The eight members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who were kidnapped by unknown assailants on their way from Uyo in Akwa State to Sokoto State have been released. The Director-General of NYSC, YD Ahmed, who addressed the press on Friday, warned Corps Members against travelling at night. He said the welfare and security…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 2023 Kogi State election, Murtala Ajaka, was attacked at the Supreme Court on Friday. Naija News reports that Ajaka was attacked by suspected hoodlums shortly after the court declared Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected Governor of…
Concerns are growing across social media about the disappearance of an anonymous whistleblower, PIDOM Nigeria, who has been reported missing by a fellow investigative journalist, David Hundeyin. Hundeyin suspects foul play and has shared his concerns on PIDOM’s X.com account, alleging that PIDOM’s disappearance is connected to Nigerian authorities. Pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore, has also…
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. She will operate in acting capacity until conformation by the Senate. Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths around 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left…
Following the abduction and murder of Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, the late Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District, his son has alleged that a sitting member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Aminu Boza, was involved in the plot. According to the son, the bandits who abducted and killed his father revealed that Boza…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a short trip to France on a brief work visit. The President, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the early hours of Friday, left for France on Monday. President Tinubu is scheduled to swear in the new Chief Justice of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a fully loaded high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle overturned inside the dedicated BRT lane at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, resulting in injuries to 10 passengers. The accident occurred shortly after the bus had departed from the BRT park at Iyana Ipaja. According to an update from the Lagos State Traffic Management…
GISTSMATE MEDIA recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed a new national minimum wage of N70,000 into law on Monday, July 29, 2024, from the initial N30,000. This decision followed a series of negotiations where the Tripartite Committee, which includes representatives from Organised Labour, the private sector, and the federal government, failed to reach a…
Controversies are trailing death of 23-year-old man, Asher Christopher, inside a Nigeria National Petroleum Company(NNPC) office building located at Moscow road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. However, members of family the deceased said to be from Akwa Ibom state have called for thorough investigation into circumstance surrounding his death on Tuesday, 20th August, 2024. Father of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that at least 6 people are battling for life following an accident that occurred in the Enugada area of Lafenwa, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. According to an eyewitness who spoke with PUNCH, the source said that a truck, suspected to have lost control, rammed into a vehicle, a commercial motorcycle and…