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…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to a recent comment by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, over his (Atiku) failed presidential bid. In a statement released by Paul Ibe, Atikuās Media Adviser, on Saturday night, Atiku described Wikeās comments as ātheatrical outburstsā and ābaseless rantsā driven…
Peter Obi, the Labour Partyās presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has denied describing the Supreme Court ruling on Rivers State as reckless. The apex court recently affirmed the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly members as valid members of the house The court also ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted responsibility for the mass failure that trailed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, fought tears at a press conference on Wednesday, while admitting to the ugly development. He announced that about 379,997 candidates in the just concluded 2025 examination would retake…
The Oyo State Government has issued a stern warning to corporate bodies, event planners, and anyone planning grandiose celebrations in respect of St. Valentineās Day to ensure they adhere to the State rules and regulations. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, many broadcast stations have been airing adverts and promotions…
The governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo has said that all the āOkeiteā pots recovered from native doctors in the state would be subjected to forensic analysis. Soludo said that native doctors arrested with the pots would not be freed should the pots contain traces of human blood. Speaking in Awka, the Anambra State…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The Special Adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to…
Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for a new pay increase failed to reach a deal. Doctors were out on picket lines outside hospitals after negotiations with the government went down the wire late Thursday, without reaching an accord. The move comes after the doctors…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the commencement of online registration for the Airmen and Airwomen Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 46/2025, offering an opportunity for qualified Nigerians to join the service. According to a statement released by Air Vice Marshal A.H. Bakari on behalf of the Chief of the Air Staff, the application…
No fewer than eleven persons, including a pregnant woman, the husband, and a ten-year-old girl, were killed, with some others sustaining serious injuries in an attack by assailants on the Ruwi village of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a statement, the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard Chairman Farmasum Fuddang said the…