As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, chairmen and councillors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election in Osun State had resumed in about 14 LGA secretariats in the state. Checks by The PUNCH revealed that the chairmen and councillors, accompanied by many APC members, have resumed at Ila, Ede South, Ife Central, Ife…
A Canadian Federal Court has upheld a landmark immigration tribunal ruling that declared Nigeria’s major political parties — the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party — terrorist organisations, while refusing asylum to a former member, Douglas Egharevba, over his decade-long affiliation with both parties. In a judgment delivered on June 17, 2025, obtained…
BREAKING: WAEC Releases 2024 Examination Results (See How To Check) The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates. In a statement posted on X, WAEC informed candidates who took the examination that their results are now officially available. The message…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 60-year-old American woman, Jacqueline Bolling Elton, has died in Warri, Delta State. She was said to have given up in the house of a 39-year-old man, Alawode Olaide, her boyfriend, who she came from America to visit. Elton was said to have arrived Warri on September 15 to spend time…
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), on Saturday, November 23, reaffirmed its rejection of the Tax Reform Bill. NEF described it as a policy “conceived in bad faith”, adding that it threatens national cohesion. The group criticised the manner of its implementation, alleging that key stakeholders, including members of the National Economic Council (NEC), were sidelined…
A man, Godwin Anuka, who was kidnapped by suspected Fulani herders alongside his wife and two children in the Ubulu-Uku area of Delta State, has been killed in the presence of his wife and children. The Senior Special Assistant on Civil Society and Youth Mobilisation to the Delta State Governor, Harrison Gwamnishu, disclosed this in…
Brigadier General M.A. Sadiq, commander of the 3 Brigade in Kano State, is currently under military detention in Abuja over serious allegations of corruption and misconduct. General Sadiq is accused of diverting rice palliatives meant for soldiers and selling military equipment, including generator sets and operational vehicles, to scrap yards. The rice palliatives in question…
A pregnant woman in labour has tragically passed away after allegedly being denied treatment at a hospital due to her inability to pay a ₦500,000 deposit. The heartbreaking ordeal was first shared on Instagram in February by her husband, Akinbobola Folajimi, and recently gained widespread attention on X, formerly known as Twitter. In the video,…
Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has said he decided to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) because “the PDP is not ready for the 2027 general elections”. According to the former Governor of Delta state, the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was also on…
A Nigerian soldier serving with the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, Private Lukman Musa, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment for the murder of a Keke (tricycle) rider, Abdulrahman Isa, in Azere town, Bauchi State. The death sentence was…