President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in June approved a bill that grants a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial…
A 41-year-old car cleaner, Ezekiel Udoh has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his neighbor’s granddaughter, aged 12. His judgement was ruled by Justice Rahman Oshodi in an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. According to Rahman while imposing his sentence, he said, “A child was forced to bear a child,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Monday, announced it had banned the celebration of Nigeria’s Independence Day across the South-East region. The pro-Biafran group, however, asked residents of the region and the Diaspora to go about their normal business, reminding them that the ban on such celebrations is still in force. In 2023, IPOB said…
BREAKING: Governorship Candidate, Kumuyi, Others ArrĂ«sted Over #Endbadgovernance Protest The Nigerian Police Force have arrested the 2024 African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Kunle Wizeman Ajayi. He was arrested alongside Patrick Owolabi, Kolawole Kumuyi, who are members of the Take It Back (TIB) Movement. Others arrested include Oluwatobi Akinkuotu, Olalekan Oladehinde. The…
A teacher stabbed an eight-year-old student to death at an elementary school in South Korea on Monday, local media reported, citing authorities. The teacher, a woman in her 40s, confessed to the crime after police officers found her and the young girl with stab wounds at the elementary school in the central city of Daejeon…
TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms, and you don’t need to show your face to make money on it. Many faceless creators are earning thousands of dollars using creative content strategies. If you want to stay anonymous for private reasons or just prefer behind-the-scenes work, there are several ways to succeed. In…
As Muslims around the world celebrate Mawlid Nabbiyyi, an annual festival marking the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) on the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, the people of Ibadan North Federal Constituency are called upon to renew their commitment to the teachings of the Prophet. This call comes from House of Representatives hopeful for Ibadan North,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that suspected food poisoning incident has led to the deaths of two individuals in Imo State. The incident occurred yesterday, Friday, April 18, 2025, at about 0500hrs, around Works Layout by Nwaosu Street, where members of the Nigeria Actors Guild were filming a movie. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the group was…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on traders across the country to reduce the prices of foodstuff in the market. The call by the Federal government comes shortly after it was announced that the inflation rate of the nation had dropped to 24.48 percent. Speaking during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day at…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular Nollywood Actress, princess Chineke has joined the United States Army. The beauty queen who represented her state in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN, pageant has traded her crown for a soldier’s uniform, making a surprising career shift. This makes her the first Nollywood actress to join the…