Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the London-bound Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, says he “has no idea how he survived”. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how the Boeing 787-8 flight crashed upon departure from Ahmedabad Airport en route to London’s Gatwick airport on Wednesday evening. The airline was carrying 53 British…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday insisted on the withdrawal of the Tax Reform Bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly for passage to enable all key national stakeholders to be part of the process. Recall that the bills had drawn sharp criticisms from some parts of the country, especially the north,…
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a soldier, Lance Corporal Sani Aminu with substances said to be Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis. Aminu with service number 13NA/70/11481 was arrested with the illicit drug consignment on Wednesday in Lagos State. A police signal obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed the arrest. The signal said…
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has reiterated to Nigerians that visa application fees remain non-refundable and non-transferable. In a statement aimed at addressing growing concerns among Nigerians over the high costs of applying for U.S. visas. In a tweet posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, the Mission acknowledged the frustration felt…
The Katsina State Agency for Mass Education has announced plans to commence literacy classes for repentant bandits, as part of a broader initiative to reintegrate them into society and sustain ongoing peace efforts in the state. The programme, according to the Executive Director of the agency, Bilkisu Muhammad Kakai, will offer both Islamic and Western…
Cross River State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Robert Ewa, is dead, according to the governor’s chief press secretary, Nsa Gill. Mr Ewa died on Wednesday evening at the Arubah Specialist Hospital in Calabar, the state capital. He was present at the state’s executive council meeting earlier on Wednesday, which was presided by Governor…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday met with Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Otti’s meeting with President Tinubu is believed to be part of ongoing engagements aimed at securing the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The meeting comes…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has rejected an invitation by the United States Consulate in Nigeria to attend a visa reinterview, warning that under President Donald Trump, whom he described as a “White Idi Amin,” such processes appear suspect and unsafe. In an exclusive interview with TheNEWS/PMNEWS on Tuesday, 9 September, Soyinka confirmed he had…
Multichoice is set to increase the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages effective from March 1, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement to its customers on Monday. The statement titled, “Price adjustments for DStv and GOtv packages,” read, “Dear Customer, please note that effective 1 March 2025, there will be a price adjustment…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Rich Homie Quan, a platinum-selling rapper from Atlanta, USA, is dead RHQ died Thursday in his Atlanta home, according to his family and a rep for the Fulton County morgue. Rich Homie Quan’s family tells TMZ Hip Hop they are shattered and heartbroken by his sudden death. No cause of death…