Troops of the 1 brigade of the Nigerian army have arrested Bako Wurgi, alias Baka NaGarba, a suspected notorious bandit leader and arms dealer. He is suspected to be behind the murder of Isa Bawa, the emir of Gobir in Sokoto state. In July, the traditional ruler was abducted by suspected bandits at the Kwanar…
Udouko Ememabasi, a student at the Lagos State University (LASU), has cried out for justice after enduring an attack on the alleged order of her landlord, Idowu Shodipo, and his mother. In a chat with Daily Trust, Ememabasi said trouble started when she and her friend, Eseh Gift Uduoghene, returned home at about 8pm on…
MEET OLANISIMI BABATUNDE OLAREWAJU, OUR MEMBER OF THE WEEK: CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE (2014-2024) Babatunde Olanisimi, a young and vibrant Agriculturist and Media Practitioner, is the CEO of Peoplesmindāa blog with a very wide audience and following, especially in Ondo State. He graduated from the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, bagging a Higher…
The Nasarawa State Judicial Commission has demoted Emmanuel Jatau, a chief magistrate, over misconduct in the case involving Chioma Okoli and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The judicial commission demoted Jatau from chief magistrate II to senior magistrate. The decision of the commission was contained in a letter dated January 6, 2025, and addressed to…
Nigeria is now part of eleven African countries that have seen worsening governance levels in the last ten years dating back to 2014. A new report titled, ā2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governanceā published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation saw Nigeria fall three places from 30th on the continent to 33rd. According to the report,…
No fewer than 18 people were killed in coordinated attacks across several communities in the Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday. The killings occurred in Umukabia, Eziawa, Ihitte Nasa, Umuhu, Amaoku, and Amaebe. Victims were left with deep machete wounds, sparking fear and outrage among locals. A former Chairman of the Nigerian…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a watchful 12-year-old girl in Lusaka, Zambia, has brought down a 77-year-old man after she exposed him to her father that he was sleeping with her mother, each time he was away. The details of the unexpected adultery lay naked in the Matero Local Court where 77-year-old retiree, Kaluba Friday of…
Simon Ekpa, an associate of the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, will soon be brought back to Nigeria for trial, a Federal High Court was told in Abuja yesterday. An official of the Department of State Services (DSS), who was testifying at the resumption of proceedings…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the country into another round of darkness. The grid suffered multiple collapse in the month of October, with the Federal Government promising a permanent solution to the embarrassment. As of 2:35pm, hourly generation readings showed that none of the the Power Generation…
A National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has issued an order reinstating Olalekan Onafeko as the Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly following his controversial removal. Justice M. N. Esowe granted the order in response to an ex parte application filed by Onafekoās legal representative, Yusuf Nurudeen. The case, marked NICN/LA/23/2025, was instituted…