Umar Illiya Damagum, the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has directed security agencies to arrest the factional chairman, Ahmed Yayari Mohammed. The order follows accusations that Mohammed and his faction have violated a subsisting court order regarding their legitimacy and actions within the party. The internal power struggle, which has embroiled…
Mrs Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has advised schoolgirls against prostitution and drug abuse. Jonathan advised in Abuja on Monday, at the National Female Students Conference and launching of the maiden Magazine tagged, “The Face of Women’s Libbers.” The event was organised by the National Association of Female Students (ANFS) as part…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the national electricity grid has collapsed again, leading to a nationwide blackout. According to a statement on X by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), the national grid collapsed at 6:58pm. The Spokesperson of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Emeka Ezeh also confirmed the grid collapse in a statement on Monday evening. He…
Tinuade Ladoja, one of the wives of the former governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has died. She passed away at the age of 71 on Monday morning after a brief illness. The media aide to former Governor Ladoja, Adeola Oloko, confirmed her demise in a telephone interview with…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the sum of N77,000 as the minimum wage for the lowest worker in the state, and the payment takes immediate effect. This decision was revealed after a meeting of the State Government led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, and the leadership…
The Super Eagles have arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State, after their ordeal in Libya ahead of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Super Eagles, who departed Nigeria on Sunday, had their flight unexpectedly diverted to a remote airport far from the match venue, resulting…
The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF has reacted to the situation involving the Super Eagles of Nigeria being left stranded at the Al Abraq Airport in Libya. In a statement on Monday, CAF described the long-hour delay experienced by the Super Eagles players and coaches at the Libyan airport as “disturbing and unacceptable”. The African…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that an inferno has razed the residence of the Zamfara House of Assembly speaker, Bilyaminu Moriki, in Gusau. This was announced in a statement on Sunday by the chief press secretary to the house, Bello Madaro. The clerk to the house, Mahmud Aliyu, described the disaster as tragic. Mr Aliyu said that…
No fewer than six persons died and several injured in an accident involving a trailer conveying tiles and a lorry loaded with soft drinks on Monday at Oke Eleshin, Amuloko along Akanran Road, Ibadan. Among the injured was a pupil whose mother reportedly died in the crash. Four of the injured who were conveyed to…
A two-storey building has collapsed on Amusu Street, in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday. As seen in a video trending online, the building caved in as residents nearby scampered for safety. An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency who confirmed the incident…