At least 56 people have been reported dead after a fan clash at a football match led to a stampede in the city of Nzerekore, Guinea. The incident happened during Sunday afternoon’s final of a local tournament in Nzerekore. Rival fans invaded the pitch in protest of the referee’s penalty decision. The stampede ensued after…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully repaid its first ever Sovereign Sukuk of N100 billion, issued in 2017, thus fulfilling all obligations to investors and reinforcing its commitment to transparent and responsible debt management. This milestone was announced on Monday at the Investor Meeting hosted by the Debt Management Office (DMO) in Abuja, during…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that all civil servants in Ebonyi State are set to receive a Christmas bonus of one hundred and fifty thousand naira (₦150,000.00) This was announced by the State Governor, Francis Nwifuru. This payment is scheduled to be disbursed before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, according to a statement from his Chief…
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone (Zone D), under the office of the Zonal Treasurer, Comrade Ojetola Babatunde (Toyyem), expresses deep disappointment in the Honorable Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Oyo State, Hon. Wasilat Adegoke, over the deliberate sidelining of student representatives in the build-up to the…
The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, has given the Port Harcourt Refinery a clean bill of health, declaring that the plant is running, contrary to claims made by critics about the facility. National President of the Association, Mr Tony Ogbuigwe, who said this in an interview, declared that chemical engineers who are on the ground…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hamdiyyah Sharif, a critic of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, has been declared missing. Sharif was declared missing on Wednesday by her lawyer, Abba Hikima, via a post on his official Facebook handle. “Hamdiyya has been missing since 10:00 am yesterday (Tuesday). “She left home to buy food stuff in…
A truck said to have lost control on Friday rammed into some students of Seico Secondary School, Ikangba, Ijebu Ode killing a female student said to be writing the ongoing West Africa Examination for Senior Secondary Examination while one other student was critically injured. The incident reportedly occurred on the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road when…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested one Innocent Chukwuma for allegedly using his social media handle to canvas for military rule in Nigeria. A popular security expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on Wednesday on his official X handle. According to him, the suspect was trailed to Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State where he…
At least two soldiers and two police officers were involved in a physical clash at a popular market in Jos, the Plateau State capital, causing tension among traders and residents. The incident reportedly occurred at the GSM centre in the Hamaz area. Although the exact cause of the altercation is yet to be officially confirmed,…
The Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun has said that President Bola Tinubu transformed his life in 1998 within 24 hours when he first met him as a young officer noting that President Bola Tinubu made a significant impact on his life and career. Egbetokun who made the revelations at the unveiling of a…