The Anambra State Government, through its Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, has shut down a brothel in Amawbia in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the brothel (name withheld) is notorious for harbouring underaged sex workers, drug peddlers, armed robbers and other criminals. During the raid on the…
President Bola Tinubu has been conferred an honorary knighthood by the government of Saint Lucia on Tuesday during his state visit to the country. The title Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL) was approved by the Governor General of Saint Lucia after advice from Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, as announced by…
On Monday President Bola Tinubu rewarded 24 players on the Super Falcons team with a cash gift of $100,000, a three-bedroom apartment and an honorary national award. The reward from to president to the female football players followed their victory at the 10th Women’s African Cup of Nations tournament in Rabat, Morocco. While some Nigerians…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a fuel tanker explosion has reportedly claimed the lives of multiple passengers in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident occurred on Friday morning. According to a live video posted by a Facebook user, Orioye Chanter Ijobaibile, showing the raging fire at Iyemanja community, along the expressway in Okolowo axis, Ilorin….
Security operatives have unsealed the office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, at the National Assembly. The office, located in suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, had been locked following her suspension from the red chamber earlier this year. The development gives the Kogi senator access to her office and the premises of the…
A 16-year-old secondary school student in Lagos has allegedly ran mad after confessing that he was sexually molested by a popular Lagos hotelier at Bucknor, Isheri Oshun area of the state. The incident, which rattled his parents reportedly started before last Christmas when the student confided in his mother that he had a confession to…
Fitch, a global rating agency, has reviewed Nigeria’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) from negative to stable. IDR is an entity’s relative vulnerability to default (including by way of a distressed debt exchange) on financial obligations. In a statement on Friday, the agency said Nigeria’s outlook was revised to B’, from ‘B-‘. “The upgrade…
An angry mob in Dansadau town, Maru local government area of Zamfara State, on Wednesday, attacked a member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabiru Mikailu, over allegations of poor representation and neglect of his constituents. Hon. Mikailu, who represents Maru South Constituency, was reportedly assaulted by irate residents when he accompanied Governor Dauda…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 29-year-old man, Victor Kalu, for attempted suicide at the premises of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) in Ibafo area of the state. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred late Friday night at about 10:45 p.m., when the suspect was caught…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 5, 2025, as a public holiday to mark celebration of the Eid-ul-Mawlid. Eid-ul-Mawlid is the commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement by…
