The suspected killer of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student at Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, confessed yesterday to killing his Facebook lover for money rituals. Abdulrahman Bello admitted to carrying out the heinous act alone. He and his accomplices appeared in court to face murder charges. The suspect stated that he murdered Lawal because…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has issued an important notice to applicants who submitted their recruitment applications before the recent upgrade of its portal. According to a press release dated 1st August 2025 and signed by the Secretary to the Board, Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) AM Jibril, all application records submitted…
Nigerian security agencies have concluded investigations into an alleged coup plot to violently overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, with 40 suspects now identified in connection with the conspiracy. The suspects include senior military officers across the armed forces, a police officer, and civilians allegedly involved in reconnaissance, funding, and propaganda operations. This newspaper has obtained…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that fifteen new subjects have been added to Nigeria’s basic education curriculum, the Federal Government has announced. This is disclosed in a press statement released by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Friday, January 24, 2025. NOA said the new trade subjects were added to the curriculum to boost students’ practical skills…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has approved N4bn for conditional cash transfers to vulnerable households in Nigeria. During the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan at the United Nations House in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwada, announced the interventions aimed…
Open Letter To His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, and Oyo State PDP Leaders: “ONA ARA LÓ KÀN” – 2027 Egbeda-Ona Ara Federal Constituency Ticket Must Go To Ona Ara Your Excellency, We, the concerned members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ona Ara Local Government, write to you with a unified voice, urging that…
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO USA) has written an official letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to take diplomatic action against key Nigerian political figures allegedly involved in the controversial declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The petition, signed by NADECO USA Executive Director Lloyd…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has married Queen Zaynab Ngohemba, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The announcement was made on Friday by Abraham Double-d Dajoh via Facebook. The family welcomed Queen Zaynab to Benue State, describing her arrival as joining “the Dajoh…
Senior Adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, has downplayed reports suggesting that Christians are being deliberately targeted in Nigeria. Boulos made the statement during a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. He dismissed what he described as “misleading claims” of…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State. In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday, a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba dismissed, for lacking in merit, the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Asuerinme Ighodalo. The appeal sought to nullify the outcome of the…
