The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, Hashim Abioye, has claimed that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested staff of the commission who are on election duty across the state. Abioye made the claim in a statement issued via the commission’s official X page on Saturday. While commending the electorates for…
The inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has filed a suit against Andy Uba, a former senator representing Anambra south, over allegations of fraud. Uba is facing a two-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024 alongside two others – Crystal Uba and Benjamin Etu. The charge, dated October 8, was filed before Inyang Ekwo, judge of a federal…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to notify Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi central, about the petition by constituents seeking her recall from the national assembly. In a letter addressed to the suspended lawmaker, INEC said it has received the contact details of the petitioners. The press release reads: UPDATE ON THE…
An actress and content creator Kiragee has sparked mixed reactions following her daring statements about her personal life, relationships, and values. In a recent interview with content creator Kaptain Jeff, the outspoken entertainer shared some rather bold opinions that have set social media buzzing. Introducing herself, she said: “My name is Kiragee. I am an…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has explained that the N35,000 wage award in the state should not be taken as part of or in lieu of the N70,000 new minimum wage recently passed into law. NLC Lagos State Chairman Funmi Sessi explained this in Lagos on…
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of two handwritten notes in Ikoyi-Ile, Oriire Local Government Area, allegedly warning of a planned bandit invasion on 20 January. The notes, written in both Yoruba and English, were found at the front and back of a residential building without any names or addresses attached. One…
Lomond School, a Scottish boarding school, located in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute has become the first private school in the United Kingdom to allow parents to pay school fees using Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The school’s management says it will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for tuition starting from the autumn term. According to the BBC, Lomond’s annual…
More than two months after the House of Representatives resolved to probe the use of financial grants advanced to the Nigerian Football Federation for the development of football in the country, the House Committee on Sports has yet to submit reports on its findings. In October 2025 the resolution of the House to investigate financial…
A 50-year-old man, Aqil Fakhr al-Din, and a resident of Kufa, Iraq, was mauled to death by his pet lion only days after purchasing it. The attack happened last Thursday, with the lion devouring most of his body in the garden of his home. He had for years kept lions and other wild animals in…
Olayinka Naomi, a 16-year-old Nigerian prodigy from Chrisland High School in Ikeja, Lagos, has made headlines by clinching the Top in the World accolade in English as a Second Language at the 2024 Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations. Why This Matters for Nigeria This remarkable achievement, announced in early November 2025,…
