The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has raised serious concern over the growing number of HIV infections among young women worldwide, revealing that about 4,000 girls aged 15 to 24 contract HIV every week. This was disclosed in a statement by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, Steve Aborishade, on Wednesday in Lokoja, as…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the magistrate court sitting in Ijebu-Ode has struck out alleged self-Kidnapping case against a freelance journalist, Oshibanjo Oluwatosin ‘TMC. The case was filled before the court on October 2024, our correspondent gathered. TMC was detained by the Nigeria Police Force in Ogun state after he was alleged of kidnapping self, and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Tuesday after ending his vacation ahead of schedule. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced Tinubu’s early return in a statement on Monday. Tinubu left for France on September 4 to spend part of his annual holiday and…
Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday evening hosted critical stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, under the aegis of “Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP”, saying the party will not die. While it was not immediately clear whether the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, a member of the G-5 was invited to…
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected a request by Chief Afe Babalola SAN’s law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practising license of lawyer and author, Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. Farotimi was brought before the LPDC based on a petition authored…
After five months of being closed down for upgrade to international standards, Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, has received its first flight. The aircraft, which is an advanced member of the presidential flight scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2025, arrived at the airport at exactly 9:14 am on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. A…
The Court of Appeal has awarded the sum of N15m as general damages against MTN Nigeria Communications Limited for bombarding a customer’s phone number with unsolicited messages and caller tunes when the customer didn’t subscribe to the services. Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja division of the appellate court made the pronouncement while delivering judgment…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday pledged to accelerate local production of arms and ammunition to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. Speaking in Abuja during the graduation ceremony of Course 33 of the National Defence College, the President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, noted that boosting local capacity will reduce dependence on foreign suppliers,…
Two Nigerian girls have placed the nation on the global technology map after emerging winners of the 2025 Technovation Global Summit (Beginner Division) with an artificial intelligence (AI) app designed to tackle drowsy and distracted driving. The prodigies, 10-year-old Akachukwu Blessed Nwachukwu and Ifunanya Gabriella Okoye, both from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, developed Stay Woke,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the global Christian community has been thrown into mourning following the passing of renowned Nigerian evangelist and spiritual leader, Rev. Uma Ukpai. Rev. Ukpai died in Lagos, He was 80 years Old. His ministry spanned over five decades and transformed countless lives across continents. A revered voice in Pentecostal Christianity, Ukpai’s…
