Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Wednesday night reportedly attacked the Edo State secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), attempting to set the facility ablaze. It was gathered that the attackers shattered windows and damaged other items in the building located on Ogbelaka Street, Benin City, after they were unable to set it…
Researchers have officially verified a female reticulated python measuring 7.22 metres (23 feet 8 inches) as the longest wild snake ever recorded, following a detailed scientific assessment in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The python, discovered in the Maros region in late 2025, was carefully measured on January 18, 2026, by wildlife researchers Diaz Nugraha and Radu Frentiu….
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Robert Orya, to 490 years’ imprisonment following his conviction in a ₦2.4 billion fraud case. In a statement shared via its official X handle on Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed that Justice F.E….
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has announced that all 183 worshippers abducted from three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna State, have regained their freedom. The governor said the worshippers were kidnapped during an attack on January 18, adding that 11 of the victims escaped during the incident, while the remaining 172 later returned, with…
A United States Congressman, Chris Smith, has suggested that the US Government may impose sanctions and other economic penalties on the Nigerian government following the escalation of attacks and killings of mostly Christian communities in Nigeria and the seeming inability of the Nigerian authorities to curb the killings. Smith, the Committee chair, stated this in…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that nollywood actress Ajara Lasisi, popularly known as Aunty Ajara, is dead. Her death was announced on Thursday by Nollywood director, Tobi Oladele Teemony, also known as Tee Mony, in a statement shared on Instagram. “With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved actress, Aunty Ajara. She passed on overnight…
The grieving people of the Woro community in the Kaiama local government area of Kwara State have recovered the bodies of 78 victims of the attack launched on the rural community by armed bandits on Tuesday. They performed the funeral prayer (janazah) on the corpses at about 6:30pm yesterday, shortly before the evening ( magrib)…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has clarified why it called for the removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, insisting that its position has nothing to do with religion. Recall that SCSN last week had demanded the immediate dismissal and prosecution of…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion in Kaiama LGA of Kwara state following the deadly attack by suspected terrorists on the Nuku and Woro communities on Tuesday. Rauf Ajakaye, the chief press secretary to AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara State, told TheCable that 75 residents were killed by the suspected…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has denied the authenticity of a widely circulated video appearing to show him massaging a woman’s feet aboard a private jet, describing it as a fabricated clip created using artificial intelligence (AI). The video, which surfaced on social media on Tuesday, shows a man resembling the former Edo State governor engaged in…
