The Archbishop of the Methodist Archdiocese of Olivier, Imo State, Most Revered Livinus Biereonwu Onuagha has condemned the life sentence slammed on Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Onuagha also described the decision of the court on the terrorism charges against the IPOB as a grave misjudgment that has failed…
A popular social media influencer based in Kaduna State, Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, who disappeared over six years ago, has been confirmed dead after a thorough investigation led by investigative public commentator and social critic, Damilola Adekunle. Dadiyata went missing after being abducted by armed men at gunpoint from his residence in Barnawa,…
The FCT Police Command has announced the successful rescue of a day-old baby found abandoned along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind an uncompleted Red Bricks Market in Mpape, Abuja. According to a statement by SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer in Abuja, officers from the Mpape Division’s Juvenile and Women Care Section…
Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, says more than 500,000 students are currently benefitting from the National Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Idris spoke on Monday at a press conference in Abuja to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. He said the initiative, launched under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, covers tuition and upkeep fees…
Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), an anti-corruption, human rights and pro-democracy Civil Society Organization based in Abuja has faulted the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi for declaring their President, Barr. Edward Omaga wanted over the exposure of corrupt practices in Guaranty Trust Bank Limited, GTB. The group had on 3rd October 2024 taken…
Some social media users have claimed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an American security agency, has arrested 80 Nigerians who are all from the same ethnic group for criminal activities. On September 13, @NoNonsensezone, an X account, posted a series of tweets containing an excerpt from a CBS report in which Nick Hanna,…
The Federal Government has met with Comfort Emmanson, the embattled Ibom Air passenger at the centre of a viral altercation at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The meeting was held on Thursday and had in attendance officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Emmanson, and her legal counsel. The development was confirmed…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigerian music sensation, Davido, has made history on TikTok by breaking the record for the most-watched live stream in Africa. His livestream, co-hosted by popular content creators Peller, Jarvis, and Jo Blaq on October 30, attracted an astonishing 389,800 viewers, with over 164,000 people watching simultaneously. This impressive feat surpasses Peller’s…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State are currently staging a protest over the renaming of the institution to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic. The protest has left hundreds of commuters plying Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan stranded. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had renamed the institution in honour…
An 18-year-old girl, Faiza Abdullahi, has been taken into custody following the death of a woman, Hajara Bashir, during a domestic altercation in the Kabala Costain area of Kaduna metropolis. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Friday night during a dispute involving Faiza and a 13-year-old boy, Khalifa Abubakar…
