A father and his three children have been killed along with their maid in a road accident along Ife-Ilesa express road in Osun State. The incident, which occurred on Saturday morning, involving a Mark trailer and the family’s Toyota Hilux vehicle, left the wife critically injured. A statement issued by Osun State sector command of…
Two persons have been confirmed dead and 22 others rescued after a three-storey building collapsed in Lagos on Saturday morning. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh gave the figures when he visited the scene of the collapsed building at 10, Oremeta Street, Ojodu Berger. The Nation gathered that the building caved in…
Suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has appealed to the people of the state to keep supporting the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Fubara, in a statement he personally signed to mark Easter, reinstated his commitment to deliver good governance in the state. Describing Easter as a sacred season of reconciliation and unity,…
A 100-level student of the University of Ilesa, Gbolahan Ojo, has died after he was electrocuted while using his phone plugged into an electric circuit. It was gathered that the deceased was playing a game on the phone in his hostel when a thunderstorm struck, which resulted in him being electrocuted. He was declared dead…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, on Saturday visited communities that were recently attacked by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on April 2, gunmen attacked Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities in Manguna District of the locality. Similarly, gunmen on Sunday attacked Zike and Kimakpa…
Buba Galadima, a former political ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, in this encounter, laments that all those who are in power in the country are only concerned about themselves rather than the people. He says we should forget the 2027 general elections because the votes would not count unless Nigerians rise up and demand…
The Nigerian gospel music community has been thrown into mourning following the death of renowned gospel singer Bolaji Olarewaju, widely known as “Big Bolaji” or “Big B.” His family confirmed that he passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, after a brief illness. Big Bolaji’s passing comes just months after he marked his 50th birthday…
There was mild drama at the Emir’s Palace in Bauchi on Friday, when the state’s Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, allegedly slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, during a heated altercation. The incident occurred during the turbaning of former Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, as Makama Babba 1 of Bauchi Emirate, which…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that suspected food poisoning incident has led to the deaths of two individuals in Imo State. The incident occurred yesterday, Friday, April 18, 2025, at about 0500hrs, around Works Layout by Nwaosu Street, where members of the Nigeria Actors Guild were filming a movie. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the group was…
The Lagos State Police Command has said the 18-year-old boy, Alabi Quadri, who became known during the 2023 presidential election for standing in front of Labour Party candidate Peter Obi’s convoy, was arrested and remanded in a correctional facility for street fighting. This was disclosed in a statement on its X handle signed by the…