Afrobeat star Davido has backtracked on his earlier criticism of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, acknowledging the efforts of security agencies in managing the crisis that erupted in the state. Earlier today, the singer had condemned the commissioner, accusing him of failing to uphold the rule of law in response to the violence that…
The Executive Director of Project Implementation at the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Remi Omowaiye on Monday escaped assassination by a whisker along Osogbo/Ilesa road. The Nation gathered that the incident occurred around 2:05 PM on Monday in front of Ilesa West local government area when the ex-Commissioner for Works was en route to Osogbo. According…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued directives following the deadly violence that erupted in local government (LG) secretariats across the state. He confirmed that five members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were killed during the crisis, while several others were injured. The violence escalated on Monday when loyalists of the All Progressives Congress…
An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi has claimed the lives of seven people, including four students from the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), while another student sustained injuries. Samuel Oyedeji, the FRSC Kogi sector commander, revealed the details to journalists in Lokoja on Monday, attributing the accident to brake failure. The accident caused…
Afrobeat star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has publicly criticized the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Abba, over the ongoing political crisis in the state. Osun, currently governed by Davido’s uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, is facing heightened tensions between members of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress. The crisis…
Following today’s invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by officers of the Department of State Services, plenary at the Assembly has been suspended indefinitely. On Monday, February 17, police officers were stationed at the complex’s gate and some officers of the DSS also invaded the Assembly. This led to a crisis with the…
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet reportedly killed six members of a family following an air strike targeting armed gangs in Katsina state. Sources told TheCable that the jet dropped a bomb on a cluster of huts on Saturday, on the outskirts of Zakka village, in Safana district. The strike followed a bandit attack…
The office of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly has clarified claims that the Assembly invited the Department of State Services (DSS) to take over the premises. The clarification follows an incident on Monday, February 17, 2025, when armed DSS officers stormed the Assembly, preventing Speaker Mojisola Meranda and other lawmakers from…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Senator Ned Nwoko has denied recent rumours alleging that he is planning to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike as his seventh wife and that she is pregnant with his child. This development comes amid reports suggesting that Nwoko had been involved in an affair with Ike. The rumours intensified after the…
The purportedly reinstated Chairman of Irewole Local Government, Osun State, Mr Remi Abass was reportedly killed by hoodlums working for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after taking over the council secretariat in Ikire. It would be recalled that both parties have been laying claim to control of the third tier of government as the…