One 38-year-old Destiny Ekhorutomuen has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly posting social media content to incite Nigerians against the force. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Ekhorutomuen allegedly created and operated multiple social media accounts to share false content aimed at tarnishing the…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of Operation Safe Heaven rejected N13 million from terrorists during an operation in Plateau State. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, disclosed this during a press briefing on military operations across the country, on Thursday. He said the troops were responding to a distress call about terrorist…
Abayomi Arabambi, spokesperson of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP), says Kenneth Okonkwo is on a mission to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Okonkwo, a campaign spokesperson for the LP in the 2023 presidential election, resigned his membership of the party on Tuesday. He stated that the internal crisis in…
The Nigerian Army has released the list of candidates shortlisted for the Short Service Combatant Commission Course 49/2026 Selection Board. In a statement signed by the Military Secretary (Army) on Monday, the Army said the full list of successful applicants is now available on its recruitment portal: recruitment.army.mil.ng. Shortlisted candidates are expected to report to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Tinubu has paid tribute to his elder cousin Dr. Naheemdeen Ade Ekemode, who died at 80. In a tribute to the departed, the President shared memories of their childhood and honoured Dr Ekemode’s contributions as a gynaecologist who practised for more than 50 years. President Tinubu’s tribute to the memory…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, hinted at reasons why the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national convention may not hold. PDP scheduled its National convention for hold in Ibadan, Oyo State come November. However, Wike said if the crisis in the party is not resolved, the convention may not…
The Acting Head of the Audit Department at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Mr. Adeniyi Oluwaseun, ended his life on Sunday by jumping into a well. The incident took place in the Obantoko area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, shortly after he finished his evening meal. His body was later recovered and deposited in…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye says power for a good ending – a greater tomorrow is very vital to humans. This is as he emphasises that life’s ending can far surpass its beginning. Speaking during the Church’s monthly Thanksgiving Service at its Lagos headquarters on Sunday which…
All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) have placed a coffin at the entrance of the Finance Ministry headquarters in Abuja as part of a continuous protest over unpaid government debts. The protest, organised by the contractors, began on Tuesday to draw attention to the over N500 billion owed to them by the federal government…
Three Nigerians in the US have been sentenced for their involvement in a prolonged fraud scheme that frequently targeted elderly victims, according to authorities. Fatai Okunola, 38, of Kalamazoo, received a prison sentence of just over 10 years for his role in the conspiracy and was ordered to pay more than $730,000 in restitution. Okunola…
