Three police officers were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to local sources, the incident occurred in the border town, which shares a boundary with Kwara State. The assailants reportedly stormed the checkpoint and engaged the police in a…
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Dr. Mkor Aondona, Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Documentation, Research, and Planning, on allegations of “sextortion and cyber bullying.” Dr. Aondona was taken into custody on Friday, June 20, following a petition by several female students….
Comrade Abubakar Mahmud, leading presidential aspirant of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Bola Tinubu over allocation of N3.5 trillion for education sector in 2025 budget. In a press release sighted by our correspondent, Comr Mahmud described the move as a new dawn in the educational system of the country. The press…
Mathew Temidayo Dada, a popular Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) blogger, is dead. Dada, popularly known as OYE ONLINE passed away on Sunday, 3rd of November, 2024, family source told GISTSMATE MEDIA. He reportedly died after brief illness. Also confirming his demise, one of his associates wrote: “CELEBRATION OF AN ICON💔 This is to announce…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a man in Taiwan who discovered his wife’s infidelity was sentenced to three months in prison—not for the affair, but for how he uncovered it. The incident, which occurred in February 2022, has recently gained widespread attention after details surfaced online, leaving many stunned by the legal outcome. Husband’s Suspicion Leads…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has declared that he would prefer to remain in detention for the rest of his life rather than be tried by a corrupt and biased court or judge. Kanu made this statement in an open letter to the public, which he personally signed…
Residents of Ajebo Road Housing Estate, Kemta, Abeokuta have been thrown into mourning following the killing of a Professor of Biochemical Toxicology with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Oladipo Ademuyiwa by a hit-and-run driver on the newly rehabilitated Kemta-Somorin road on Sunday. Prof Ademuyiwa, in his early 60s, was said to have just…
The United Kingdom has deported 43 individuals to Nigeria and Ghana, citing immigration offences, including failed asylum applications and criminal convictions. In a joint statement released by the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Friday, UK authorities confirmed the removal but did not specify the exact date of the deportations….
Daniel Okoh, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, on Friday said he and other CAN leaders visited President Bola Tinubu at his home to appreciate the president and his wife for providing for Nigerians. Speaking after their visit to Mr Tinubu’s house in Lagos, Mr Okoh said he and other CAN leaders came to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Vinicius Junior has been crowned The Best FIFA men’s player of the year. The Brazilian picked up the individual honour ahead of Rodri, Jude Bellingham and other players during the award ceremony held in Doha on Monday night. Rodri had beaten Vinicius to the 2024 Ballon d’Or prize in October. The…