GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a member of Nigerian Youth Service Corps was allegedly beaten, stripped by a teachers for not greeting them properly. The shocking incident reportedly happened at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin, Kwara State. According to Nigeria Stories, a corps member who visited the school to collect her clearance letter was…
Bishop Dr. Priscilla Otuya, National President of the United Gospel Churches Association of Nigeria and Executive Vice President of KOGA Faith Foundation, speaks with ADEOLA OGUNLADE about socioeconomic challenges in the country, parenting in the digital age, the plight of female ministers, and why she chose to close down her church. Excerpts: What is your…
Twenty-nine students taking their high school exams in the Central African Republic died in a stampede sparked by an exploding power transformer, the health ministry told AFP Thursday. Just over 5,300 students were sitting the second day of the baccalaureat exams at the time of the explosion early Wednesday afternoon in Bangui, the capital of…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has described as disturbing, an allegation that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, collected N15million bribe to drop a money laundering case against a convicted crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The legal body, in a statement that was signed by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says foreign exchange illiquidity has been a significant factor influencing the fluctuation in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. These, it said, are governed by unrestricted free market forces, as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the newest…
The ancient city of Ile-Ife came alive on Friday night as the Arole Oduduwa, Olofin Adimula, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, ended his seven-day seclusion, marking a significant moment in the ongoing 2025 Olojo Festival. Emerging from his private spiritual retreat, the Ooni offered heartfelt prayers for Nigerians across all…
Anambra state is gripped by fear following two tragic incidents involving prominent clergymen. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi has confirmed the murder of Rev. Fr. Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, a Catholic priest and pharmacist, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Boxing Day, December 26. The attack occurred between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. along the…
Oyo State Governor āSeyi Makinde, has reacted to the āN570bn Hardship Grantsā the federal government claimed to have released to the 36 states across the nation to expand livelihood support to their citizens, following the protest against hunger and hardship in the country. According to Newsbreak reports, Makinde, who reacted through the latest edition of…
United States Senator Bernie Moreno has introduced a new legislation, the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, seeking to prohibit US nationals from holding dual citizenship. Under the current American laws, citizens may maintain multiple nationalities without renouncing any. Moreno, who previously gave up his Colombian citizenship, argued that dual citizenship poses āconflicts of interest and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Brigadier General Kunle Nafiu as the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Bri. Gen. Nafiu, until his appointment, was the Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, having also served in the same capacity with the late Chief of Army…
