GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the State government of Kano has ordered 4,000 public servants in the state civil service to proceed on compulsory retirement This is following the end of the 5-year service extension policy. This policy, introduced by the previous administration under Dr. Abdullah Umar Ganduje, allowed workers to extend their service beyond the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigerian powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, has won a gold medal in the women’s over 86kg at the ongoing 2024 Paralympics Games in Paris, France. Oluwafemiayo, who is Team Nigeria’s captain, achieved a world record of becoming the first para-powerlifter to lift 167kg at the Games. China’s Deng Xuemei lifted 155kg, winning the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Lagos State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old boy, Michael Ogbogu, for allegedly blackmailing a teenager using her nude pictures and videos. According to the police, Ogbogu was arrested on September 11, 2024, after the victim’s family reported the incident. The Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that Ogbogu,…
The pioneer chairman Aare Latoosa LCDA and Oyo APC chieftain, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji, have celebrate Hon. OLABODE TAIWO (LABOD) on the occasion of his birthday today Tuesday, August 6, 2024. In a statement personally signed by the former chairman, he wrote: ‘ I extend my warm greetings to Mr. OLABODE TAIWO a very happy birthday,…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have killed two policemen and abducted Ada Anioma Joan Onyemaechi, a former female commissioner, during a church service in Asaba, Delta State. The assailants targeted The King Jesus and I Church, located off DBS Road, on the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2024. They opened fire on the two policemen…
The Police have raided headquarters of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over allegations that members of the organised labour sponsored the #EndBadGovernance protest. Some labour leaders who spoke to Daily Trust on Wednesday night, said everyone in the building had left for their various residence when the operatives stormed the building. One of the labour leaders…
Adegbolu Adefunmi, leader of Oyotunji African village in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the USA, has been allegedly stabbed to death by his sister. The incident reportedly happened during a heated argument. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of a stabbing at the Oyotunji African village on Monday around 2:54pm. The…
Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun is set to become Nigeria’s second female Chief Justice (CJN) following the impending retirement of the current CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on August 2024. Justice Kekere-Ekun, currently the second most senior justice of the Supreme Court, would become the second woman to hold this position in Nigeria’s history, succeeding Justice…
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Says: “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their hard work. If either should fall, one can pick up the other. But how miserable are those who fall and don’t have a companion to help them up! Also, if two lie down together, they can stay warm. But…
No fewer than 1,008 soldiers have resigned from the Nigerian Army in the last four years. The figure was from media reports of resignations from 2020 to 2024. According to reports, in 2023, the Nigerian Army approved the retirement of no fewer than 59 soldiers. In August this year, 196 soldiers resigned from the Nigerian…
