Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on Student Affairs to the Ondo State Governor has extended warm felicitations to teachers across Ondo State as they join the global community in celebrating this year’s World Teachers’. In a statement made, the SSA appreciate and recognized the immeasurable contributions of teachers to the development of…
A 25-year-old suspect, Adetunji Adeolu, who was arrested by Osun State Police Command after a foiled attempt to snatch a bike from the rider, has vowed to stop committing crime, saying that he should be killed by law enforcers if he reneges on his promise. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit…
Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disassociated himself from campaign posters on social media, claiming he would be contesting for the presidency in 2027. In a statement on Sunday by Edwin Olofu, chief press secretary (CPS), to the APC national chairman, Ganduje said the campaign posters are “malicious pieces…
Controversial Nigerian street hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared he wants to fight former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua for N100m instead of his scheduled bout with colleague Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington. The “Zazuu” crooner, who made the decision in a video posted on his Instagram page, stated that Speed…
A hippopotamus which has been troubling some communities in the southern part of Adamawa State has been captured. The animal which was responsible for the death of a young man in Banjiram village, Guyuk Local Government Area, was captured by some youths in neighbouring Shelleng Local Government Area, after it strayed into the area. The…
Ebonyi State police command has arrested a man, Ezeoke Chidera for killing his 60-year-old neighbour, Mrs. Rose Awoke. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday. He said the incident occurred at Egugho village, Ezzagu community, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of the state,…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that the 2025 Arafah sermon will be broadcast live in 34 languages, including three major Nigerian languages of Hausa, Fulani, and Yoruba. The Chairman of the Edo Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, Musah Muhammad-Uduimoh, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has dismissed speculation that he plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress, insisting that he remains in the Peoples Democratic Party despite the opposition party’s ongoing leadership challenges. Makinde spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the public presentation of a book titled ‘Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that some yet-to-be-identified revenue collectors of Ahor Community Development Association, Edo State, have reportedly hacked a truck driver, Suleiman Bala over ₦1000 revenue ticket. The incident reportedly occurred on February 23, 2025, at Ahor Community, along Benin/Auchi Bye Pass, in suburbs of Benin City. It was gathered that on day of the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdulrahman Lekki, is dead. Mr Lekki died in the early hours of today, Tuesday, 30th October, 2024, after a brief illness, our correspondent gathered. A terse statement from the office of the Lagos State Head of Service on Wednesday , said, “With…
