In the heart of Jos, Plateau’s capital, medical personnel are fighting desperately to save the life of Hon. Christopher Audu, the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman for Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, who was brutally attacked by delegates during a chaotic primary election. According to reports from Daily Trust, the election, held on Thursday, took…
The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.” While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added…
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has announced that, as stipulated by law, the court cases of the 52 children being prosecuted for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest, will be transferred to juvenile court. The ministry said plans to have their cases transferred are underway and will soon be concluded alongside the provision of social and…
In its (2025/2548(RSP) resolution on Mr Sharif-Aminu’s detention, the EU called for the musician’s immediate release. European Union has condemned the prolonged detention of Kano singer Yahaya Sharif-Amin, saying Shariah blasphemy laws violate international human rights and often lead to violence and mob killings. In its (2025/2548(RSP) resolution on Mr Sharif-Aminu’s detention, the EU called…
The senate committee on foreign affairs has commenced the screening of ambassadorial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu Among those who appeared before the committee were Reno Omokri, former presidential aide; Femi Fani‑Kayode, ex‑minister of aviation; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former governor of Enugu; and Yakubu Mahmood, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The…
Celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, on Friday officially began her attempt to cook the world’s largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. Baci, who in 2023 set the record for the longest cooking marathon, is hosting the “Gino Jollof Festival” in partnership with seasoning and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned a former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, and a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-Kusa, along with two others, over an alleged N33.2 billion fraud. Their arraignment took place before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the emerging opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general election, urging its leaders to return to their original political parties rather than pursue what it described as an opportunistic alliance. In a recent interview, APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, criticised the coalition initiative led by former Vice…
A firm has placed a job advert for a “dedicated and spiritually grounded” prayer warrior to serve as a corporate intercessor for an executive leadership team and their business ventures. The ad was posted on Indeed, an employment website, by Betafans NG, a company registered on the website as working in the broadcast media industry….
GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has denied having any record of fraud incident in its institution. The bank’s statement follows a recent media report which claimed that the bank lost N7 billion to a fraud incident. According to the report, the incident, which reportedly began several months ago, involved the unauthorised…
