GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that TikTok influencer, Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, has issued a public apology on his Instagram story. The apology followed recent online controversies, including false kidnapping rumours and backlash over his comments on social media challenges. Peller, who has faced scrutiny for his outspoken online persona, addressed those he may have offended….
At least 54 people were shot, seven of them fatally, across Chicago during Labor Day weekend, police said, including a drive-by shooting that left seven people injured. The shootings came as President Donald Trump renewed threats to send federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago, a move opposed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and…
Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has revealed he built his business empire from the scratch despite being born into a wealthy family. Speaking in a video, Dangote said he chose not to rely on inherited wealth. Dangote said he worked with his uncle before venturing into his business, initially trading in cement. He recognised the vast…
Former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kabiru Marafa has vowed to mobilise against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, pledging to reduce the President’s votes by one million. Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2019, made the declaration on Monday during an appearance on Channels…
The 2025 edition of Ojude MAPOLY has once again placed the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic community in the spotlight, showcasing the rich blend of culture, tradition, and unity that defines the great citadel of learning. The festival was not just a celebration of heritage, but also of student leadership and collective progress. Joining in this moment…
The Publisher of Egalitarian Voice Media, Ambassador Segun Akinlabi, has extended warm felicitations to his colleague in the media industry and Publisher of 9janews247, Mr. Olusegun C.A. Taiwo, popularly known as OCAT, on the occasion of his birthday today, September 2, 2025. In his goodwill message, Ambassador Akinlabi described OCAT as “a God-fearing, passionate, and…
Miss Aaue Samuel Olubari, a 19-year-old candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made history by winning a councillorship seat in Rivers State. The Rivers State Local Government elections were conducted on Saturday, August 30, 2025, across 6,866 polling units in 319 wards to elect local government chairpersons and councilors, replacing the council administrators…
Some bureau de change operators have implicated Abdullahi Rogo, Director-General of Protocol to the Kano State Governor, in a multi-billion-naira corruption scandal now under investigation by Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies: the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The operators, in detailed statements given to EFCC…
Police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested seven suspected student cultists with a human skill and a firearm. A statement by the state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, yesterday, said that the suspected members of the Ku Klux Klans, KKK, confraternity were, on August 28, 2025, caught, following a tip-off by a renounced…
Nigeria’s private sector recorded its strongest expansion in over a year and a half, as the Stanbic IBTC Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.2 in August, up from 54.0 in July, marking a 19-month high in new order growth and a four-month high in output. The PMI reading, which has remained above the…