A retail outlet of ExxonMobil filling station along Awolowo Road, opposite Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, went up in flames on Thursday, leaving two people critically injured, six vehicles burnt, and segments of a nearby building destroyed. The fire incident was caused by the explosion of a 12-tonne gas truck at the filling station. Emergency responders…
kidnappers, who abducted the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Ose council area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, have detained the ransom bearers. Adepoyigi, who is the chairman of APC at Ward 5, in Ifon, was kidnapped on Monday night at the entrance of his house located on the Ifon/Owo road. It was learnt that…
Timi Dakolo, the singer, has reacted to comments by Femi Lazarus, lead pastor of Light Nation Church in Abuja, regarding the commercialisation of gospel music. In a video circulating on social media, Lazarus criticised the high fees some gospel musicians charge to perform in church. “Many of the worship meetings in Nigeria have become performances….
A pastor, Simon Okehielem, popularly known as Ebube Wonder, has been remanded in custody by an Edo State High Court following his arraignment over the alleged rape of a married woman and fathering a child as a result of the incident. The case, prosecuted by the Edo State Police Command, stems from a March 2024…
The Management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso has confirmed the gruesome murder of one of its students during an outlawed sign out ceremony in Ogbomoso, Oyo state. The student, (name withheld) was gunned down at a sign out ceremony at the Ultramodern Wazo market in Ogbomoso. The Registrar of the Institution, Olayinka,…
The chairman of Bariga Local Council Development Area, Kolade David has announced a change of name for eight streets and areas in Lagos State. David made the announcement on Friday, July 15, in Bariga. Speaking to members of his constituents and other officials of the council, David said the renaming of the streets and areas…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a passenger plane carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan to southern Russia crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Christmas Day. According to CNN, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the development, saying its teams found the aircraft on fire upon arrival at the scene. “Rescue units began extinguishing the…
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, disclosed that his administration is set to offer business-oriented youths in the state grants ranging from N500,000 to N10 million under the Ogun Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Programme. Abiodun stated that the grants will commence during the next phase of OGYES, which will soon be relaunched. He…
The Lagos State Government, through the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has reiterated that it has no plans to ban sachet water in the state. Wahab stated this in a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday in response to a viral video circulating on social media. The video showed individuals…
It has been revealed how former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo clashed with the Department of State’s Security (DSS) over the refusal of the agency to obey a court order for the release of Omoyele Sowore during the Muhammadu Buhari administration. This is contained in a new book by Richard Akinnola, titled “I WRITE WHAT…