The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Elela Monday, for allegedly killing his 14-year-old son at Ajowa Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, said Monday was among the suspected criminals being arrested by the men of the state command recently. The suspect…
The National Association of University Students (NAUS) has pledged full support for ongoing protests against heavy-duty truck movements in student-heavy areas following a fatal Dangote Cement truck accident that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, near Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA). The crash, which involved a cement-laden vehicle losing control and smashing into a…
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and character assassination against Yoruba Fuji musician Mr. Okunola Saheed, widely known as “Osupa.” In a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of 12 individuals linked to acts of terrorism allegedly carried out by a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram insurgents, known as “Mahmuda,” which reportedly occupied the Kainji Lake National Park in the northern part of Kwara State. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna…
Paul Okoye, popular singer and half of PSquare, aka Rudeboy, has called out his twin brother and former bandmate, Peter Okoye, aka Mr P, over an alleged song theft. Following the group’s third breakup earlier this year, Mr P recently released a song titled ‘Winning’. However, in an Instagram post, Rudeboy alleged that he wrote…
The Federal Government has rejected claims of Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing the allegation as false and damaging to the country’s image. While the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, demanded the full and unedited airing of his recent interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, saying selective editing could distort Nigeria’s image and fuel “misleading narratives…
A bill to strip the President and governors of power to proclaim a new session of the National and state Houses of Assembly was among 39 proposed laws that scaled second reading in the House of Representatives yesterday. The 1999 Constitution confers powers on the President and the governors to issue proclamations to be read…
In a disturbing incident, a group of terrorists kidnapped a woman and her two newborn babies, aged just 34 days, from their home in Kurfi town, Katsina State. The abduction occurred last Friday when the terrorists raided the woman’s village. The incident was reported by Bakastine, a conflict journalist in the northwest region, via X…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked and abducted a trader and former ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Boriya–Shiya Ward, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, Abubakar Sise. Sise was kidnapped from his residence in the Boriya community in the early hours of Thursday. According to information gathered, the attack…
Ekiti Varsity Student Slumps, Dies During Test A yet to be identified student of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, BOUESTI, has died after he collapsed during assessment test. According to reports received by GISTSMATE MEDIA, 100 level students of Science Laboratory Technology, SLT department were having a certain course test when…