The Oyo State Government has commenced a comprehensive upgrade of 66 Primary Healthcare Centres across the state, equipping them with essential medical tools and alternative power sources to ensure improved healthcare delivery at the grassroots level. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, stated this in a statement on Saturday, made available to…
A bill seeking amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allow the conduct of presidential, governorship, National Assembly, state assembly, and local government elections on the same day has passed a second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by a lawmaker from Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, and 35 others, was presented by the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a message to Nigerians on the occasion of the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The president in a statement on Thursday urged citizens to embrace patience and resilience amid ongoing national reforms. He noted that while Nigerians have faced challenges, the sacrifices made are beginning to yield results. “There are no…
The Federal Government has officially fixed 16 years as the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, during the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held in Abuja on Tuesday. Dr. Alausa emphasised that the decision is…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead. According to a statement issued by the family on Tuesday, the business tycoon died on Monday at the age of 85. Born on 9 April 1939, Dozie was raised in a Catholic…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed recently resigned his appointment as Political Adviser to the President in the Vice President’s Office. The former Publicity Secretary of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, who has been a critic and vocal voice against bad governance, in this interview, revealed that he never had a place in the Bola Tinubu administration. He…
One Muniru Haruna is in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a three-year-old child at Orile-Ilugun, Odeda Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect was arrested after Alaba Abdullahi, the 20-year-old mother of the child, reported the case at about 11:00…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the federal government has disclosed the identity of a Canada-based woman who allegedly threatened to kill fellow Nigerians living in the North American country. In a video clip circulating on X (formerly Twitter) obtained by our correspondent, a woman’s voice is heard making anti-Yoruba comments in what appears to be a…
The Ekiti State Police Command on Thursday arraigned one Victor Akande, 24, before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti District for allegedly threatening the life of the Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Felix Ajakaye. According to the charge, the defendant committed the offence on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Bishop’s Court around 8:30…
At 63, most women have long closed the chapter on motherhood, but Mrs Janet Ajibola defied the odds. After more than 40 years of marriage and countless setbacks, she welcomed not one, but twin boys — without the aid of IVF. In this interview with GRACE EDEMA, she recounts her remarkable journey Congratulations. You recently…