The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has alleged that activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, did not complete the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. He made the claim while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, insisting that Sowore was posted for service but failed to report. According to him, “Sowore…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two principal suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 16 travellers in Uromi, Esan North-East local government area of Edo State last week. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Friday Ituah, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the suspects were apprehended…
Michael Ikuedowoni, 25, lost his life after his girlfriend, Augustina Mowari, allegedly stabbed him following a dispute over infidelity. The tragic incident occurred over the weekend in Okitipupa Local Council of Ondo State when the lady allegedly used a pair of scissors on Michael during a heated argument in their shared apartment. According to sources,…
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced that nearly 3,000 Nigerian products are now eligible for zero and reduced tariffs under its Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), launched in 2023. The UK Head of Trade Policy for Nigeria, Ms. Mujina Kaindama, disclosed this during the UK DCTS Roadshow held in Kano. According to her, the initiative…
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga A. Adepoju, psc, mnips has today the 9th. January, 2025 at the Police Officers’ Mess, Old GRA Port-Harcourt, decorated about One Hundred and Nineteen (119) Senior Police Officers. The officers who were recently promoted comprising Forty Superintendents that were promoted to Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs), Twenty…
A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. The incident which happened at Jigawa-Kano border, caused panic among bystanders. Aliyu M. A., Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Jigawa State Command, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. According to Aliyu, “On November…
Amid the leadership tussle that has assailed the Lagos State House of Assembly in the last seven weeks, a lawmaker, who represents Agege Constituency I, Mudashiru Obasa, has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa was re-elected on Monday after the resignation of Mojisola Meranda who stepped down as…
Suspected bandits have killed the Katsina State Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Amadu Surajo, on Saturday at Mai Rana village, Kusada Local Government Area of the state. The Katsina State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday, confirmed…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a veteran Nollywood actor, Columbus Irosanga has passed away. The sad news was disseminated by actress Hilda Dukobo via her Instagram page as Nollywood lost one of it finest actor. Amid rumours of his demise, veteran actress, Hilda Dukobo took to her Instagram page to confirm his death while sharing a…
The Cadre Harmonisé Report for October has projected that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states and the FCT will face a food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025. This projection comes from the CH Analysis Report released on Friday in Abuja. The analysis was conducted by the UN Food and Agriculture…
