Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa has proposed an extension of the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to two years.Nigerian political art prints Commending the digitalised process of the scheme, Alausa said the racketeering and forging of certificates have been reduced by the management of NYSC. The minister said this on Friday, when…
The Police in Otu-Jeremi Division, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a forty eight, 48 year old father living with HIV AIDS for defiling his 10-year old daughter. According to DAILY POST, the suspect, identified as David, was arrested Friday morning. Medical examination conducted by the Police indicated constant penetration of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation event took place today (Saturday) at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde led…
No fewer than seven persons died in an early morning accident at NIPCO filling station axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Mrs Okpe stated that the crash, which occurred at 7:00 a.m., involved a Mack…
The Kaduna State Police Command has disowned an impostor, Hadaina Hussaini (Dan-taki), who was spotted wearing a police uniform and making inciting comments on social media. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, who posed as a police officer, had threatened reprisal attacks on southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s remarks followed the brutal killing…
Some former domestic workers of ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan, who are being held in the Okaka Custodial Centre, Bayelsa State, have decried their maltreatment and delayed trial, saying they are undergoing hardship and torture. Two of the workers, who spoke exclusively to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, begged for help, saying they were languishing in prison….
A young woman allegedly poisoned her boyfriend to death for cheating on her in Iyo Polo community, Marine Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that after k!lling the deceased, she hid his body under the bed inside his room for three days. According to local reports, residents of the area became suspicious after…
A Tribute to the Late Chief Yekini Adeojo With heavy hearts but gratitude for a life well-lived, we pay tribute to a remarkable leader, a compassionate statesman, and an unwavering pillar of our community, Chief Yekini Adeojo. Chief Adeojo was more than a name; he was an institution, a guiding light whose wisdom, kindness, and…
Ifeanyi Eze, a Nigerian PhD student in the United States, said that his American wife brings her salary to him, and he knows her bank pin. Ifeanyi, who married his heartthrob weeks ago, added that he could use his wife’s credit card. On his part, he said she has access to his phone, knows all…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has explained why Nigeria has one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in the world. He spoke on Friday in Abuja at the 2nd Joint Workshop on 2025 National Budget organised by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). According to him,…