The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has sealed a fast food restaurant owned by Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chiefpriest, Donald’s Fast Food, located on Adebayo Doherty Street, Lekki 1, due to persistent noise pollution and other environmental violations. This was made known by the Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab,…
Business outlet owners and others on Saturday lost property worth millions to another tanker explosion around Lead City University road, Ibadan Toll gate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident, which happened at 2:45pm, has thrown the owners of the affected shops into despair It was gathered that one of the affected shops was loaded…
“I have nothing left. My family abandoned me. My church disowned me. They said I stole ₦3.8 million something I know nothing about.” These were the heart-wrenching words left behind by Dolapo Augustine Awolola, whose lifeless body was discovered inside a classroom at Iworoko Community High School in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State….
The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday commended the Nigerian military for its role in stabilising democracy in the country. Speaking while inaugurating a newly built 1,200-capacity auditorium at Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos, Gbajabiamila said the military deserved greater recognition and dividends of democracy, even though they seldom demand it…
Nigerians have taken to social media to blast the Federal Government over its empty booth at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), which commenced on Wednesday, August 20, and will end on Friday, August 22. The backlash ensued after an X user, Idris Bello, a participant present at the event, posted…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have intercepted two suspected arms traffickers transporting a large cache of high-grade firearms and ammunition from Benue to Kwara State. It was gathered that the suspects were apprehended in the early hours of Wednesday following actionable intelligence. This was contained in a statement…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed recently resigned his appointment as Political Adviser to the President in the Vice President’s Office. The former Publicity Secretary of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, who has been a critic and vocal voice against bad governance, in this interview, revealed that he never had a place in the Bola Tinubu administration. He…
Grammy-winning Nigerian artiste Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has distanced himself from comparisons to Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, declaring, “I’m not Fela, I’m BIG7.” The statement was part of a series of comments Burna Boy made on Monday via Instagram about authenticity and integrity on social media as the year winds down. In his post,…
Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident was said to have occurred on Monday evening as the victims were returning from a Bible study session held in the Kasemola area, within the Ogbese axis. According to information obtained…
A yet-to-be-identified woman who plunged into Lagos lagoon, off the Third Mainland Bridge, was later recovered dead. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred around 4 p.m. at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) waterfront spot on the bridge. It was gathered that marine police officers stationed in the area swiftly responded to the emergency and…