The family court division of Delta State High Court, Ughelli Division, has commenced hearing in a suit seeking justice and protection of a 15-year-old school girl (name and identity withheld), allegedly trafficked by her mother for child sex exploitation. The case which was instituted by a Delta State-based child rights activist, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, came up…
Former Presidential Adviser, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has faulted Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment claim, saying once women become senators, they can’t be sexually harassed. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had recently claimed on a live television programme that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, frustrated her moves to raise motions about Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State because she…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Miss Switzerland finalist, Kristina Joksimovic, has been allegedly dismembered by her 41-year-old husband. The 38-year-old model was said to have been strangled and dismembered by her husband using a jigsaw and garden shears. After she was dismembered, her remains were allegedly pureed in a blender by her husband, according…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arrested a female Archbishop and founder of Faith Healing Ministry, Warri, Delta State, for alleged naira mutilation and money laundering. In a statement on X, on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said the cleric was nabbed after congregation members under her supervision, sprayed naira notes on a cow….
Unconfirmed reports say there is another explosion at an oil facility in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the Rivers State. A source in the area alleged that the explosion happened on a Manifold Connecting federal a line in Okwawriwa area in ONELGA, Tuesday morning. The source, who did not want his name mentioned, claimed that…
Motorists in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, were in jubilation as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) sold 14,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from an intercepted tanker at N600 per litre to residents. The sale took place at Afoo Multi Ventures Limited’s fuel station in the Muslim area of Ibadan,…
The gale of defection hitting the opposition parties may not be ending soon, as more governors are putting finishing touches to joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a shocking move, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori became the latest high-profile politician to team up with the APC after he led his cabinet to dump…
The Senate has just confirmed the appointment of the remaining 64 ambassadorial nominees. Thirty-four (34) of them are career ambassadors while the other 30 are non-career ambassadors. Among the career ambassadors are Arewa Esther (Oyo State); Adeola-Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun); Ramat Omonbolale (Lagos); Monica Okechukwu Enebechi (Anambra); Adams Jane Basset (Cross River); Mohammed Lele (Bauchi); Muhammad…
The Tiv Area Traditional Council has ordered all herders to vacate Tiv lands by the end of May 2025. The monarchs cited continued attacks on farmers and growing concerns over food insecurity in Benue State and across the country. The resolution followed an emergency meeting held at the palace of the Tor Tiv in Gboko,…
The senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Pastor Paul Enenche, has called on Northern Christians to unite to overcome challenges in the region. Mr Enenche made the call during the Northern Christians Stakeholders’ Solemn Assembly programme on Sunday in Abuja. The gathering of Christian leaders from Northern Nigeria was convened to address the existential…
