The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.” The Department of Homeland Security,…
Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called out Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, for her frequent negative remarks about Nigeria. Read Also: I don’t want Britain to be like Nigeria where govt destroys lives – Kemi Badenoch Akinyemi accused Badenoch of using disparaging remarks about Nigeria to…
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, on Wednesday decried the increasing use of skin-lightening products among Nigerians and Africans. Salako said despite the well-documented harmful effects, the use of skin-bleaching products like creams, ointments, soap, pills and injections is common among non-white populations throughout the world. Speaking at the…
An Iranian court has sentenced the popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, according to local media reports. “The supreme court accepted the prosecutor’s objection” to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, the reformist newspaper Etemad reported on Sunday. It said…
A team of Kogi State security operatives has successfully rescued three pastors and 13 other kidnapped victims from hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area. The victims, including the pastors who were guest ministers at a crusade in Ejule, Ofu LGA, were abducted on Monday, January 20, after the second day of the three-day religious…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a disturbing incident unfolded at a secondary school in Harare, Zimbabwe, when a married woman was beaten by a student after confronting her about an alleged affair with her husband. The confrontation escalated into a violent altercation, which was captured on video and quickly went viral on social media. In the…
Some countries offer a fast-track path to citizenship for foreigners who marry their citizens. This shortens the usual residency requirements and helps spouses gain citizenship more quickly. While the rules vary, marriage is often accepted as a valid reason for granting citizenship or residency. This also comes with benefits like the right to live, work,…
There’s something undeniably comforting about a steaming cup of tea or coffee, especially on a chilly morning. For many, the hotter, the better. But before you pour that next scalding-hot cup, it’s worth considering what science has to say about the potential health risks of drinking beverages that are too hot. According to a studypublished…
A graduate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Rhoda Odeyale, has been abducted by gunmen while travelling to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She was reportedly kidnapped alongside other passengers on an inter-state commercial bus on Wednesday. According to sources close to the family, the kidnappers have…
Few days after nearly 100 persons lost their lives in tanker accident in Niger State, some youths trooped out to the scene of a tanker accident in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, on Wednesday. According to witnesses, the youths were scooping fuel from the faulty truck when security operatives arrived at the scene. Men of the…