Leader of Niger’s ruling junta, Abdourahamane Tiani, has been officially sworn in as transitional president for five years under a newly established charter. Tiani, a former presidential guard commander who led the 2023 coup, was also elevated to the highest military rank of army general. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that following his inauguration, he signed a…
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a man, Victor Lorjaal of Aba Ile camp, Itaji-Ekiti, for allegedly mutilating his mother, one Mrs Victoria Lorjaal, and his elder sister, Brenda Lorjaal, to death. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Thursday that the incident happened…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a disturbing incident unfolded at a secondary school in Harare, Zimbabwe, when a married woman was beaten by a student after confronting her about an alleged affair with her husband. The confrontation escalated into a violent altercation, which was captured on video and quickly went viral on social media. In the…
A five-man gang of gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims of the incident, which happened at Sakpefu area of the local government, were identified as Hajiya Fatima,…
Oracle co-founder, Larry Ellison, has toppled Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person, ending the Tesla boss’s nearly year-long reign at the top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bloomberg reports that Ellison’s fortune surged by a record $101bn on Wednesday after Oracle reported quarterly results that beat expectations and signalled further growth in its…
As Washington, D.C. prepares for President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on January 20, Pastor William Kumuyi, one of Christianity’s most influential leaders, will be in attendance. This was revealed in a statement by A. Larry Ross Communications, a U.S.-based communications outfit. The founder and General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), Kumuyi leads one…
Hajia Binta Adamu Bello, the Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has revealed that the agency recently rescued 19 girls who were impregnated by one man from an estate in Abuja. Hajia Bello disclosed this during at a strategic meeting with Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission…
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) says Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel invaded its office over the disconnection of electricity at Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, Lagos state. Confirming the incident to TheCable on Thursday, Kingsley Okotie, spokesperson for IKEDC, said the NAF personnel vandalised the company’s office, “assaulted” staff members, and made away with…
Donald Trump on Wednesday said the US will implement “reciprocal tariffs” on all countries of “approximately half” of what they charge us, he said. Nigeria will now face a 14% tariff on its exports to the U.S. in response to the 27% tariff the Nigerian government currently imposes on American products. Bringing out a chart…
The police in Ogun have arrested a journalist for alleged unlawful possession of a live AK-47 ammunition. Sources who confirmed the incident on Wednesday said that the suspect, identified as Emmanuel Chidi Maha, 30, works with The Nation newspaper in Lagos. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, Maha was arrested at about 6:30…