Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 21 secondary school students for allegedly plotting a violent cult attack in Benin City. The suspects, all students of Ogioma Public Secondary School, were reportedly planning an assault on neighbouring Osemwende Secondary School when police acting on intelligence swooped in on them. Weapons, including knives and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nollywood actress and producer, Allwell Ademola, has died. Ademola reportedly passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at the age of 43. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the actress suffered a heart attack at her residence before she was taken to the hospital. Confirming the development, Nollywood actress Faithia Williams announced Ademola’s…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says he has received information of being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) next week when his tenure elapses. The Governor, however said he is not afraid of any arrest and investigation of his administration over “silly petitions” which have been written against him by “cruel…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated a committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census. The committee is expected to submit an interim report within three weeks. This was contained in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. The President, represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information, Bayo Onanuga, has disclosed that the trending video of Mr President in circulation is old video. In the trending video, President Tinubu has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with his administration, assuring them that the country is transitioning from darkness to dawn….
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile (BRGIE), who was recently arrested in Finland alongside four others over terror-related activities. According to the Finnish Police, Ekpa was arrested “on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent,” while…
Some pupils in Taraba State on Wednesday night took their West African Examination Council, WAEC, exam. At the time of filing this report, WAEC has not given any official reason as to why it delayed the examination which was scheduled to hold at 8 am. Parents who came in search of their wards only to…
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo’s aide-de-camp collapsed, disrupting the State of Nation address in the parliament on Friday. The ADC, identified by Ghana Web as Colonel Isaac Amponsah, fell midway into Mr Akufo-Addo’s address before the Ghana parliament in a viral video. Before collapsing, Mr Amposah showed discomfort but could not help himself from falling to…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Hon. Asefon Sunday Dayo has revealed that education now became accessible and affordable to many students in the country. Asefon disclosed this during Renewed Hope student leaders engagement at Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Addressing the student leaders, Asefon said the launch of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund…
The CEO, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecom sector in Nigeria is now in an intensive care unit (ICU) gasping for breath. Speaking virtually at a hybrid telecom investment forum organised by FDC on Tuesday in Lagos, he said there’s an urgent need to rescue the sector from collapse. Toriola, who differed with…
