Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has declared that he was safe as fleeing gunmen attacked his advance convoy in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday morning. Three people attached to the governor’s convoy were attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen around the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri, the Imo State capital. Chief Press Secretary…
Following the recent resignation of Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, a strong wave of public and professional opinion is sweeping across the nation urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make a decisive and strategic choice in appointing a new Defence Minister. At the centre of these calls is Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has perfected plans to contest his re-election under the Accord Party (AP), sources revealed. Adeleke in his resignation letter said, “Due to the current crisis of the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), I hereby resign my membership of the People’s Democratic Party with immediate effect. I thank…
The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials announced. According to a notice shared on Tuesday by US Congressman Riley Moore on X, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart will convene the…
Hoodlums reportedly attacked Police Divisional Officer’s residence and killed a police officer in Sujata town, Jahun Local Government, Jigawa State. Findings revealed that the attackers raided the residence on Monday midnight and attacked officers on duty, leading to the death of Police Constable, Nura Garba Jahun, while another sustained serious injuries. After the attack, the…
Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), says the pupils and staff kidnapped from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwarra local government of Niger State are in good condition and will soon be reunited with their families. Armed men attacked the school on November 21 and abducted 315 people, which…
On Friday, 28th November 2025, the Director-General of OYSADA and Executive Adviser to the Governor on International Cooperation and Development, Dr. Debo Akande, joined His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, on a strategic spot-site visit to the Oyo State Agribusiness Industrial Hub, Ijaiye. The visit was aimed at assessing the readiness and mobilisation of the project…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, disclosed in statement late Monday night, that his principal resigned from the party since November 4th, 2025. Adeleke’s resignation letter was addressed to the PDP Chairman for…
Police are investigating an incident where a fight between a man and his girlfriend ended tragically when the man died after falling from the 14th floor of an apartment along Kindaruma Road, Kilimani Nairobi, Kenya. The body of the deceased was found sprawled on the rooftop of a parked salon car moments after his fall…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate arrest of any policeman found escorting VIPs. The directive, contained in a signal issued on November 30, ordered the IGP Monitoring Unit and Commissioners of Police X-Squads to ensure strict monitoring and compliance. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the arrest order came amidst reports…