GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal. NECO revealed that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26%, out of 1,358,339 who sat for the June/July exams passed with five credits including English and Mathematics. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Minna by…
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered immediate arrest of popular on-air-personality, Penny Ntuli for twerking on busy highway of the country. In a video sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Ramaphosa described the action as shameless and called for the media arrest of Ntuli. He said: “I have seen a video of a certain TV host…
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…
The Lagos state police command has cleared Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church of wrongdoing after a viral video showed him holding what appeared to be a firearm. In a statement on Wednesday, SP Abimbola Adebisi, spokesperson of the command, said Adefarasin voluntarily appeared at the command headquarters in Ikeja for questioning….
Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel has written his name into the history books after storming into the men’s 400m hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Wednesday’s feat saw him becoming the first Nigerian man to achieve the feat since Henry Amike in 1987. The 21-year-old ran the race of his life in Wednesday’s semifinal,…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the claim by the Alaafin of Oyo, Akeem Owoade, that he has the exclusive right to appoint the Chief Imam of Oyo town. MURIC’s founder and executive director, Ishaq Akintola, said on Wednesday that no law gives the monarch such power. His words: “The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba…
A U.S. based Nigerian, Chinomso Uma Ochie has been arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for sexual offence. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Antonio disclosed the arrest of Mr Ochie in a post on X on Tuesday. Posting a photo of Mr Ochie, ICE said “sex offender Chinomso Uma Ochie,…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal, revealing that 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26%, out of 1,358,339 who sat for the June/July exams passed with five credits including English and Mathematics. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Minna by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has blamed suspects involved in internet fraud and money laundering for subjecting Nigerians to stricter visa restrictions criteria abroad. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commission on Tuesday. The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, called on youths in the South-South region to resist…
The Chinese language, Mandarin, has officially been included as one of the foreign languages to be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria, following a recent review of the national curriculum. This announcement was made on Tuesday by the Secretary of Education for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, during the inauguration of the…