Nigeria’s military and the junta in Niger Republic have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to address security challenges in the region. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa and his Nigerien counterpart, Moussa Barmou, signed the MoU when met in Niamey, Niger’s capital, on Monday. The development is coming after the recent tension…
Bandits, on Tuesday, launched a deadly attack on some villages in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing a pregnant woman and others. Residents said the attackers abducted eight people and left several others injured. They said the bandits, who arrived in large numbers on motorcycles, stormed Motokun and Egboro communities, shooting sporadically and…
A 37-year-old woman, Linda Stephen, on Tuesday, approached a Kaduna Customary Court, seeking divorce over her husband, Felix Stephen’s excessive sexual demands. In her petition, Mrs Stephen, a resident of Ungwan Sunday in Kaduna, also accused her husband of beating her whenever she rejected his sexual advances. They were said to have been married for…
According to Reuters, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul 25 told reporters about 25 people were beloved to have to have been killed without elaborating. Sixteen students and three teachers were sent to a hospital for treatment, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said, adding the causes of the incident were still being investigated. Early images posted on social…
Israel’s cabinet voted to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, ending days of uncertainty about whether the truce would go into effect this weekend. The ceasefire, set to begin Sunday, would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza’s deadliest-ever war. It would also enable…
The Kano State Government has strongly expressed opposition to the proposed tax reform bills before the National Assembly. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who spoke through his Deputy, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, declared the government’s position during the 2025 celebration held at the Filin Mahaha, Kofar Naisa open theatre, a statement issued by the deputy governor’s Chief…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, is scheduled to announce the end of 2025 Ramadan soon, as a new moon has been sighted, GISTSMATE MEDIA has learnt. A member of the National Moonsighting Committee in Nigeria, Simwal, announced a positive sighting report in a tweet Saturday night. “I just had a conversation with a…
A leader of the herdsmen in the state, Aliu Yunusa, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the early hours of Sunday. Yunusa was killed near Ilu-Abo junction, in Akure South Local Government Area while going to his ranch. The Commander of Ondo Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, who confirmed this said…
A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back from Saudi Arabia was diverted in Indonesia on Tuesday after an email bomb threat was sent to authorities, Indonesia’s aviation body said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it received a report from Indonesia’s airport operator “regarding a bomb threat sent by an unidentified person via…
Boko Haram jihadists killed over 17 fishermen and farmers in Malam Karanti village near Baga, Kukawa Local Government, Borno State, ‘for supporting Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP’. The terrorists kidnapped many more, sources say, with the death toll expected to rise. It was just the latest attack on civilians in the region’s long-running insurgency….
