Police in Ondo state command have arrested a 34-year-old man, Monday Chukwu, who was alleged to have stabbed his friend, Kefa Ofando, to death over N2,000 debt. It was gathered that Chukwu and Ofando were arguing over the money when the argument degenerated into a fight between the two friends and Ofando was stabbed by…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Hon. Martin Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, equally validated the Amaewhule-led members of the Assembly as bonafide lawmakers for the state. While dismissing an appeal that…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Thursday, said that in the renewed total war against insurgency in the country, the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN and other security agencies, the gallant troops have neutralised 165 and arrested 238 persons in the last week. Briefing Defence Correspondents at the bi-weekly Media parley in Abuja on the ongoing…
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday challenged former militant leader Asari Dokubo to come to the battlefield and witness the capabilities of the military. Dokubo had, on October 5, threatened to shoot down a military helicopter hovering around his residence, asserting that he could contain the Nigerian military. In response to Dokubo’s claim that he could…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the January 22 judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja nullifying the passage of Rivers State’s N800 billion 2024 budget by four members of the House of Assembly. In a judgment on Thursday, a three-member panel of the appellate court, led by…
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a police officer following an altercation with a soldier in Lagos on October 9, 2024. In a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, the division expressed regret over the…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed why he prefers traditional Orisa worshipping to Christianity and Islam. He said the deepness of faith in Islam and Christianity doesn’t match that of Orisa worshipping for him, adding that Orisa fascinated him a lot more. According to him, Orisa worshipping is one of the African religions that…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government announced on Tuesday that a consortium of South Korean investors is set to build four refineries in Nigeria, each with a capacity of 100,000 barrels. This development was revealed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, during the inaugural summit organized by the Crude Oil…
Yesterday, Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on Student Affairs to the Ondo State Governor graced the highly anticipated Leadership Symposium organized by the National Association of Ondo State Students (NAOSS). The event, held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, witnessed the presence of student leaders, government officials, and stakeholders from across…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has introduced a controversial requirement for married women seeking visas. According to the agency, women must present a letter of approval from their husbands before being cleared for travel. This stipulation is part of the NDLEA’s updated visa requirements, which have sparked discussions about gender equality and individual…