The global average height, approximately 166.99 centimeters (5 feet 5.7 inches), shows considerable variation across regions, with the shortest people primarily located in Southeast Asia. In contrast, the Netherlands is home to some of the tallest people in the world, with an average height of 177.07 centimeters (5 feet 9.7 inches)—almost 10 centimeters above the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jamiu Abiola as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Linguistics and Foreign Matters, effective November 14, 2024. Jamiu Abiola is the son of the late Chief Moshood Abiola, the winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election under General Ibrahim Babangida’s regime. Before this new…
Federal Government has issued a stern warning to the new generation of content creators and social media influencers to moderate negative rhetoric about Nigeria. The government tasked them to prioritise the nation’s interests by upholding the highest ethical standards in the expression and delivery of their crafts. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed…
Veteran musician, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has been spotted shopping at a hair store alongside his new love interest, Natasha Osawuru. This public sighting comes shortly after his family expressed concerns over his whereabouts. A video that surfaced on Friday captured 2Baba and Osawuru casually browsing hair products. Earlier, 2Baba’s family had reportedly…
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, has announced plans to conduct Nigeria’s population and housing census in 2025, nearly two decades after the last census in 2006. He made this known during the 2024 anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development held in Abuja on Thursday….
The National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) Chinedu Ukadike has said that petrol marketers may be forced to retail petroleum products in dollars following the decision of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to end the sale of petroleum products in Naira and sell in the dollar. This follows the expiration of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday said nobody can accuse him of corruption as a public holder. Speaking during the Michael Okpara leadership lecture and award 2024 at the Musa Yar’ Adua Centre in Abuja, the governor advised public office holders to live within their legitimate means and desist…
The serene community of Ikolaba was filled with emotion and reverence on Tuesday as family members, religious leaders, political dignitaries, and residents of Ibadan North gathered in large numbers for the 8th-day Fidau prayer of the late Chief Imam of Ikolaba Central Mosque, Sheikh Tirimiyu Badmus Adio of the Badieku family. The respected cleric passed…
The police in Ogun have arrested a 38-year-old cleric for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, said this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. The suspect was said to be serving in a branch of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ijebu Igbo. According to Ms Odutola, the suspect…
The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step, analysts say. Temperatures soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) in the holy city of Mecca last June as 1.8 million worshippers took…