The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted claims circulating online that Corps Member Ushie Rita Uguamaye (State Code: LA/24B/8325), popularly known as âRayeâ, was denied her Certificate of National Service over criticism of President Bola Tinubuâs administration. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NYSC described the allegations as false and without basis. âContrary…
An unidentified man has been electrocuted while attempting to vandalise a transformer in the Akute area of Ogun State. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the community has been facing issues with the theft and damage of electrical wires from their power transformer. The spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed this in…
The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the lifeless body of a 43-year-old man, simply identified as Kazeem, from a domestic well in Ilorin, the state capital. The lifeless body was recovered from a domestic well at Ile Alapo, Edun area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by the spokesman of the fire service,…
A newly recruited soldier, Dauda Dedan, has allegedly stabbed a police constable, Aaron John, of Taraba State Command to death in Jalingo. Confirming the incident to journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, the state police spokesperson, James Lashen, said that the incident occurred at 9:00 p.m. on Monday in Mayo-Goyi, a suburb of Jalingo town. Mr…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared that he would rather support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar than Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to become the countryâs leader. Speaking during a current affairs programme, Politics Today, on Channels Television, on Friday, Tambuwal, who also served as Governor…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, at the State House in Abuja. Soludo, who arrived for a closed-door meeting with the president, was seen wearing a cap emblazoned with Tinubuâs insignia. Wearing red traditional attire, the Anambra governor completed the look with a branded white Faze cap. Soludo has served…
South African Dricus du Plessis defended his UFC middleweight title on Sunday after a fourth-round submission win over bitter rival Israel Adesanya in a blockbuster bout at Perth Arena. In the main event of UFC 305, du Plessis appeared to be flagging against the two-time former champion before a spectacular takedown of Adesanya solidified his…
Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to drugging his wife, GisĂšle Pelicot, and subjecting her to nearly a decade of sexual abuse, during which he also invited at least 50 men to participate in the assaults. The trial ended Thursday in a packed courtroom in Avignon, southern France. Despite…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said there would be no Palestinian state, in a message addressed to the leaders of Britain, Australia and Canada after they recognised Palestinian statehood. âI have a clear message for those leaders who recognise a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7: you are granting a…
Governor Seyi Makinde has facilitated the appointment of Oyo Accord party chairman, Prince Kolade Ojo as Secretary to the Saki West Local Government area. Prince Ojo was also appointed as the Sole Head Administrator, Asabari Local Council Development Area of Oyo State. Other former members of the party have also been appointed to key positions…