Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said that one of the “graduates” fraudulently mobilised for the scheme by University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, is a bread seller who did not attend the institution. This is coming on the back of 101 certificates that were recently voided by the…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has intercepted a former immigration officer who was attempting to sell sophisticated firearms to bandits operating in the Abuja-Kaduna forests. The dismissed officer whose name was not disclosed was arrested following an intelligence-led operation by the police. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the Officer in Charge of…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers terrorising residents of the Ikorodu area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the suspects allegedly attempted to kidnap a car dealer at Ebute-Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that TikTok Star Peller has revealed his engagement to his rumoured lover, Jarvis, in a heartwarming Instagram post. The viral video, shared by Peller, captures the unforgettable moment of his proposal. The proposal took place in an upscale restaurant, where Jarvis appeared initially hesitant, caught off guard by the surprise. Surrounded by…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali is bereaved, yet again. Nwabali had in November 2024 announced the passing of his father, and barely two months later, he has announced that his mother is also no more. A devastated Nwabali took to social media to announce the sad development writing, “A very…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved with immediate effect, the appointments of both Prince Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesha land and Prince Johnson Adekanmi Abikoye as the new Asaoni of Ora Igbomina. A Press Statement issued by the Hon.Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, to…
The federal government has called on state governments yet to comply with the new National Minimum Wage Act and commence payment of the new N70,000 minimum wage to do so. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, made this appeal on Monday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, applauding the states…
Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, Iranian state media reported. “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two judges were martyred in the act,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported….
The man who was living with nursing student Tamilore Odunsi, who was brutally stabbed to death days before her graduation, allegedly killed her following a dispute over their pets. Odunsi’s roommate, Chester Lamar Grant, is suspected to be responsible for the fatal stabbing and allegedly attempted to kill himself after the altercation, Houston police told…
A man from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, has been left devastated after losing KSh 2.8 million (approx. N33 million) meant for his studies abroad to sports betting. Dismas Mutai reportedly lost the substantial sum while betting on Aviator, an online gambling platform, and has since taken to social media to seek assistance from well-wishers, including…