Prominent Islamic scholar from Kaduna, Sheikh Abubakar Alkali Zaria, has vowed that northerners will not pay the new controversial tax scheduled for implementation January 1, 2026. In a video circulating online, Mr Alkali said any representatives from the north who supported the implementation of the tax reforms will be dealt with whenever they return home….
The Kano State Hisba Board has arrested nine young girls for allegedly engaging in prostitution, popularly referred to as “Good Evening Girls.” The Board’s Deputy Commander General, Dr. Mujahideen Aminuddeen, disclosed this in a statement made available to The Punch on Saturday. He said the suspects, eight females and a male, were apprehended during an…
Former Sokoto State governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed concern over possible United States involvement in counterterrorism operations in Nigeria. He warned that past US-led interventions in other parts of the world had produced limited results. Tambuwal spoke on Arise Television on Friday amid reports of an airstrike linked to ongoing…
The Eyo festival, popularly known as the Adamu Orisha Play, kicked off with vibrant processions as residents, visitors, and spectators poured into Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, on Saturday for the 2025 edition. According to Channels TV, President Bola Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, will be among the distinguished guests, alongside Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
The Police in Taraba have detained an inspector and his girlfriend following the reported loss of an assault rifle along the Wukari–Jootar Federal Highway. According to the source, the missing firearm belonged to Insp. Joshua Charles, aged 45, attached to the Safer Highway Patrol team. The sources told Zagazola Makama that on Dec. 25, at…
A cheating man of Lusaka, Zambia, has found himself in court after his wife discovered that her number was saved as ‘My Sister’ on his phone. The act was a way of concealing his wife’s identity from his three side chicks that he had lied to that he was single. According to the Zambia Daily…
The Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, on Friday paid a visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, following a series of missile strikes conducted by US forces targeting several terrorist locations within Sokoto State. In a statement released on Saturday, the Nigerian Army said Mr Shaibu’s visit was a strategic component of the…
Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has alleged that popular cleric Pastor Chris Okafor attempted to induce her with $10,000 to publicly claim that some pastors sponsored her to att+ck him and later retract her earlier statements. In a video shared online, Ogala displayed bundles of cash which she said amounted to $10,000, explaining that the money…
No fewer than 12 Tomahawk missiles were on December 25 launched against terrorists in Sokoto State by the United States military. Rep Riley M. Moore, the lawmaker representing Virginia’s Second District in the Congress, confirmed this in an interview with Fox News. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the US military operated in Sokoto State on Christmas…
Social media has been buzzing with reports that the wife of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has reportedly welcomed a new baby. Although there has been no official confirmation from the family or close associates as of the time of filing this report, the rumour has sparked an outpouring of…