The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.” While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attack on its Anambra governorship candidate, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, by unknown gunmen in Abuja, calling it a desperate move by anti-democratic forces. Ezenwafor was reportedly ambushed and shot at on Saturday night while returning from an appointment, a development the PDP says is linked to the growing…
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, has explained the rationale behind the appointment of popular content creator, Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, known as Mandy Kiss, as an ambassador for the Lagos State Kicks Against Drug Abuse initiative. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported earlier that Ogunlende, in a viral video on Tuesday, conferred the ambassadorship on…
The Rivers State Police Command said it has neutralized a kidnap kingpin, Nkem ThankGod popularly known as 2man. According to press briefing by the state commissioner of police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, 2man was a leader of the Greenlander Cult Group, terrorizing Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs. He furthered that 2man met his waterloo…
A woman in Eswatini, identified as Dumsile Dludlu has been remanded for allegedly snooping through the WhatsApp account of her husband, Samukeliso Matse, without his consent. Dludlu’s act is said to contravene Eswatini’s Computer Crime and Cybercrime Act of 2022, which criminalises accessing any part of a computer system without justification in Eswatini, according to…
President Bola Tinubu has called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning that “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Tinubu expressed deep concern on the humanitarian condition in Gaza. The Interesting Things About Pha Din…
UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s proposal to extend the waiting period for British citizenship to 15 years has sparked widespread outrage among Nigerians, who have denounced the policy as excessive and unjust. As part of her first major policy move as Tory leader, Badenoch aims to tighten immigration regulations by increasing the minimum period before…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered police personnel across the country to wear black bands throughout the seven-day mourning period following the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, a lieutenant general. Mr Lagbaja, 56, passed away on Tuesday in Lagos after a brief illness, a statement by presidential…
The Labour Party (LP) has denied reports that the party leadership is partnering with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. The reports alleged that the LP has agreed with Tinubu to deliver his second term if he decides to contest. However, in a statement released on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the…
The Ogun State Ministry of Justice has announced that it is expediting the prosecution of TikTok Content Creator, Ademola Abiodun, popularly known as DJ Chicken, following a series of road traffic incidents that have raised public safety concerns. The announcement relates to the incident on November 1, 2025 in Sagamu, Ogun State, where Abiodun crashed…