The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed circulating images suggesting he recently met with former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu “MC Oluomo” Akinsanya, describing them as fake. In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday titled “Clarification on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that dormer Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Solomon Ewuga, has died at the age of 70. Ewuga, who was also Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and a senator who represented Nasarawa North in the 7th National Assembly, died on Tuesday. His demise was announced by family sources, and…
Guinness World Records (GWR) has rejected a controversial plan by Nigerian content creator, Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, better known as Mandy Kiss, to ‘take in 100 men in a single day’. The controversial attempt has sparked widespread attention online, with many expressing shock and disbelief at Mandy Kiss’ audacity to want to ‘sleep with’ 100 men in…
Nigerian superstar, Adeleke David popularly known as Davido has reacted following his acceptance as a voting member of the Recording Academy, the organisation behind the Grammy Awards. As a voting member, the Afrobeats hitmaker is part of a global community of music professionals who determine the awards in the 2026 Grammy ceremony. Speaking on his…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a 75 percent cash reserve ratio (CRR) on non-treasury single account (TSA) public sector deposits for enhanced liquidity management. Olayemi Cardoso, CBN’s governor, announced at a press conference on Tuesday after the monetary policy committee (MPC) 302nd meeting in Abuja. Non-TSA public sector deposits are government-related funds…
Nigerian content creator, Mandy Kiss Nigerian content creator, Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, better known as Mandy Kiss, has announced plans to attempt a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the highest number of sexual partners in one day. She made the announcement in an Instagram post on Monday, where she shared a flier bearing the GWR logo. The…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has challenged the widely held belief that Ile-Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba race. Speaking in a video shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, the monarch dismissed claims that Yoruba culture originated from Ife. He argued that people were already living in the ancient town before…
A fatal accident at Ijora Causeway, Lagos, on Tuesday claimed the lives of two people, including a serving police officer, after a fully loaded 40-foot container truck overturned onto a commercial tricycle. The crash, which occurred inward Ijora 7Up beneath the Ijora Bridge, involved a truck with registration number XP 368 AKD and a tricycle…
Nigerian singer and songwriter Tiwatope Savage, professionally known as Tiwa Savage, has addressed lingering controversies involving Davido, while also setting the record straight on rumours linking her to Wizkid. In an interview shared by The Breakfast Club on Tuesday, Savage spoke candidly about the December 2023 dispute with Davido, as well as her past experiences…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has declared that the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio is not more of a senator than she is. Addressing newsmen shortly after gaining access to her office at Suite 2.05 in the Senate Wing, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan remained defiant, insisting that she would not tender any…