump, while meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Oval Office on Monday, said, “You know, we got the Department of Defense, but I —…
Foremost Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to avoid confrontation with the newly sworn-in 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. “If I were President Tinubu, I would try to steer clear of antagonising him because there is nothing a bully likes better than taking on people who are…
There is a gun battle between soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) at Banex Plaza, Abuja. Details of the incident is sketchy at the moment. The clash occurred just hours after the United States Embassy in Nigeria issued a security alert, warning its citizens about planned IMN protests in Abuja and…
