GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria after private visits to France, UK. The President had left the country, on April 2, for France on a short working visit. Recall that the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has earlier revealed that…
Posters of Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala A. Mohammed, with the inscription ‘Kaura for President 2027’ have flooded Bauchi streets, Daily Trust can report. The posters were placed at strategic places including roundabouts, electrical poles and signboards along major streets within the state capital. Daily Trust observed that the posters were visible along major streets…
The 17-year-old minor, Quadri Alabi, who went viral during campaigns for the 2023 general elections when he stood in front of the convoy of a former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has narrated his ordeal while in detention. Alabi, who spoke when he appeared with his lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, on Channels Television’s The Morning…
A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages. The International Pentecost Holiness Church said mass weddings are part of its Easter festivities and the tradition of polygamy, which is observed in some African cultures, has been incorporated into…
Pope Francis died from stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure, the Vatican has announced, around 12 hours after his death was announced. Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and “irrepressible hope” as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders. The…
Influencer Papaya Ex has addressed controversy at Priscilla Ojo’s wedding by wearing a custom-made dress featuring the bride’s husband Juma Jux’s photo on her chest. In an interview with Egungun, Papaya Ex explained that she placed Juma’s photo on her chest because she thought it was the right spot, adding that Nigerians tend to criticise…
Media personality Chioma Ikokwu, popularly known as Chioma Goodhair, has shared the touching story of how she convinced actress Iyabo Ojo to support her daughter Priscilla’s relationship with Tanzanian singer Juma Jux. On Instagram, Chioma revealed she spent nearly two hours walking from Oxford Circus to Knightsbridge, trying to persuade Iyabo to give the relationship…
Mrs. Shimite Bello Love (née Nwakalo), Special Adviser to the Delta State Governor on Trade and Export, has died under circumstances that have raised serious suspicions and controversy. Known widely as Madam Sabificate, Shimite is alleged to have succumbed to poisoning on Easter Sunday. Family sources informed SaharaReporters that her husband, Pastor David Favour Love,…
Dr. Kayode Fayemi (CON), the immediate-past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed profound sadness over the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis, describing it as “an irreplaceable loss to the global Catholic community and humanity at large.” In a statement issued by the Fayemi Media Office,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) certificate does not necessarily imply clearance to lawfully operate in Nigeria, amid the collapse of the fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme known as “CBEX”. The EFCC, in a statement on Monday, admitted that ST Technologies( not CBEX) is…