Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of the state. The state commissioner of police, Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday while briefing journalists on the recent achievements recorded by the command. He said the police arrested a four-gang…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the 2023 presidential election results were authentic and contained no discrepancies. This statement comes after allegations of irregularities and discrepancies in the results. The commission stated that the results presented by its 36 State Returning Officers and the Returning Officer for the FCT at the National…
Ahead of its centenary celebration, the Cherubim and Seraphim Church Worldwide, has called on Prophets from any of its fold to stop rituals for youths specializing in internet fraud, popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo”. Speaking at its pre-centenary revival in Osogbo on Monday, Chairman, C&S Unification Osun State, Senior Apostle Samuel Onigbinde, disclosed that the…
Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the outgoing governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has fled Nigeria through the land borders. Okpebholo is expected to be sworn into office on Tuesday, meaning that Obaseki will lose his immunity. Obaseki last week said he heard that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that O’Reilly Senior High School in Okpoi-Gonno, Accra, Ghana, is facing intense scrutiny following the tragic d3ath of final-year student. The student simply identified as Edward Borketey Sackey was fatally st@bbed during an argument with friends on Tuesday, September 4. This incident marks the second student murder at the school, raising serious…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a 26-year-old man, Ibrahim Mohammed wanted for stealing the commission’s vehicle. The commission disclosed this in a short post signed by its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, with a picture of the suspects on its page. According to the EFCC, Mohammed is an indigene of Jada Local Government…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set to swear in newly elected local government chairmen today, following their successful election on Saturday. This was announced by Dr. Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to the State Government in a statement on Sunday. This development comes after the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission declared the winners of…
A human rights advocate, Dele Farotimi, has been released from the correctional centre in Ekiti State after meeting his bail conditions. His arrest followed a petition written to the police by Babalola who accused him of defaming him in his recently published book ‘Nigeria And Its Criminal Justice System.” Farotimi was released on Tuesday morning….
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos during the 2023 elections, alleged that the only people benefitting from the reforms are the president’s friends. President Tinubu has initiated some reforms, including the removal of the petrol subsidy and the floating of the naira. The…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has succumbed to growing calls for him to address the nation amid a widespread #EndBadGovernance protests that entered its third day on Saturday. The ex-Lagos governor who has been in the centre of the protests against economic hardship and high living cost will address over 200 million Nigerians…