The Benue State Government has declared three days as work-free days for civil servants in the state to celebrate Easter. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Secretary to the State Government, Serumun Aber said, “in recognition of the significance of the Easter Triduum to the Christian community in Benue State. “The Executive Governor of…
Tragedy struck in Dille District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday when a man identified as Abubakar Ijidai allegedly attacked his former girlfriend and her mother on their farm, killing the mother and leaving the daughter critically injured. The incident, which occurred at about 3:00 p.m., involved 18-year-old Lami Azuba and…
Valentine’s Day often brings expectations of closeness, affection, and shared plans. When a relationship is heading toward a breakup, the signs usually show long before the actual conversation happens. While none of these signals should be taken in isolation, noticing several of them at the same time may suggest that something is wrong. Five signs…
United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has called out the Nigerian government for failing to resolve the country’s insecurity crisis despite receiving billions of dollars for that purpose. Moore, who spoke during an interview on The Dinesh D’Souza Show on Thursday night, faulted what he referred to as silence from the Nigerian authorities while Christians are…
Amid groaning and huge loss of investments to online crypto trading platform, CBEX, a video of a man praying for the ponzi Scheme not to crash trend online. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that Nigerians on several social media platforms have begun to count their losses as a digital asset trading platform swept over N1.3 trillion from…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced then arrest of a wanted drug lord, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez. NDLEA said the suspect was arrested by its special operations unit of at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, while on his way to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, a holy pilgrimage, after months of…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has thrown its weight behind the implementation of the new tax laws, which took effect last week. The body said its new position was informed by engagements with officials from several government agencies and departments, including the National Assembly, Department of State Services (DSS), and Nigeria Revenue Service…
The Nigerian Army has refuted reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has resigned. An online report (not by The PUNCH) had claimed that Lagbaja had submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu. The report claimed that his resignation came 24 hours after escaping an assassination attempt on his life….
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a statement warning the public to disregard circulating reports of fake vote tallies in the ongoing Edo State Gubernatorial Election. According to Felix Morka, Esq., National APC Publicity Secretary on Saturday night these reports are bogus and highly speculative. The APC clarified that ward-level collation is still underway…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that sixty-two (63) people are feared dead after their plane crashed near São Paulo in Brazil. Voepass Linhas Aereas confirmed 58 passengers and four crew members were travelling in the plane, which footage shows drift downward vertically and spiral as it fell from the sky. The clip showed on TV in the…
