Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Allwell Ademola, was buried on Friday at the Atan Cemetery in Yaba, Lagos. Industry stars, including Toyin Abraham, Biola Adebayo, Rotimi Salami, Saidi Balogun and others were at the burial ground to pay their last respect to the late actress. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nollywood stars and well-wishers similarly gathered for…
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable has called out one of the mothers of his children, actress Omobolarinde Akinyanju, well known as Ashabi Simple, accusing her of infidelity. The singer, in a lengthy video on Instagram, reacted to the lawsuit filed against him by Ashabi. He expressed his anger, stating that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been allocated a staggering N1,013,778,401,602 in the 2026 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The allocation, one of the largest in the commission’s history, comes as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections. This is contained in the details of the 2026 Appropriation…
The Oyo State Police Command, on Friday, arrested three suspected female kidnappers in Ikoyi-Ile, Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, according to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, the state capital, are Fathia Nurudeen, 17; Taiwo Fatai, 17; and Munirat Saliu, 16. Ayanlade explained…
No fewer than nine passengers have been killed, while 10 others sustained injuries in a fatal road traffic crash in Bauchi. The incident was confirmed on Friday by the Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander, CC Apaji Danladi Boyi, disclosed this while briefing journalists at his office….
Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Farouk Ahmed. Dangote had accused the ex-CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) of abuse of office, corrupt enrichment, and living beyond legitimate means. In December 2025, Dangote submitted a petition against Ahmed to…
The Federal Government has restricted graduation ceremonies in schools across the country to only pupils and students completing Primary 6, Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) and Senior Secondary School 3 (SSS3). The government said this was aimed at curbing excessive celebrations and reducing the financial burden on parents. The decision was announced by the Minister…
A shooting outside a church building in the United States has led to the death of at least two people, and injury to six others. The attack occurred on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon church in Utah, where a funeral was being held. According…
National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has reaffirmed the commission’s readiness to organise an election that is free, transparent and beyond reproach in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. Speaking on Friday during INEC’s Induction and Strategic Retreat for its national commissioners, secretary to the commission, resident electoral commissioners, administrative…
A former vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that Atiku Abubakar had already started contesting to become Nigeria’s President while he served as a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. He called on the former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate to allow the younger generation to take…
