GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a renowned Highlife legend, Mike Ejeagha, known for transforming Igbo folklore and proverbs into captivating music, has passed. Our correspondent gathered that the Nigerian music veteran died at the age of 95. Ejeagha died on Friday night at about 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, following a prolonged…
The Imo State Government has issued a directive to herders across the state to end open grazing on or before July 24, 2025, as part of efforts to promote peaceful coexistence and safeguard public order. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Dr. Anthony Mgbeahurike, during a stakeholders’ meeting with cattle breeders…
The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. This is as he hinted on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy. However, the minister said there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree…
Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State, Daily Trust has reported. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted…
The Nigerian House of Representatives has barred journalists from covering the investigative hearing involving Idris Okuneye (aka Bobrisky), Martins Otse (aka VeryDarkMan) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Allegations of bribery have been levelled against the EFCC in the case of money laundry charge against Bobrisky. The allegations emanated from VeryDarkMan (VDM), a…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. The examination body announced this on Sunday in a statement signed by the Acting Head of its Public Affairs Department, Moyosore Adesina. According to the statement, 68,342 candidates…
An aeroplane with 64 passengers on board collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Thursday close to Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC. “Fatalities” have been recorded, and rescuers have yet to rescue a survivor, CNN reported. The media outlet reported that the aircraft collided with the army helicopter as it approached…
When the legislation process is faulty and not efficiently formed, it will in turn birth obscurity in the entire system. Fundamentally, It is the duty of our legislatures to ensure accountability in the state and deliver efficient services. The legislative arm, embodied with the power to make laws and act as an effective check on…
Two young men lost their lives after drowning in a dam while attempting to evade arrest during a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raid in Kazaure town, Jigawa State. According to sources available to Zagazola Makama, NDLEA operatives raided a suspected drug joint in Ganguli, Kazaure, at about 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The victims,…
At least one person, a prospective member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was killed in an accident in Ebonyi on Wednesday. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that 11 other prospective corps members alongside other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. All the passengers were in a 14-seater bus belonging to the Enugu…