Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. “Dearest brothers and sisters, it is with deep sorrow that I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell in the statement…
A sister to Agbu Kefas, the governor of Taraba State has died, Leadership reports. Atsi Kefas, who was accidentally shot by a police escort during an attack by bandits while traveling along Kente Road in the Wukari Local Government Area last Thursday died at a hospital in Abuja. Sources close to the family said Atsi…
It is common knowledge that in most places on Earth, we follow a 24-hour schedule, with the sun visible for about 12 hours and the rest of the day spent in darkness. However, did you know that in some locations throughout the world, the sun doesn’t set for over 70 days? Consider how fascinating—or perplexing—it…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a pastor in Benue State, Kelvin Imo, has been remanded at the Correctional Centre in Makurdi over alleged rape. According to reports, the pastor allegedly had intercourse with othe church member who had come to him for counselling and prayers. Imo, who resides along Gboko Road in Makurdi, was charged with…
A man who repeatedly burnt the Quran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported on Thursday, as police confirmed a fatal shooting the day before. A Stockholm court was due to rule on Thursday whether Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned Qurans at multiple protests, was…
The Ondo state high court in Akure has sentenced Dare Ojo, a commercial motorcyclist, to death by hanging over rape and murder of Zainab Adeyemo, an 11-year-old girl. Yemi Fasanmi, the trial judge, convicted Ojo on a two-count charge bordering on rape and murder. THE CRIMES The motorcyclist was said to have committed the crimes…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna sector command, has said that 13 persons died in a road crash on Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Friday. The sector commander, FRSC, Kabir Nadabo confirmed the incident to journalists in Kaduna. Mr Nadabo said, “The road traffic crash occurred near Olam farm on Kaduna-Abuja highway…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday, slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, calling him a “transactional politician” whose loyalty shifts with his personal ambitions. In a caustic press release issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser for Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, Governor Mohammed responded directly to remarks made by…
The Chairman of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Sharifu Kamarawa on Thursday, has told Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, that some communities in the council are still under the control of bandits. Receiving the minister at the local government secretariat, he said the bandits led by Kachalla Bello Turji,…
Elon Musk, the tech mogul, says US President Donald Trump would have lost the 2024 election without him. Musk made the comment on X in response to Trump’s criticism against him. Musk, who led the department of government efficiency (DOGE), quit his role a day after he spoke out against a Trump-backed spending bill. The…