Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has described Nigeria’s lingering insecurity as a problem created and sustained by the country’s elite. Speaking at a stakeholder meeting themed ‘Dialogue on Community Policing as a Panacea for Insecurity in Nigeria: The Case of Plateau State’, Mutfwang said the elite have contributed to deepening communal divisions and must…
The Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, has said human trafficking in the state is assuming an increasingly alarming dimension. Judith-Chukwu also expressed worry over a disturbing trend in the state, where young people are now cohabiting by mutual consent solely to produce babies for…
A simmering rift within the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come to the fore as two senior party officials issue conflicting directives regarding the long-anticipated 100th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC), scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2025. Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, the Deputy National Chairman (South), in a press conference held…
The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed that a 55-year-old man, Hamidu Ali of Koriyel village, Babangida, Tarmuwa LGA of Yobe State, has allegedly killed his 40-year-old wife. According to the State Police Command, on June 28, 2025, at about 1100hrs, the Tarmuwa Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call from inhabitants of Koriyel Village,…
The Governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, over the weekend, said he would utilise his developmental projects in all parts of the state to deliver the 2.5 million votes he recently promised to President Bola Tinubu in 2027. To achieve this, he said he had taken construction to rural areas that were largely abandoned…
The Delta State Police Command has warned that indecent dressing in Delta is now a punishable offence under the state’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law, attracting a fine of N50,000 or community service. The warning on indecent dressing in Delta was issued in a post shared via the Command’s official X handle on Saturday….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigerian gospel singer Israel Terhemba Ikyereve, also known as New Jerusalem, is dead. The singer who passed on at the age of 53 is known for transforming Tiv music into Christian songs. Chief Samuel Ortom, the former Governor of Benue State paid tribute to the singer and expressed his condolences over…
Tragedy struck in Golantabal village, Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State, as two 13-year-old twin sisters drowned while swimming in a pond on Saturday. Source from the Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the incident to Zagazola Makama on Sunday. According to the sources, the twin sisters, Hassana and Hussaina Garabiya, had gone to the…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has expressed strong disapproval of President Bola Tinubu’s recent trip to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, condemning it as ill-timed and insensitive, given Nigeria’s severe economic and security challenges. Obi’s criticism comes on the heels of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report that reportedly ranks Nigeria…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 73-year-old Israeli national, Avi Warshaviak, has died in Abuja after reportedly falling ill at a hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Saturday, June 28, at Corinthia Villa Hotel, where Warshaviak was staying with his…