Three bodies have been recovered following reports that an aircraft, with eight persons on board, ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean. The accident occurred on Thursday 24th October 2024 around 11:22 am along the waterways in Port Harcourt. The helicopter, a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG and operated by East…
A fire outbreak has been reported Tuesday evening at the Army Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos State, sparking panic among traders and residents. GISTSMATE MEDIA learnt that emergency responders have been called to the scene, and efforts are ongoing to contain the fire. According to a video sighted by our correspondent, sections of the market…
A key spokesman for Djibouti’s long-ruling president has resigned, denouncing the country’s democratic regression and “nepotistic practices”, according to a statement seen by AFP on Monday. President Ismail Omar Guelleh has held power since 1999, turning the tiny, arid Horn of Africa nation into a reliable international military and maritime hub for the United States…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, struck out the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over his detention in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. He claimed that his fundamental rights to human dignity, right to quality healthcare and religion were being…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has declared that his family is intact despite allegations of ritual sacrifice from his daughter, Jane. Jane had accused the governor of attempting to use her for sacrifice. In the footage, Jane said the governor should be held responsible if anything happened to her because she doesn’t want…
A Karu Senior Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a 29-year-old businessman, Awwal Shaibu, to six months’ imprisonment for defrauding his friend of N860,000. The convict, who resides in Karu, Abuja, had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, theft and criminal misappropriation. The Senior Magistrate, Haruna Haruna, however, gave…
For diverse personal reasons, many Nigerians got ‘involved’ in the just concluded United States of America’s 2024 election. They were bold enough to campaign for their preferred candidates, especially Kamala Haris and Donald Trump. While the heat was on, Netizens went to task, throwing funny jabs at Nigeria’s electoral umpire- the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged students across the country to choose the path of integrity in order to excel as future leaders. He gave the charge on Thursday, November 6, 2025 in a sensitization lecture for students of Mami Bright Islamic Academy, Kaduna State. Speaking…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Taiwo Yemitan, a 45-year-old suspected ritualist, who was found with a fresh human head and dismembered body parts of a female victim in the Lafenwa area of Abeokuta. SP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s spokesperson, announced the arrest in a statement released on Sunday, explaining that Yemitan was apprehended…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that His Royal Highness, the Odeyani Ebira of Lokoja, Kogi State, Alhaji Audu Mayaki Otonoku, has passed away. A child of the late ruler, Mal .Abubakar Audu, informed The Reporters correspondent in Lokoja on Sunday while breaking the The sad news in an interview. According to him the traditional ruler, who died…
