GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that twenty kidnapped victims have been rescued by troops of the Nigerian Military in Kaduna. The commissioner for the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the victims were rescued in two different Operations in Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State. Aruwan said the troops…
The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva. WHO’s emergency committee on the epidemic had reportedly met Thursday afternoon and recommended designating the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International…
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed a man whose wedding was scheduled for December in Edo. The victim, identified as Mr Danladi, was reportedly killed at a friend’s shop about 100 metres from the Esigie Police Division in Oredo Local Government Area, one of the municipal council areas. A source who pleaded anonymity noted…
Eleven died while 12 others were injured in a lone auto crash that occurred along Ringim-Sankara-Beguwa road in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa on Thursday. The incident, that involved a Volkswagen car conveying 23 passengers, was caused by tyre burst and excessive speeding, Mr Ado Adamu, the Ag. Commander in charge of the Ringim…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has shared a testimony of an encounter he said occurred during one of his trips abroad, where a woman’s scars disappeared after prayers. In a video that circulated on Sunday, the cleric explained how the incident happened while he was in…
President Bola Tinubu has announced that his administration will convoke a National Youth Conference with a view to galvanising the creative energy of younger Nigerians towards a better future. Tinubu said this in his Independence Day nationwide broadcast which he made on Tuesday morning. The President said the confab which would hold for 30 days…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, has revealed that he will drop his presidential ambition if former President Goodluck Jonathan decides to run for the top seat in 2027. Mohammed, a governor under the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made this statement on Thursday at the Government House in…
The Niger state government has directed clerics to obtain a licence before they can preach publicly. Umar Farooq, director-general of the Niger state religious affairs, said the government has also banned public preaching. “It is true, the State Government has banned preaching. Any preacher who wants to preach must secure a licence between now and…
It’s obvious that Ibadan North Federal Constituency are gathering momentum for the upcoming bye -election schedule to hold in the next 90days of which, if the seat was declare vacant by The National Assembly service commission in support of the INEC. There’s no much Ado, we must all ensure we put the cap on a…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, has said the relentless military onslaught against terrorists in Zamfara State has thrown notorious terrorist kingpin Bello Turji into a desperate scramble for escape. Musa also said the elimination of two of his top commanders, Kachalla Gwammade and Kachalla Shehu on Thursday night has sent shivers down…
