GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Police Force, Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two individuals in connection with the murder of a policeman, Ibrahim Maizabuwa. The suspects, Ezekiel Kefas, 67, and Stephen Zabadi, 44, are from Wamsa Suwa Ward in Lamurde Local Government Area of the state. According to the Police Spokesman, SP Suleiman…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from taking disciplinary action against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The court’s decision on Tuesday came after an ex parte application was filed by her legal team. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who presided over the case, granted the order. The order…
A Nigerian software engineer, Ridwan Akinfenwa, has narrated how he lost an international job that required him to work as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with a remuneration of over $260,000 per year, despite signing an agreement. Akinfenwa, while sharing the bitter experience in a post on his LinkedIn profile recently, said the contract was…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and Afrobeat singer, Davido Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, invited the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the wedding of Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, in the United States. The spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, who responded to…
Mrs. Blessing Adagba, Coordinator of the Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was abducted by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Thursday. The incident, which occurred around midnight in the Okposhi Eheku community, has sent shockwaves through the local population. Eyewitnesses said the assailants, disguised as soldiers, stormed…
A tragic and disturbing incident unfolded thursday afternoon in Okop Ndua Erong, a community in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, where a young man was reportedly beaten to death after being caught in a compromising situation with a pregnant married woman. The deceased, identified as Victor Akpabio, a native of Ididep…
Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo, Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, a selfless and dedicated officer who gave his all to Nigeria. My thoughts…
His Royal Majesty, Oba Idowu Basibo (Odoru V), the Alaperu of Iperu Remo, has reportedly joined his ancestors. The unsettling news broke on the evening of February 6, 2025, sending shockwaves throughout the community. According to local sources, the rumour of the king’s death has ignited deep-seated cultural fears among the indigenous people, primarily due…
The Ekiti State Security Network Agency, codenamed the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 16 suspected Fulani herdsmen over alleged criminal activities in Oye Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, by operatives of the Oye Local Government Command of the Amotekun Corps at Gede Farm settlement in Isan-Ekiti,…
There was mild drama at the Emir’s Palace in Bauchi on Friday, when the state’s Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, allegedly slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, during a heated altercation. The incident occurred during the turbaning of former Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, as Makama Babba 1 of Bauchi Emirate, which…
