Pregnant woman seeks financial support from ex-husband for her Court dissolves 23-year-old marriage over lack A pregnant woman, Harira Aliyu, has asked a Shari’a court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State, to compel her former husband, Nasiru Al-Hassan to provide financial support for her upkeep. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complainant also…
The Police in Cross River State have launched a manhunt for a young woman known as Pretty Goddess who was accused of luring her friend, identified as Debit Queen, to a hotel where she brutally assaulted her, stripped her naked, and posted videos of the ordeal online. The incident was reported to have occurred on…
Six persons were killed as tensions escalated at the Julius Berger area of Abuja on Sunday following a violent clash between members of the El Zakzaky movement, also known as Shiites, and officers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Two police officers were among the dead, while several others sustained gunshot injuries, it…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nollywood actress and media personality, Sharon Okpamen, has tragically passed away following childbirth. Movie producer Stanley Ontop announced the heartbreaking news on his official Instagram page on Saturday, 24th August, 2024. Sharon, an actress hailing from Edo State, reportedly fell into a coma after giving birth and sadly did not recover….
The State Security Service (SSS) has released a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, after detaining him for more than six hours on Sunday. SSS operatives arrested Mr Soyinka, the West African Regional Editor of the Conversation Africa, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at about 5.40 a.m. on Sunday, on his arrival from the…
Hezbollah said it had carried out a large-scale attack with rockets and drones on Israeli positions on Sunday in an “initial response” to a top commander’s killing, as Israel launched what it called pre-emptive strikes against the group. “The number of Katyusha rockets launched until now is more than 320… towards enemy positions,” a Hezbollah…
The State Security Service (SSS) has given the reason for arresting a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, early on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that SSS operatives arrested Mr Soyinka, who is the West African Regional Editor of the Conversation Africa, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at about 5.40 a.m. on Sunday, shortly after…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested an Onitsha, Anambra state based-businessman, Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, who excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after 12 days of excretion observation following his arrest at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos A statement by NDLEA said ‘the 36-year-old Ibeanusi…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 43-year-old Nakonde resident has been jailed for life by the Chinsali High Court, Zambia, over the killing of his rival whom he found having s3x with his girlfriend. Jonas Sinkamba’s was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Jackson Sinkamba, 29, two years ago in October. According to Zambia…
Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the 19-year-old wedlock between a couple, Rakiat and ldris, on the accounts of constant fight, lack of care and domestic violence by the latter. The court ruling granted the plaintiff custody of their children, while the defendant was ordered to be responsible for their feeding,…