GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the country into another round of darkness. The grid suffered multiple collapse in the month of October, with the Federal Government promising a permanent solution to the embarrassment. As of 2:35pm, hourly generation readings showed that none of the the Power Generation…
No fewer than 50 people have been confirmed dead in the tanker explosion at Dikko along the Abuja/Kaduna expressway. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed the casualty figure on Saturday. Several properties worth millions were also burnt down during the incident, which left several people injured. NSEMA Director General, Abdullahi Baba Arah said…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has congratulated Captain Kelechi Ndukwe, a Nigerian-American officer, on his elevation to Commodore in the United States Navy. Ndukwe, who will now serve as Commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60, and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 65, is based in Rota, Spain, where he will oversee U.S. Navy destroyer operations across Europe,…
United States President, Donald Trump, has again insisted on his condemnation of alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, reiterating that Christians are being killed in record numbers in the West African nation. Trump, who spoke to journalists aboard his Air Force One aircraft while returning to White House on Sunday following a weekend trip to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday declared a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike across all public universities in Nigeria. The announcement was made by the National President of the Union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, at an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Sunday at the University of Abuja. “Compatriots of the press, it…
Residents of Odigbo Local Government Area in Ondo State have been left in shock following the discovery of three headless bodies floating in a river along the old Odigbo-Ore Road. The decomposing bodies were found by locals on Sunday, lodged against the riverbanks. Community sources suspect the victims may have been killed by armed assailants…
Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel has written his name into the history books after storming into the men’s 400m hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Wednesday’s feat saw him becoming the first Nigerian man to achieve the feat since Henry Amike in 1987. The 21-year-old ran the race of his life in Wednesday’s semifinal,…
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau Ahmed Dogara has reiterated the scheme’s zero-tolerance policy for protests and indiscipline among serving corps members. Dogara, who handed down the warning during a working visit to the temporary orientation camp in Kaduna, said, in the last three months, several corps members…
A Lagos Magistrate Court has arraigned a 37-year-old woman, Akanji Kofoworola, for allegedly using her Facebook account to publish, distribute or project articles and obscene content against a Nollywood actress and businesswoman, Lizzy Anjorin. Kofoworola was brought before Chief Magistrate Wahab Balogun by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, on a three-count…
Tanzanian authorities have blocked citizens’ access to the microblogging platform X after the hackers compromised the country’s police X account. Netblocks, a platform tracking cybersecurity and digital governance, confirmed on Tuesday that the government of the East African country blocked access to X after hackers compromised and deployed Tanzanian police X handle to falsely announce…
