A 75-year-old woman from Edo State, Adizatu Dazumi, died during the 2025 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that Dazumi was from Jattu Uzairue in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo state. The pilgrim died on Monday at King Fahad General Hospital in Makkah after a short illness. The Chairman of the Edo…
Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Wednesday, April 23, officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Over the years, several Governors have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while still in office. Here are seven sitting Governors who defected from PDP…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is reportedly set to summon the leadership of the Ondo State House of Assembly to provide clarifications on the passage of the state’s 2025 budget. Particular attention is being drawn to the N11.5 billion allocated to the Ministry of Finance as a security vote. Vanguard reports that EFCC…
Afrobeat star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has publicly criticized the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Abba, over the ongoing political crisis in the state. Osun, currently governed by Davido’s uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, is facing heightened tensions between members of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress. The crisis…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced Palestinians killed 93 people, as Israel’s military accused militants of using the building as a command centre. AFP could not independently verify the toll which, if confirmed, would appear to be one of the largest from a single strike during 10…
The Presidency cleared the air yesterday on the controversy over the N573 billion received by states. It said the fund is a World Bank loan, which the Federal Government guaranteed, and not a grant. It explained that the issue of whether it was a grant or a loan should not be at the centre of…
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise. The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. The…
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele. The judge who had earlier dismissed an application brought by an interested party seeking to stop the judgment, from being…
A 400-level student of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode, Adéọlá Adeyemo, has been arrested for allegedly injuring the right eye of Alao Idera, an 11-year-old pupil of Owiwi Nursery and Primary School in Obada Oko, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered on Monday from the Ogun State Police Command that Adeyemo had been arrested…
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed for a Presidential directive to security agencies to ensure effective security for pastoralist communities across the country. The National Secretary-General of MACBAN, Alhaji Bello Gotomo made the appeal in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He also called on the Federal Government to end all…