Muhammad Bagudo, the deputy speaker of the Kebbi house of assembly, regained freedom after being held captive by gunmen for nine days. On October 31, the lawmaker was abducted by suspected bandits in Bagudo LGA, while returning home shortly after observing Isha’i prayer. Following the kidnap, the Kebbi police command, in collaboration with military personnel…
The United Kingdom has cautioned its citizens against travelling to several parts of Nigeria due to worsening insecurity across the country. In its latest travel advisory, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said, “Insecurity is increasing across Nigeria. Kidnapping, violent crime, and intercommunal violence occur throughout all regions of Nigeria.” The advisory, published…
Renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Nigerian government to take U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning as a wake-up call rather than react to his allegations of “Christian genocide” in the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana described Trump as having contempt for Africans and criticized his claim as false…
An Independent National Electoral Commission Presiding Officer fainted during the Anambra governorship election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred at polling unit 005 in Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area. The presiding officer, Miss Blessing Egoigwe, fainted at the heat of complaints by a thick crowd of people and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has come out to clarify on the circumstances surrounding the death of one Endurance Udeke, a resident of apartment W6a, Periwinkle Estate, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, during a raid in the state on Tuesday, November 4. In a statement released this evening, the commission said its operatives were…
The National Association of University Students has called for severe punishment for truck drivers who drive carelessly on Nigerian highways. The call is coming amidst the tragic passing of three students of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that a fatal road accident in Lagos claimed the lives of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded over 93 percent of the results from the Anambra governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). As of 6:24 p.m., visuals obtained from the INEC IReV portal indicate that 93.642% of results have been uploaded in the Anambra governorship election. In the latest development, GISTSMATE MEDIA…
A fatal road accident in Lagos has claimed the lives of three students of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), while seven others sustained various degrees of injuries. The accident, which occurred early Saturday morning at the Powerline Junction, near Aleje, inward Ikorodu Roundabout, involved Toyota Corolla (SMK 42 AJ), an MPV…
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, took to the streets of Kano on Saturday in protest against United States President Donald Trump’s recent statement threatening to invade Nigeria to take out terrorists. The scores of protesters, who marched across major roads in Kano city, carried placards and banners rejecting…
The ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise has turned into an unfortunate encounter as over 40 people heading home in a bus after their registration exercise were abducted at gunpoint. The incident happened along the Dekina-Ajiyolo-Anyigba road at about 6 pm on Friday, the 7th of November 2025. The victims were mostly residents of Abocho…