The man whose wife purportedly tore his international passport at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos has asked Nigerians for forgiveness. The couple with their three children arrived from an European country on Saturday causing a drama that set the social media on fire. When questioned about her actions, the agitated woman retorted,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy. In a document sighted by PUNCH correspondent on Wednesday, the…
Suspected cybercriminals have launched a brazen attack against GTBank, one of Nigeria’s banking giants, hijacking its website and threatening the security of countless customers. Late Wednesday night, investigations by Peoples Gazette revealed that the bank’s official domain, gtbank.com, had inexplicably gone dark. This alarming incident came just a day after the domain name was secured…
Religion is a huge part of African culture. Perhaps because most African countries are largely underdeveloped, the church has become a place where people go to get answers and help. However, this has also led to the proliferation of places of worship, most of which, critics argue, are more transactional than spiritual, paying little or…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has said his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu over #Endbadgovernance protest was done in good faith. The governor gave the position before the commencement of the Bauchi State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, on Wednesday. “I spoke constructively as an opposition and somebody who means well for the president,…
In a shocking and disturbing incident, a 16-year-old boy, Abubakar, was buried alive by his two siblings over a missing phone, in Zaria, Kaduna State. The brothers, aged 22 and 18, were arrested by the police after a good Samaritan discovered Abubakar’s head protruding from a hole in an abandoned property. According to eyewitnesses, the…
Former Miss South Africa contestant, Chidinma Adetshina, 23, has announced her participation in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 beauty pageant. In a video message shared on X.com by the founder of the Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce, on Wednesday, Adetshina expressed her gratitude to her supporters while sharing the news of her decision to compete for…
A student who wrote the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) shared her result after it was released. The student had earlier signed out of secondary school like a university student on the day she finished her WAEC examination The result shows that the student passed her WAEC in flying colours as she got an…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said the N50 billion given to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), also known as Students Loan, was not a donation as reported by some media organisations. The anti-corruption agency in a statement issued by its Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the fund…
The Kano State government has said those who invaded Kano State High Court during the nationwide protest carted away some of the documents used in the corruption trial of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Daily Trust reports that the State High Court was one of the properties vandalised and looted by hoodlums during the #EndBadGovernance protest….
