A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced four of the 13 defendants standing trial over the killing of former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada East Police Division, SP Bako Amgbasim, to death by hanging. Justice Sika Aprioku, who delivered the judgment, held that the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable…
The African Civil Society Forum has unveiled Nigerian barber Joshua Babatunde Aiyenuro, popularly known as T-Jos Signature, as the new Guinness World Record holder for the longest professional barbering marathon, marking a major milestone for the craft and inspiring young people across the country. Joshua set the record on February 2, 2026, after completing the…
TikTok keeps changing fast; if you want to stand out in 2026, you need more than just jumping on every trend. The platform has grown, and there are more people making videos and smarter systems that decide what people see. Creators now have to find a balance by being creative and sharing their work in…
Ukraine says it has discovered the bodies of two Nigerians in its Luhansk region who were allegedly fighting on Russia’s side in the ongoing four-year war. In a statement on Thursday, Ukraine said military intelligence operatives made the discovery, identifying the two Nigerians as Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole, 42, and Mbah Stephen Udoka, 38. “Both served…
The Delta State Government has banned the celebration of Valentine’s Day in all public and private secondary schools across the state. The decision was made known in an official circular dated February 11, 2026, and released by the Ministry of Secondary Education at its headquarters in Asaba. The circular was signed by the Commissioner for…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The dissolution, announced on Thursday, takes immediate effect. All commissioners and special advisers have been directed to hand over to the permanent secretaries or the most senior officers in their respective ministries. Governor Fubara expressed gratitude to the outgoing…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said African countries should deliberately promote leaders between the ages of 25 and 50, arguing that younger people are more physically and mentally equipped to handle the demands of governance. Jonathan made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the International Memorial Lecture and Leadership Conference marking the 50th anniversary…
British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has tattooed the names of two of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, who died in a car crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, last December. A London-based tattoo studio, Fulham Tattoo, on Thursday, posted images of the new tattoos on Instagram, saying Joshua walked into…
Professor Abubakar Mohammed El-Jummah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, has died while in the custody of Boko Haram militants, nearly a year after his abduction. Professor El-Jummah was kidnapped on March 3, 2025, along the troubled Damaturu–Buni Yadi–Biu road. He reportedly remained in captivity…
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Adebayo Balogun, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission cannot use real-time election results transmitted to its IReV portal for collation under the Electoral Act Bill. The lawmaker stated this during an interview on the proposed bill on an Arise TV programme on Thursday. He…
