The Osun State chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has announced January 5, 2026, as the resumption date for its members at the local government secretariats across the state. Dr Kehinde Ogungbamigbe, NULGE President in the state, who made this known in a letter of notification, requested that security protection be…
Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, is mourning the loss of her brother, who passed away on Monday. The Nigerian international shared her grief in a post on Instagram. In videos attached to the post, her late brother was seen holding her recent CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award during the ceremony held in Morocco….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sympathy with Anthony Joshua following the road traffic accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway that claimed two lives. In a message on his official Facebook page, Tinubu described the incident as a tragedy that has cast “a deep shadow on this season”. “AJ, I extend my deep sympathies to you…
The Ogun State Government has confirmed that the remains of two persons who died in the road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, have been deposited at the Livewell Mortuary in Sagamu. The fatal crash occurred on Monday along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, within the Makun axis of Ogun State, and claimed the lives…
Nigerians were plunged into darkness on Monday afternoon following another collapse of the national electricity grid, with power supply across most parts of the country dropping to near zero. Distribution load figures released at 3:12 p.m. on December 29, 2025, showed that electricity supply to the country’s power distribution companies fell drastically, indicating a widespread…
The Joint Revenue Board (JRB), formally known as the Joint Tax Board and the Nigerian Revenue Services (NRS), formerly known as the Federal Inland Revenue Service, have announced the launch of the Nigerian Tax ID Portal. According to the organizations, the portal which goes live from January 1, 2026. The platform will allow individual Nigerians…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed that excessive speed and wrongful overtaking led to the crash involving British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday. The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, stated this in a statement made available on Monday. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that the accident…
The Minister for Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd), has recounted how divine intervention shaped his journey to national leadership. He says God lifted him at a time when circumstances appeared stacked against him. Musa shared the testimony during a recent service at the Conquerors Global Assembly in Abuja, as monitored by Church Times and shared…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that Nigerian-British boxing star, Anthony Joshua, was involved in a road accident on Monday in Makun, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State. According to the police, Joshua and other victims have been taken to the hospital. DSP Oluseyi Babasey, the Public Relations Officer of the state police command,…
Investigators have linked a bulk of the wealth of Abubakar Malami, the former attorney-general of the federation, to a number of sources. According to The cable, at the top of the list are Paris Club refunds made to states, unpaid loans taken from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the anchor borrowers programme, and…
