A Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, Kaduna State, has ordered a man, Aminu Adamu, not to visit his former wife’s bedroom in order to meet his children. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the judge, Malam Anas Khalifa, gave the ruling after confirming the three divorce pronouncements Adamu made to his…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday left many Nigerians amused after he publicly promised to increase the wages of his official music band during a project commissioning in Abuja. Wike made the announcement while commissioning the newly completed collector road from Mabushi to the Judges’ Quarters in Katampe, a project…
The Chairman of Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Comrade Abdulfatai Olagbenro has congratulated the newly elected Akinyele local government executives head by Comrade Ibrahim Oladipupo Ajuwon. Olagbenro said NYC is delighted to welcome the new Akinyele coordinator and his team on board and charged them to be a servant leader. The press release reads: A MESSAGE…
Unknown gunmen, on Saturday around 7:00 pm, abducted a State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. He was reportedly kidnapped in front of a popular eatery in the Ekeki area along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway at about 7:00 pm. Although the motive for the abduction is unclear, the kidnapping…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said Nigeria’s history would not have been completed if he had lost out in the 2023 presidential election. He spoke in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, at the 8th Day Fidau prayers for the late Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona. Tinubu paid glowing tributes to Oba Adetona, for his role in his…
Details have emerged as to how unidentified gunmen killed a priest inside a parish of the Celestial Church of Christ in Idiroko area of Ipokia Local Government, Ogun State on Sunday, January 19. The victim, Venerable Superior Evangelist Abayomi Adetula, was also a senior officer of So SAFE Corps, the local security outfit established by…
The Federal Government has announced plans to launch a new initiative called the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medical (STEMM) Up Grant (S-VCG), designed to fund student-led innovation and entrepreneurship in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. In a statement posted via its official X handle, the government said the programme, scheduled for launch on August 28, will…
The Defence Headquarters has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria will continue to operate under the existing Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service. This is despite a recent National Industrial Court ruling that struck down a key provision of the document. On Tuesday, the National Industrial Court in Abuja declared the provision requiring a minimum…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a58-year-old man who embarked on 19 days of spiritual fasting has died. The death of the yet-to-be-named man was confirmed by the Police Command in Lagos State. Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin who serves as the spokesperson of the command on Tuesday, August 20, said the incident happened in Alagbado axis…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has disowned a viral TikTok video that shows her in a playful clip with a background song associated with President Bola Tinubu. In a public disclaimer on her verified X account, the Kogi lawmaker said she does not own a TikTok account. She added that the post, which featured…