There is a gun battle between soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) at Banex Plaza, Abuja. Details of the incident is sketchy at the moment. The clash occurred just hours after the United States Embassy in Nigeria issued a security alert, warning its citizens about planned IMN protests in Abuja and…
A pastor of a prophetic prayer ministry based in Sapele, Delta State, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Delta State Police Command over allegations of defilement, rape, and sexual assault. The pastor, identified as Pastor Daniel Ololo, was, according to the police in a statement, picked up…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the federal government to suspend the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) of #50 on #10,000 transaction. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that Fintech apps including Opay, Moniepoint, Palmpay has started implementation of EMTL payment of #50 on #10,000 transaction. In a press release jointly signed by…
A group of over 500 former students of Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, a highly esteemed lecturer in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Ekiti State University (EKSU), has publicly commended the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). This commendation recognizes his remarkable achievements in academia and transformative leadership, particularly during the recent 9th Convocation…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, have appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that the economic and political reforms currently causing hardship will ultimately yield prosperity. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Assistant to…
A pastor, Simon Okehielem, popularly known as Ebube Wonder, has been remanded in custody by an Edo State High Court following his arraignment over the alleged rape of a married woman and fathering a child as a result of the incident. The case, prosecuted by the Edo State Police Command, stems from a March 2024…
Two Nigerians, Chukwudi Okafor, 31, and Samuel Eze, 34, who are living in India, have been arrested for allegedly beating their friend, Emeka Christian, to death following a dispute over a woman in Pune, India. According to India Today, the incident occurred in the Pisoli-Phursungi area of Pune in the early hours of Monday. According…
Former Barcelona midfielder, Carles Perez has been hospitalised in Greece after being bitten on the genitals by a dog while walking his own dog in Thermi, a suburb of Thessaloniki, on Tuesday. The 27-year-old was reportedly trying to separate his dog from another during an attack when he sustained the injury. He was taken to…
A sum of N15.81 trillion has been allocated for debt servicing in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Defence and Security tops the sectoral allocations in the N47.9 trillion budget presented by the President on Wednesday. The President disclosed this while giving a…
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has dispelled misinformation doing the rounds on the imposition of Value-Added Tax (VAT) on banking services, including electronic money transfer, fees and commission, describing the reports as incorrect and misleading. In a statement on Thursday, NRS said VAT has always applied to banking services and is not newly introduced under…
