Ted Cruz, a U.S. lawmaker championing a campaign against alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria, has called on the American government to stop mass murder and abductions of Christians in Nigeria. Mr Cruz made the call in reaction to the abduction of Christian worshippers in Kaduna State on January 18, describing the incident as an āevilā…
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed confidence that Northern Nigeria will strongly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubuās re-election bid in 2027. Ganduje said those assuming the region would not vote for Tinubu are mistaken, adding that the North is poised to deliver overwhelming support for the…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has reacted to reports linking one of its Enugu State members, Stanley āStan K. Amandiā Amandi, to an alleged failed coup plot against President Bola Tinubuās administration. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that security operatives arrested Amandi alongside several military officers in September 2025. Although his name only entered the public…
The police command in Niger says a 53-year-old lecturer reportedly collapsed and died while visiting a young woman in Minna, the state capital. Niger police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun disclosed on Friday that the incident occurred on January 27, at about 10:00 a.m., following a report received from the Tudun-Wada Division. Mr Abiodun said the deceased,…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked a viral video in which an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) commander, Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as Gentle De Yahoo, was seen claiming that he was alive and had returned. The military high command, speaking through the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, during a…
The Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, has disclosed that at least 15 female students have been expelled for engaging in acts of indiscipline. The affected students were reportedly involved in making sex videos, an offence that contravenes the rules and regulations of the institution. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Bode Ayorinde,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared Monday, February 2, 2026, a sit-at-home across the South-East, comprising Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states, saying the action is in solidarity with traders at the Onitsha Main Market. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Monday ordered the closure of the Onitsha…
Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has praised President Bola Tinubu, South West governors, and traditional rulers in Yorubaland following his recent return to Nigeria after nearly five years in exile. Igboho had been in exile after the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari declared him wanted over allegations of…
At least, four persons have been beheaded in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State in the renewed crisis between the people of community and their Amasiri neighbours, Afikpo Local Government Area of the state. The two communities have been at war since decades over land with many lives lost and property worth…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has applied for a National Industrial Court order to commit the striking workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to prison over their alleged disobedience of the court order. Wikeās alleged disobedience by the workers arose from resumption of their strike despite an order of…
