GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigeria has been plunged into darkness once again following another collapse of the national grid on Wednesday. Recall that the grid experienced multiple collapses in October, with the Federal Government promising a permanent solution to the ongoing issue. This recent collapsed make it the 12th time in 2024. A check on…
Controversial Nigerian show promoter, Sam Larry, has publicly denied allegations linking him to the death of fast-rising singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. In a revealing interview with social media activist VeryDarkMan, Sam Larry addressed a widely circulated video that showed him confronting Mohbad at a beach, footage many interpreted as evidence of harassment….
Officials of the State Security Services (SSS) and the police shot rounds of live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters and journalists covering the ongoing protests in Abuja. According to Premium Times, the SSS officials, masked and in black uniforms, arrived in several Toyota Sienna vans, and started shooting live rounds at the peaceful…
Mr Emmanuel Obodoezie, a tricycle operator in Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia on Wednesday returned N2.04 million to a trader who forgot it in his tricycle after alighting. Obodoezie was celebrated by Ariaria traders for remaining upright in the face of Nigeria’s economic hardships. The tricycle operator told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that…
The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the actions of some of its officers captured in a viral video receiving money from a Chinese, describing the conduct as unprofessional and unethical. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Thursday, April 17 the Force said the behaviour of the officers does not…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Samson Oghenebreme, in Lagos while transporting human organs from Edo State to a native doctor for use in money-making rituals. In a press statement released by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that Oghenebreme was apprehended in the Odomola community of Epe…
The member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party with immediate effect over gross indiscipline, insubordination and anti-party activities. In a statement issued on Friday, the Imo PDP Publicity Secretary, Lancelot Obiak, said…
The Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C along with Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania in the forthcoming African Nations Cup (AFCON) scheduled to hold from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026 in Morocco. The 2025 edition of the tournament will be the 35th edition of the competition. The Super Eagles will be looking…
Controversial Nigerian musicians Speed Darlington and Portable are set to face off in a celebrity boxing match. on April 18, 2025, at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Lagos. The event follows a heated online exchange between the two artists after Speed Darlington offered Portable ₦500,000 to perform at his show, an offer that sparked controversy….
The Kaduna State Police Command has disowned an impostor, Hadaina Hussaini (Dan-taki), who was spotted wearing a police uniform and making inciting comments on social media. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, who posed as a police officer, had threatened reprisal attacks on southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s remarks followed the brutal killing…