The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Law by the University of Calabar. The conferment was done today, Saturday March 22nd, by the university’s Chancellor, Emir Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered. Wike’s Honorary Doctorate degree was announced in a video shared by his…
Some suspected gunmen, Saturday afternoon, killed a councilorship candidate, Adeyinka Adeleke, in the Jide Jones area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victim was said to be the All Progressives Congress Councillorship candidate for Abeokuta South Local Government Ward 15 in the forthcoming November 16 Local Government elections. PUNCH Online gathered…
The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the just-concluded Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has explained why he will not challenge the election results. Akpata made his position known in a statement on Saturday. Recall that Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, came third in the election with 22,763 votes. Monday…
Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed two soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA along Umuahia – Owerri Road in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu of the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA, confirmed the attack to Channels Television in a statement on Wednesday….
Pastor Korede Komaiya has revealed how he and three others honored Bishop David Oyedepo on his 70th birthday. According to him, Bishop Oyedepo requested that instead of celebrating with lavish gifts, the funds be donated to 70 widows, poor people, and those in need. However, Pastor Komaiya and three others decided to surprise the bishop…
Controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has allegedly revealed that he never spent a day in prison after he was convicted and sentenced to jail for naira abuse in April 2024. He disclosed this in a voice recording released by influencer, VeryDarkMan on Tuesday night. According to the voice recording, Bobrisky also admitted…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. The President has also appointed a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI). President Tinubu directs the…
Authorities in the United States have arrested a Nigerian Afrobeats entertainer after he was indicted by a grand jury that examined his criminal activities on the Internet, documents obtained by Peoples Gazette said. Chinedu Opute recorded several songs in the late aughts through at least 2013 with another Nigerian thespian, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, their public…
Three persons died in the early hours of Monday, September 23, in an auto crash at the Lekki-Ikoyi link Bridge toll gate, Lagos. The cash occurred around 1:00 am and involved two vehicles with eight occupants. Reports indicate that two victims died on the spot, while a third, who was initially rescued alive, succumbed to…
Emerging details have shed light on the sudden removal of Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). According to sources who spoke with Guardian, President Bola Tinubu’s decision is rooted in his administration’s ongoing efforts to intensify the fight against terrorism and kidnapping across Nigeria. Insiders revealed that Bichi’s dismissal was…