A tragic incident has rocked the Anambra State Police Command as a serving officer, Inspector Okolie Amechi, was accidentally shot and killed by his 10-year-old son in Awka. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the incident occurred on the evening of June 15, 2025, when the child,…
The Dangote Refinery has successfully exported its jet fuel to various international destinations, including airports in Iceland, Tenerife, and London. According to a report by SP Global Commodity Insights, the refinery’s Nigerian-made aviation fuel has reached prominent locations such as Heathrow Airport in the UK, as the petrochemical facility continues to scale up production. The…
Skit maker Oluwadolarz has finally addressed the controversy surrounding his recent breakup with fiancée and baby mama, Ifeluv. In a cryptic Instagram post, Oluwadolarz appeared to indirectly comment on the situation, reflecting on the impermanence of wealth and fame. Ifeluv publicly announced their separation, accusing Oluwadolarz of infidelity and financial irresponsibility. The skit maker’s mother…
Some suspected gunmen, Saturday afternoon, killed a councilorship candidate, Adeyinka Adeleke, in the Jide Jones area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victim was said to be the All Progressives Congress Councillorship candidate for Abeokuta South Local Government Ward 15 in the forthcoming November 16 Local Government elections. PUNCH Online gathered…
Social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has challenged Folakemi Falana, daughter of human rights lawyer Femi Falana, to proceed with her threatened defamation lawsuit. Earlier on Friday, Folakemi Falana announced plans to sue VeryDarkMan for defamation, following an audio recording in which social media personality Bobrisky alleged that Falz and his father…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation of the Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), AIG Idowu Owohunwa, and seven other senior police officers. The investigation follows allegations that these officers engaged in the unethical practice of backdating their history records. According to a memo sent to the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a private jet transporting Liberian President Joseph Boakai crash-landed on Thursday night at Roberts International Airport, Monrovia, shortly after returning from Abuja, Nigeria, where the president had attended the 50th anniversary of ECOWAS. The incident caused panic among passengers and airport personnel, leading to a temporary suspension of all flight operations…
Honourable Asefon Sunday, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement has condemned a press conference undermining the just concluded All Progressive Congress (APC) consensus primary election. In a press release sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Asefon said some non-indigenes of the state are behind the purported press release discrediting the election which…
Nurses, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives–Federal Health Institutions Sector, have insisted that their planned seven-day warning strike will begin on Wednesday. The members vowed to complete the strike even if the government called for negotiations. Speaking in an interview with journalists on Tuesday, the National Chairman of NANNM-FHI,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday did not rule out plans to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it would “end the conflict” between the two arch-foes. In a 20-minute interview with US network ABC News, the Israeli leader insisted his country’s deadly aggression to “defang” Iran was justified, and equated Khamenei…