The family of Afrobeats superstar, Asake, has finally spoken out amid the ongoing controversy involving the singer and a man, Fatai Odunsi, who claims to be his father. The controversy erupted after a viral video surfaced showing Odunsi appealing to the public for financial assistance, citing serious health issues. He said he has been battling…
Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, one of the original nine persons (G9) that laid the foundation of what later became the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has revealed how the late Chief Bola Ige challenged northerners in the group to prove their sincerity in the fight against General Sani Abacha’s rule. Lamido gave an account…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that four female Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been handed to the Red Cross by Hamas. Hamas gunmen and crowds gathered in Palestine Square in Gaza City ahead of the release. All four hostages are Israeli soldiers. This is the second group of hostages freed by Hamas since a ceasefire…
Three brothers from the same mother have fallen victim to the relentless cult violent attacks in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The latest casualty, Nonso, was killed in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon near Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka. According to a close family source, Nonso’s killing is linked to the murder…
Some members of the Oyomesi (kingmakers) have rejected the appointment of Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. Seyi Makinde, governor of the state, on Friday approved the appointment of Owoade as the next Alaafin. In a statement by Dotun Oyelade, the commissioner for information and orientation, Makinde said the approval followed divinations, consultations,…
An Enugu-based foundation, Kunie Foundation, has renewed its call for justice for 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, who died after suffering sexual abuse complications seven years ago in Benue. The Communications Manager, Kunie Foundation, Mr Uchenna Igboeme, made the call in a statement on Friday in Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ogbanje, a Junior…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will lift the state of emergency in Rivers State once stability is restored. In an interview with Nation, Idris emphasized the President’s commitment to reinstating democratic governance in the state at the earliest opportunity. “As soon as he assesses…
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…
Like some states in Nigeria, Lagos suffers a housing deficit but the government says it is working to address the situation. The Lagos State Government has once more cautioned against the collection of tenancy agreement fees beyond the stipulated 10 per cent and has asked residents to report such abnormality to the authorities. At the…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the removal of persons convicted for kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, and unlawful possession of firearms from the list of beneficiaries under the federal government’s prerogative of mercy. A statement on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu took the decision…