Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Wednesday, warned that if Nigeria refuses to do away with the 1999 Constitution, development will continue to elude the country. While faulting the 99 Constitution which he described as unitary, Anyaoku argued that united and progressive pluralistic countries were those who addressed their diversity with true federal constitutions. The…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the removal of Umar Ajiya as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the appointment of Mr. Adedapo A. Segun as his replacement. This was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday by the company’s spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, via NNPC’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle. In addition to…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked the Ondo State Labour Party’s candidate for Saturday’s governorship election, Olusola Ebiseni. Ebiseni was sacked by a three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous lead judgment read by Justice Adebukola Banjoko. The judges ruled in favor of the appeal filed by the Labour Party. The appeal, marked…
Swiss midfielder Silvan Wallner has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 22 as he wants to ‘follow Jesus Christ’ and honour Sabbaths. The young defender, who made his professional debut with FC Zurich in 2020 has made over 100 appearances, playing for two more club, Wil, and BW Linz, which he…
Nurses of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state have been seen using their phones as source of light as power outage continues in the facility. Last week, patients and family members protested power and water cuts in the health facility. However, in a recent video by The Cable, nurses of the hospital were…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that in 2013, that a man from Turkey put a circular cage around his head to quit smoking. The story resurfaced recently and people are going nuts over the man’s unusual strategy to rid himself of his unhealthy habits. Though largely considered a rumour, the incident has truth to it. The Turkish…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two alleged members of a syndicate, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, accused of impersonating the EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in an attempt to extort $1 million from former Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko. The suspects were presented before Justice Jude Onwuebuzie of…
Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed two soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA along Umuahia – Owerri Road in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu of the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA, confirmed the attack to Channels Television in a statement on Wednesday….
Two Ugandan TikTok users, 21-year-old David Ssengozi, known as Lucky Choice, and 28-year-old Isaiah Ssekagiri, have been remanded to Kigo prison on charges of insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis ordered their detention until 13 November, when they will make an initial court appearance, BBC…
South Korean actor Song Jae-lim, known for his role in the K-drama Moon Embracing the Sun, has died aged 39. He was found at his Seoul home Tuesday. Local police did not immediately comment on the cause of death. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing anonymous police sources, reported that a note was found at…