Residents of Ajebo Road Housing Estate, Kemta, Abeokuta have been thrown into mourning following the killing of a Professor of Biochemical Toxicology with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Oladipo Ademuyiwa by a hit-and-run driver on the newly rehabilitated Kemta-Somorin road on Sunday. Prof Ademuyiwa, in his early 60s, was said to have just…
The Catholic Diocese of Awka in Anambra State has launched an investigation into an alleged altercation involving one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Jude Muokwe, and a 50-year-old widow, Mrs. Ikeorah Maureen. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, reportedly left the woman traumatised and in severe pain, leading to mixed reactions across the state….
The House of Representatives has called on the relevant Federal Government agencies to implement tough measures against homicidal and femicidal acts in Nigeria. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion during Tuesday’s plenary, moved by Rivers lawmaker, Awaji-Inombek Abiante and three others. Drumming support for the motion, Abiante noted that the…
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared that he is a mad man who is undergoing treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta. Portable said this while appealing to Nigerians and the Ogun State Government on Tuesday after being declared wanted by the state police command. The zazoo-zeh crooner was reportedly…
There are growing concerns over the whereabouts of Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Alkali, over his health condition. The deputy has been away from the state since November 2024 due to health challenges, but the state government has kept mute over the absence of the number two citizen of the state. Alkali was said…
Some yet-to-be-identified bandits on Monday, February 17, attacked the home of a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Austin Ifeji and killed his son. The bandits were also said to have abducted the pastor’s wife during the attack on their residence in the Gwagwalade area of Mararaba, a Nasarawa State community close…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigeria’s headline inflation has dropped to 24.48 per cent year on year in January 2025. This is a sharp decline from the 34.80 per cent headline inflation recorded in December 2024. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Statistician-General of the Federation Adeyemi Adeniran announced this on…
Nigeria’s banking regulator has issued a sweeping directive mandating commercial banks to comply with stricter insider lending limits or risk regulatory sanctions. In a letter to banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) set a 180-day deadline for financial institutions to regularize all insider-related credit facilities that exceed the statutory limits prescribed under the Banking…
The Republic of Niger has begun enforcing restrictions on Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, barring entry for those without a valid international passport. This move follows the country’s recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States alongside Mali and Burkina Faso. Despite maintaining an open border with Nigeria, new immigration measures are…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has vowed that those responsible for the violence that erupted in Osun State on Monday, leading to the loss of lives, will be brought to book. Egbetokun made this known as he ordered the deployment of tactical squads to restore peace in the state following the local government crisis….