A couple were killed in South-West Niger this week after armed individuals fired into the air inside a church, locals told AFP on Friday. The incident occurred in the Dosso region of Niger, a Sahel country that has been plagued for a decade by a conflict pitting the military against fighters said to be linked…
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed Fisayo Oladipo, a former youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owo, in the Owo local government area of Ondo state. The ugly event was said to have occurred at around 2.am on Monday morning, when the gunmen stormed his house in Owo to perpetrate the…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has declared that the injustice against her âwill not be sustainedâ following her suspension from the Senate. She made the statement on Thursday while reacting to the decision of the upper chamber of the National Assembly to suspend her for six months. She said, âThis injustice will not be…
Following the two recent incidents of passengersâ unruly behaviour at the nationâs airports, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that all mobile phones must be switched off during flight take-off and landing henceforth. Speaking at the National Civil Aviation Security Committee (NCASC) meeting to address the challenges of unruly passengers and prevent further…
The federal government has commenced the implementation phase of its economic and financial inclusion strategy, which aims to improve access to economic opportunities for Nigerians. To this end, the government has established an inter-agency task force to address challenges delaying President Bola Tinubuâs approved conditional cash transfers to 15 million vulnerable households. Speaking yesterday, at…
As Muslims across the world mark this yearâs Eid-El-Maulud in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (ŘľŮ٠اŮŮŮ ŘšŮŮŮ ŮŘłŮŮ ), Hon. Olufunke Comforter has joined millions of faithful in extending warm felicitations to the entire Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and across the globe. Hon. Comforter described the occasion as not only a…
A group, the Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has called for immediate investigations into alleged sabotage against the plan to turn around the petroleum refineries in the country. This is just as the group demanded the immediate removal from office of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, noting…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has refuted allegations that she was attempting to destroy the âYoruba federal government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.â This comes in response to claims by Sandra Duru, who alleged that the lawmaker told her she was working against Tinubuâs Yoruba-led administration. Speaking in an exclusive interview…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Chief⯠FabianâŻAdibe, a veteran of Nollywood, has passed away at the age ofâŻ82. Celebrity journalist SeunâŻOloketuyi confirmed the actorâs death early on Wednesday, posting that âThings Fall Apart actor, Fabian Adibie, is dead. Died 2:30âŻam this morning.â The news of his passing immediately sparked an outpouring of grief across social media…
Fertility-challenged couples without any diagnosed problems desiring to have their babies in this new year should have sex two to three times a week, a fertility expert, Dr Abayomi Ajayi has said. Ajayi, who is the Medical Director of Nordica Fertility Centre, Lagos, said frequent sex could help the couples achieve a pregnancy. According to…
