The Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported a total of 50 Nigerian national from the country. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the deportees consist of 48 Nigerian women and two children. They are deported with the assistance of Nigeria’s consular services and support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The repatriation operation…
Victor Osimhen has completed a permanent switch to Galatasaray for a Turkish transfer record of €75 million. The club announced the signing of the 26-year-old from Napoli in a post on X on Thursday. Osimhen penned a 4-year contract with Galatasaray and will be earning €15 million per season. He will get an additional €1…
Donald Trump on Wednesday said the US will implement “reciprocal tariffs” on all countries of “approximately half” of what they charge us, he said. Nigeria will now face a 14% tariff on its exports to the U.S. in response to the 27% tariff the Nigerian government currently imposes on American products. Bringing out a chart…
Former Senate President David Mark has formally submitted his resignation letter to the Peoples Democratic Party, resigning from the party to join the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement in Nigeria. In a letter addressed to the party’s Ward 1, Otukpo, Otukpo LGA, dated June 27, 2025, Mr Mark stated that he had decided, after…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that popular Fuji musician, Sulaimon Adekunle, who is better known as KS1 Malaika, has lost his mother, Alhaja Rukayat Mojirayo The news of her death was announced by KS1 Malaika’s brother, Azeez Malaika, on his social media platforms late Monday night. He wrote, “I never know you will leave without saying goodbye,…
As Lagos curtails the cholera outbreak, investigations by PUNCH Healthwise show that the nation’s commercial city might be experiencing a Lassa fever outbreak as bird sellers battling rodent attacks sell dead chickens to residents. The use of wooden cages in Lagos bird markets, where live chickens are sold, may become a source of infection for…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a young man and his fiancee for allegedly getting married at an event centre without their parents’ consent. According to the state Hisbah Deputy Commander General (DCG), Sheikh Mujahid Aminudeen Abubakar, the couple got married at a recreational centre by themselves. He furthered that someone not related to…
The Federal Government has suspended the 4% Free on Board (FOB) charge recently imposed on imported goods by the Nigeria Customs Service. The directive, which takes effect immediately, was communicated on Monday via a letter signed by Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, R. O. Omachi, Federal Ministry of Finance. The move follows consultations with industry stakeholders,…
Retired military personnel on Tuesday barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja with canopies and chairs, demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements. This protest follows a similar action in December, during which the retirees shut down the ministry over the government’s failure to settle their claims. For months, the retirees…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the media office of the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has raised the alarm over the moves by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest the ex-governor. In a statement made sighted on Wednesday, the office’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, noted that the operatives “are…