The date for the return of suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has been confirmed, coming just as the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state draws to a close this week. President Bola Tinubu declared the emergency rule on March 16, following political unrest between Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike. The proclamation suspended…
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is considering retirement from boxing following a tragic car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his close friends and team members. Joshua’s uncle, Adedamola Joshua, stated this, adding that the 36-year-old boxer communicated his decision privately to family members in the aftermath of the fatal…
In a scathing critique of Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House, a Senior Aide and Special Adviser on Public Communication to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, has publicly repudiated the former president’s journey back to power, inferring that “America is doomed.” In a trending post he made on multiple…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular Yoruba vlogger and businessman Afobaje has passed away. The news of his death, which occurred on Saturday, August 3, 2024, has shocked and saddened his many fans and followers. Afobaje reportedly collapsed while playing football at Ikeja Cement, Lagos. His unexpected death has triggered an outpouring of grief on…
A two-term Senator who represented Kaduna South Senatorial Zone, Danjuma La’ah, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. La’ah, who served in the National Assembly for eight years, submitted his resignation letter to the Ward Chairman of PDP Mallagum Ward, Kaura Local Government Area, on February 4, 2025. In his letter, sighted by our…
The Ogun State Government has suspended indefinitely the principals of Ilugun High School, Elega, Mrs Olukoga Adeyemi Alaba (Junior) and Mrs Ladipo Olabisi Temitope (Senior), following the death of a suspected student. Reacting to a viral video showing students vandalising school property on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, stated…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has ordered immediate arrest of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin after appearing at Lege Miami matchmaking program on social media. The video of the staff with socialite Lege Miami has generated comments on social media especially on X, formerly Twitter. But reacting to it, the commission posted…
As actress Regina Daniels continues to make headlines over allegations of domestic abuse in her marriage, her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, was spotted at an award ceremony alongside his 5th wife, Laila Charani. The lawmaker attended the event to receive a plaque recognising him as Best Performing Senator of the Year, smiling beside Laila despite…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended several types of visas for citizens of Nigeria and 13 other countries, as part of measures to curb unauthorized pilgrimages ahead of the annual Hajj. According to Saudi authorities, the suspension aims to prevent unregistered individuals from attempting the pilgrimage without official permits, which poses safety and…
Nigerian journalist and poet, Abdullahi Haruna Haruspice, has advised divorced women to let go of the past and rebuild their lives instead of seeking validation or trying hard to get their ex-husbands jealous. “Nobody struggles hard like a woman who is trying very hard to pepper her ex-husband. In doing this, she goes overboard over…
