The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man caught on camera kicking a young boy in a disturbing viral video that has sparked outrage online. The video, shared by a Facebook user, Adelere Rasaki, was posted on Thursday with a plea for help in identifying the man. Police hunt man for…
A Chief Magistratesā Court in Kaduna State has directed that social commentator and activist Mahdi Shehu be held in prison custody over allegations related to the circulation of false and provocative videos. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger Republic, had alleged that President Bola Tinubu received a substantial payment from France, and the European…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has launched the Oil and Gas Field Readiness Training Programme to equip 10,000 young Nigerians with high-demand technical skills needed in the oil and gas sector. According to NCDMB Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Ogbe, the initiative is part of a Human Capital Development (HCD) strategy designed to…
Men supporting women during pregnancy have been linked to improved maternal and newborn health outcomes by reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Nigerian men who have jettisoned cultural beliefs and rolled up their sleeves to support their pregnant wives with household chores share how their involvement helps reduce the stress of pregnancy. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE reports Before…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command has arrested eight teenagers for alleged conspiracy, sexual abuse and unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl at the Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects are Matthew Omotayo, age 17 Mojeeb Solomon, 16 years; Olamilekan Adefuye, 18 years; Damilola…
Three members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiāites, were feared killed, and many others injured when unknown attackers stormed a mosque in Geidam, Yobe State, on Friday. The attacked mosque, Fudiyyah Islamiyyah School, is affiliated with Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement. Injuries, male colleagues’ attitude almost made me…
Two teenagers, identified as a fifteen-year-old Abdullahi Sheriff and Adekitan Rasheed, 13, have lost their lives after drowning in a river flowing through the Morubo-Apete area, Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims, who were said to be relatives, lived in adjoining houses with their parents in the Apete area of the city before the unfortunate incident….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the senators from the South-Eastern part of Nigeria have declared their support for the President Bola Tinubuās Tax Reform Bills. This was disclosed via a terse statement shared via the X handle of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Monday, December 9. The statement reads: “The Tax Reforms Bills were thoroughly deliberated…
A woman, Favour Odoba, has killed her husband, Momo Jimoh Jamiu, also known as Abdul-Kadir Nagazi, in Okene, Kogi State, over claims that he married a second wife. Sources said the couple had been married for about nine years without a child and that trouble began after the man married another woman who gave birth…
A Senior Magistratesā Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, sentenced 22-year-old Samson Sunday to wash restrooms at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital for 10 days after he was found guilty of cheating and criminal breach of trust. Sunday, a resident of Angwan Dodo in Gwagwalada, pleaded for leniency, assuring the court that he would not reoffend….