Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winnersâ Chapel), has defended his ministryâs practices and origins, asserting that its founding and key decisions, including the acquisition of his private aircraft, were guided by direct divine instructions. In a video clip circulating on social media, Bishop Oyedepo dismissed any claims of a âco-founderâ…
An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court on Friday ordered the remand of a social media influencer, Ghali Ismaâil, at the Keffi Correctional Centre for publishing false claims that President Bola Tinubu had died following a serious illness. Mr Ismaâil, who posted the claims via TikTok under the handle @bola_asiwaju, was arrested by operatives of the Department…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that Nigerians can access at least eleven different initiatives established by the Federal Government. These key initiatives span various sectors, including education, transportation, business, housing, and skills acquisition, among others. Idris made this disclosure in a Wednesday noon post on X,…
Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has said that it is not possible for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be re-elected in 2027. The Social Democratic Party, SDP chieftain made this known in an interview shared on X, stating that anybody who thinks otherwise does not live in Nigeria. According to El-Rufai, Nigerians have…
No fewer than 40 fishermen have jointly killed a mother hippopotamus that killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi on Sept. 22. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the fishermen armed with bows and arrows have killed the hippopotamus in Yauri River, Yauri…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a 500 million dollars loan to Nigeria. The loan is to enable the Federal Government to finance the second phase of its Economic Governance and Energy Transition Support Programme. Abdul Kamara, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department of the AfDB, said this in a…
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has given reason what he described as the dominance of the Yoruba tribe in political, economic and social development in Nigeria. Omokri, who cited the outcome of the Southwest governorsâ meeting in Ibadan on Monday over rising insecurity, described the tribe as a good example to be emulated for peace,…
Choi Soon-hwa, the 80-year-old South Korean fashion model, has made history as the oldest-ever contestant in the Miss Universe competition. Born in 1943, Choi became a sensation after she made it to the final of the annual Miss Universe Korea competition. The fashion model will go head-to-head with 31 other finalists who are young enough…
The Dangote refinery has informed marketers and its customers of a downward review of its ex-gantry loading cost to N865 per litre. The new price is a reduction of N15 from N880 per litre sold by the facility on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered that the refinery informed its customers in a notice sent out on…
Businessman Obi Cubana has responded to his adopted son, Chidiâs claim of being his next of kin by sharing a photo with his biological son Alex on Instagram. Chidi had posted on TikTok with the caption, âNothing do my shoulder, I just realise say I be next of kinâ. Reacting subtly to his post, Cubana,…
