The Edo State House of Assembly has passed the State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025, a groundbreaking bill that imposes the death sentence on individuals convicted of kidnapping. This legalisation was passed during the plenary on Tuesday amid the escalating wave of abductions and criminal activities that have plagued Edo State and the nation at large….
Facebook user, Vincent Udo has raised the alarm over a theft he claims took place on Monday at a shopping complex in Abuja. Udo’s Facebook post, which has quickly gone viral, includes a CCTV footage that shows three women dressed in hijabs stealing three laptops from a store. In the video, a man who is…
The fiery and prophetic voice of Freedom Apostolic Revival International Ministry, FARIM, Prophet Samuel Adebayo Ojo known as Baba Authority has warned Nigerians to stop laying curses on the government as it is affecting the development and growth of the nation. Prophet Samuel Adebayo Ojo made this known during an early morning deliverance programme, tagged…
As part of her official engagement in Adamawa State, the Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, Hon. Khadijat Omotayo Kareem paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Highness, Muhammad Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha, the Lamido of Adamawa During the visit, Hon. Khadijat emphasized the significance of traditional institutions in fostering peace, unity, and grassroots…
Tears flowed freely at the Ita Eku area of Igirigiri Road in Odo Ado, Ado Ekiti on Tuesday on seeing the lifeless bodies of husband and wife in a pool of blood in their residence. Although it could not be ascertained whether the incident was an attack, sources believed that the couple must have killed…
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Elder Statesman Pa Edwin Clark. In a statement issued today by the head of the Fayemi Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, Fayemi described Pa Clark as a patriot and a towering…
Residents of Ajebo Road Housing Estate, Kemta, Abeokuta have been thrown into mourning following the killing of a Professor of Biochemical Toxicology with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Oladipo Ademuyiwa by a hit-and-run driver on the newly rehabilitated Kemta-Somorin road on Sunday. Prof Ademuyiwa, in his early 60s, was said to have just…
The House of Representatives has called on the relevant Federal Government agencies to implement tough measures against homicidal and femicidal acts in Nigeria. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion during Tuesday’s plenary, moved by Rivers lawmaker, Awaji-Inombek Abiante and three others. Drumming support for the motion, Abiante noted that the…
There are growing concerns over the whereabouts of Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Alkali, over his health condition. The deputy has been away from the state since November 2024 due to health challenges, but the state government has kept mute over the absence of the number two citizen of the state. Alkali was said…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigeria’s headline inflation has dropped to 24.48 per cent year on year in January 2025. This is a sharp decline from the 34.80 per cent headline inflation recorded in December 2024. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Statistician-General of the Federation Adeyemi Adeniran announced this on…