The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kebbi State Chapter, has dismissed viral reports claiming it rejected a N30 million donation from the state government. In a statement signed by its chairman, Venerable Ayyuba Kanta, the association clarified that the fund was not a personal gift to any pastor but support for a two-day statewide Christian…
Police acting in concert with military operatives have rescued 23 kidnapped victims from a gang of gunmen in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Kaduna Police Command spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement on Sunday said security operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kajuru Division and military personnel rescued…
Omowunmi, widow of the late singer and rapper, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has expressed readiness to conduct a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to determine the paternity of their only son, Liam. The deceased singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, filed a suit seeking a DNA test for his grandson. In the application filed by the legal team…
Following his arraignment for impersonation on Friday, social media critic, Martins Otse aka VeryDarkMan has been granted bail in the sum of N2 million with two sureties in like sum. The court also ordered VeryDarkMan to deposit his international passports and any other means of identification. The Police had arraigned VDM as he’s popularly called…
Labour Party presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to supporters across Nigeria and beyond for the overwhelming show of love and goodwill as he marked his 64th birthday. Obi’s birthday, celebrated on Saturday, July 19, was marked with community service and solidarity gatherings in various parts of…
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has visited the family of the popular Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba fondly called Igbo-Jah who was allegedly gruesomely murdered by an inspector attached to Anti-cult Tactical Squad unit. The police in Enugu disclosed the identity of the killer police officer as Inspector Ozonwanji Joseph and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday approved major changes in the leadership of the Armed Forces, appointing new Service Chiefs in a decisive move aimed at strengthening national security architecture. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Chief Sunday Dare, the President named former Chief of Army Staff, Lt….
Former Minister of Transportation and 2023 presidential aspirant Chibuike Amaechi has said that the nation at the moment needs leaders with courage and political will to bring an end to the insecurity problems. The former Rivers State Governor, in a statement on Wednesday, alleged that it is clear the government in power has no political…
A criminal court judge in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz in Fars province was assassinated Tuesday morning on his way to work, the judiciary said. “This morning, two individuals attacked and assassinated Judge Ehsan Bagheri, head of Branch 102 of the Criminal Court 2 in Shiraz, while he was on his way to work,”…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Police Force has arrested the owner of two dogs that killed a security man in Pinnock Estate, Lagos In a viral video, the two dogs were seen mauling the estate security to death. According to reports, the owner reportedly left his gate open and allowed the dangerous dogs to…