Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who is currently being detained has opposed the request by the Federal Government for the resumption of his trial. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, revealed in a post on X on Tuesday. According to him, his client Kanu had rejected the Federal Government’s bid to reopen…
Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group, says Nigeria’s population will increase by about 130 million people in 2050. Banga spoke during the 2025 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. According to the United Nations Population Fund, Nigeria’s population is currently estimated at 237.5 million. Speaking at the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that an unusual event has gone viral after a man reportedly became stuck with a woman during an intimate act. It was alleged that the duo became glued because the man unknowingly engaged in an intimacy with someone else’s wife. The unusual incident was captured in a video shared on X (formerly…
At least seven loggers have been reportedly killed and others wounded after a vehicle conveying them stepped on landmines in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Our Correspondent learnt that the incident occurred between Masunfanari and Dogo Wire village along Maiduguri/Damboa around 11am on Saturday. A security source told Daily Trust that a pick…
Nigeria has recorded a trade surplus of N5.81tn in the third quarter of 2024, reflecting a remarkable rise in export earnings, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics. However, the surplus recorded in Q3 2024 is far lower than the N6.95tn trade surplus recorded in the previous quarter. The NBS in…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas militants in Gaza – including an Israeli-American captive. In a tweet on Sunday, IDF named the victims as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danin. Goldberg-Polin was a California native who was…
A 20-year-old man on Sunday, March 30, stabbed the guard of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to death on the Eid prayer ground. The Nigeria Police said the deceased who who protecting the Emir was attacked by the man during prayers. According to the police, one of the security personnel present at the scene of the…
Nigeria’s controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, has been rushed to the Police Hospital at Falomo, Lagos, after complaining of pain in his ‘breasts’. According to a source, Bobrisky expressed discomfort, after spending hours in the police cell at Alagbon, Lagos State. A police source disclosed that he was taken to the hospital…
Details have emerged on how notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Yellow Danbokolo died at the weekend in Zamfara State after an earlier gun battle with Shinkafi Volunteer Forces in the State. Danbokolo’s death is being wildly celebrated in Zamfara State and many parts of the Northwest States as many locales know him as the leader of…
The National Assembly was plunged into mourning on Wednesday following the death of Senator Okey Ezea, the lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District in the 10th Senate. His family has formally clarified the circumstances surrounding his demise, dispelling earlier claims that he died overseas. In a statement issued from Abuja and signed by his son,…