Firemen in Oyo State have rescued a resident of Molefalafia, Oke-Ado in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area, who fell into a well at Mobolorunduro Mosque on Sunday. Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Service Reform, Adebayo Akinwande, in a statement, said the 68-year-old was trying to recover his lost mobile phone from the…
Amid public criticisms, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, deleted a social media post in which he falsely claimed to have met with Vatican Secretary Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Posting two photos of himself and Cardinal Kevin Farrell on Sunday, Mr Tinubu wrongly claimed he was hosted by Cardinal Parolin, sparking reactions from Nigerians on X. “Upon…
A group of Ghanaians recently staged a protest at the bustling Circle area in Accra, Ghana’s capital, demanding the expulsion of Nigerians from the country over alleged involvement in criminal and immoral activities. The viral protest video was also shared on Sunday on X by Nigerian activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju. In the footage, scores…
An irate mob, on Saturday morning, killed a yet-to-be-identified Assistant Superintendent of Police with the Lagos State Police Command in the Agege area of the state. PUNCH Online gathered that the deceased had led a team of policemen to an accident scene along the WEMCO junction by Mobil road, Agege, before his team came under…
U.S. President Donald Trump paused military aid to Ukraine following last week’s clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, potentially hampering Ukraine’s efforts to fend off Russia as he pivots towards warmer relations with Moscow. Trump upended U.S. policy on Ukraine and Russia upon taking office in January, opening talks with Moscow. The reversal culminated in…
Commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory have lost out in their suit seeking to operate without intimidation from security agencies and its operatives in Nigeria’s capital city. The sex workers also prayed the court to enforce their fundamental human right to engage in their business of prostitution as allegedly enshrined in Nigerian law….
The Federal Government has officially commenced the process of reviewing the nation’s revenue allocation formula to meet current realities. Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Bello Shehu announced the commencement of the review process at a press conference at Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Monday. There are indication that the…
Megan Kerrigan Bryon, the wife of Andy Bryon, the CEO of Astronomer, a US software company, appears to have deleted her surname on Facebook and her account after footage of her husband allegedly cheating at a Coldplay concert went viral. During Wednesday night’s show at Gillette Stadium, Massachusetts, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin directed the jumbotron’s…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that five new Imams have been unveiled for the National Mosque in Abuja. The Imams were unveiled on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). Their unveiling was come officially following consideration by the General Purpose Committee. The process was finally endorsed by the National Fatwa…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in the theft of the Bachirawa Police Station sign post in the Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this on Facebook on Wednesday, adding that the suspects were arrested with the help of…