Former presidential candidate and prominent activist, Omoyele Sowore has condemned US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Nigeria, saying no Nigerian irrespective of their religion should celebrate it. Trump has threatened to unleash the might of the US military on islamists allegedly killing Christians in Nigeria, a move some analysts say is a ploy to infringe…
As the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State approaches, tensions are escalating within the state government, centering on the alleged controversial actions of the State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowumi Isaac. The development has made a pro-democracy group, the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) to take a bold stance this week, urging Ilaje leaders and…
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Kaura Namoda South State Assembly by-election in August 2025, Muhammad Kuryar, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. Kurya announced his defection on Saturday at an event organised by Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani Projects at the Taula Arena in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. The move comes months…
In a bizarre turn of events in Ifitedunu, Anambra State, a 69-year-old man’s kidnapping has led to unexpected chaos after his captors discovered compromising videos and pictures on his phone. The man, who remains unnamed for privacy reasons, was abducted by gunmen and held in captivity. While scouring through his belongings, the kidnappers stumbled upon…
Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has been told to resign, for a full investigation by the appropriate security and regulatory agencies over alleged certificate forgery scandal. The Global Gender Safety & Moral Development (GGSMD), in a statement yesterday, by it Executive Director Godwin Erheriene, recalled that in 2018, a Minister of Finance…
Abducted National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Olajuni, has been released after 12 days in the kidnappers’ den. The National Secretary of the Youths Council, Biodun Aderohunmu, confirmed his release to PUNCH correspondent in a short WhatsApp message on Saturday. “He has been released”, the message read. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Olajuni was…
A tragic incident occurred in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday when unknown attackers killed three siblings—a five-year-old boy and two girls aged seven and nine. Reports said the killers entered their home while the children were eating, murdered them and placed their bodies inside a deep freezer in one…
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have shot dead a prominent businessman, Alhaji Sani Sabo, in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State. A source familiar with the incident told newsmen on Monday morning that the assailants stormed the area around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, killing the businessman before attempting to escape. Residents quickly mobilised to confront…
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa has proposed an extension of the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to two years.Nigerian political art prints Commending the digitalised process of the scheme, Alausa said the racketeering and forging of certificates have been reduced by the management of NYSC. The minister said this on Friday, when…
Queen Dami, the estranged wife of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, publicly apologised to the monarch on her official Instagram account in what appeared to be a desperate move. In her apology, the mother-of-one who left her marriage shortly after her co-queen, Aanu, left in November 2020, blamed her friends for leading her…