Police in Sokoto State have arrested suspected informants and financiers linked to bandit activities and recovered rustled cattle during an intelligence-led operation. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, working with the community guard,…
A 20-year-old, Ibrahim Mutari, has allegedly killed his father’s 70-year-old stepmother, Hauwa Abubakar, in Yanbula community of Jos North local government Area of Plateau State. The Nation reports that residents of the community and divisional police personnel from Laranto Division converged on the deceased’s residence, adding the suspect attacked the deceased around 3 pm. Abubakar…
The National Examinations Council will on Tuesday (today), February 3, 2026, release the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination External. This was disclosed in an internal circular signed by the Council’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations and obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday. According to the circular, the results will be formally…
A viral video has shown Nigerian Senator Adams Oshiomhole rubbing a woman’s foot aboard a private jet. The trending video of the Edo North Senator and former Governor has continued to spark outrage across social media platforms. Speculations suggest that the woman maybe Oshiomhole’s wife, Iara Fortes, a Cape Verdean lawyer and former model. The…
Matthew Tonlagha, vice-chairman of Tantita Security Services, has hired a Washington-based lobbying firm for the “purpose of strengthening the bilateral relationship” between the United States and Nigeria. Tonlagha, through his company, Maton Engineering Nigeria Limited, hired Valcour Global Public Strategy, a global public strategy firm specialising in shaping public policy, political opinion and media. According…
Founder of the David Christian Centre and popular relationship coach, Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo, has doubled down on his decision to get a tattoo, saying there is no scripture that says a child of God cannot have a tattoo. The cleric’s decision to get a tattoo reading “3:16” in Roman numerals, a reference to John 3:16…
Prominent businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has received appointment letter as the South-East Coordinator of the City Boy Movement from Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. Iyiegbu disclosed this in a post made on Tuesday via his official Instagram page, revealing that Seyi Tinubu visited him at his residence…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has uncovered an alleged human trafficking operation following a coordinated raid on a popular hotel in the 33 Area of Onitsha, Anambra State, leading to the arrest of six suspects and the rescue of 17 victims. The operation, carried out with the support of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a medical doctor, Salome Oboyi, has died from Lassa fever in Jos, Plateau State. Dr. Oboyi, a Senior Resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BHUTH) passed away two days ago following a battle with the fever. The Bingham University Alumni Doctors confirmed her death…
A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside an interim order forfeiting some of his properties to the Federal Government, insisting that his wealth was legitimately acquired and fully declared to authorities. Justice Emeka Nwite had on January 6 ordered the interim forfeiture of…
