GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that four senators from two different states on Wednesday officially announced their resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmakers from Akwa Ibom and Osub States announced their resignation from the party on the floor of the plenary of the Nigerian Senate. According to the lawmakers, they dumped the PDP for…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, said the police, military and other agencies involved in the management of the #EndBadGovernance protests did not use excessive force on protesters. He noted that rather, there were attacks on security agents deployed to manage the protests. Egbetokun disclosed this at a meeting of security agencies heads…
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has disclosed a private WhatsApp exchange with presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, who urged him to delete a social media post describing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a “criminal.” The former presidential candidate in the 2019 and 2023 elections disclosed this on Tuesday through his social media accounts. Sowore said Onanuga…
A lady (name withheld) has reportedly died in a highbrow hotel owned by a popular politician, adjacent a private radio station, NTA road, Ado-Ekiti, after she slumped in the bathroom. It was gathered that the lady was confirmed dead shortly after she was rushed to the hospital. Sources in the facility revealed that the deceased…
The National Youth Service Corps is set to overhaul its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training for corps members through the standardisation of its curriculum to achieve deeper impact. In a post via its official X handle on Saturday, the NYSC said its Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, disclosed this in his address at the…
A 28-year-old man, Joseph Fekala, has been sentenced to death by hanging over the murder of 25-year-old Kate Oguoh. Fekala was arrested in July 2022 after he strangled Kate to death over a dispute regarding ₦50,000 that the deceased had given to him, and buried her corpse in his room at Okaka, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate moderated to 14.45 per cent in November 2025, marking a significant slowdown from the 16.05 per cent recorded in October 2025. This is according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. This represents a decline of 1.6 percentage points month-on-month, indicating easing price pressures…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West Zone Treasurer, Comrade Ojetola Babatunde popularly known as Toyyem has felicitated with Oyo state Senior Special Adviser on students affairs, Hon. Victor Dideoluwa Olojede on occasion of his birthday. In a birthday message sighted by our correspondent, Comrade Toyyem described Hon. Olojede as an indefatigable leader whose…
A police officer identified as ASP Shafi’u Usman Bawa with AP/No 337979 on Saturday committed suicide in Kontagora town, Niger State. This was confirmed in a signal shared by the Nigerian police which SaharaReporters obtained. It stated that Bawa took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling. According to the wireless message, the…
The Nigeria police force has reportedly rescued kidnapped TikToker sensational, Habeeb Hamzat popularly known as Peller. The popular TikToker was allegedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Wednesday during a livestream. However, in a new update on social media on Thursday morning, Peller’s close associate and colleague, Sandra Benede disclosed that he had been rescued by…
