Over 35 Muslims on their way to Samunaka in Kaduna State, to celebrate Maulud, died in a ghastly motor accident when the J5 bus conveying them had a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle near Samunaka, in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Although the authorities were yet to react to the incident, one…
The Media team of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has insisted that he was at the facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Earlier, the team said the ex-governor honoured the invitation after consultation with his legal team and political associates. Reacting, the anti-graft agencyโs spokesperson, Dele Oyewale denied that the former…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has intervened in the case of a 17-year-old reportedly sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a fowl, ordering swift action for his pardon. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said Adeleke directed the state’s Attorney General to investigate the case and ensure…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State to spend the end-of-year holidays following official visits to Borno and Bauchi states. GISTSMATE MEDIA Online had earlier reported that the President departed Abuja on Saturday on a three-state tour. In Borno state, Tinubu commissioned projects executed by the state government under Governor Babagana Zulum in collaboration…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has been conferred with another chieftaincy title in Lagos. Seyi was installed as the Okanlรฒmo of Eyแป แปba Alakแบนtแบน Pupa, Laba แบธkun, while his wife received a complementary title during the ceremony held in Lagos. Congratulating the couple, Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday described it as…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Ogunnaike Philip, on suspicion of killing at least three young girls, including an 18-year-old, in separate incidents across the state. The command stated that the suspectโs method was to lure his victims into the forest, where he would tie them up, strangle them, and then…
The Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of Nigerian History as a compulsory subject from primary to senior secondary school, 16 years after it was removed from the curriculum in 2009, under the Umaru Musa YarโAdua administration. The Federal Ministry of Education announced this in a statement posted on its X handle on Wednesday. It…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured the people of the oil-rich state that his administration will implement the Supreme Courtโs verdict after carefully reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the Friday judgment of the apex court, which declared the LG election conducted in the state on October 5, 2024, as invalid. In…
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning along the Benin-Auchi highway as 12 passengers were burnt to death in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck. Cyril Mathew, Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the incident, said the crash occurred around 5 a.m. at Igueoviobo community, near an…
Nigerian Army said its troops have destroyed major detention facilities of terrorist group ISWAP located deep inside the Timbuktu Triangle forest in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State and free more than 70 hostages. The troops also eliminated no fewer than 32 ISWAP fighters, including two Qaids and three Munzirs, while several others sustained…