At least six children have died after a canoe carrying 15 children capsized in Taura LGA of Jigawa state. The Jigawa state police command confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Sunday, at about 8:15 pm, when the children were returning from a farm at Jejin Gunka to their village,…
At least 20 states have either started paying the new minimum wage or will commence payment from this week. After negotiations by the government, the Organised Private Sector and the Labour Centres, the minimum wage was raised from N30,000 to N70,000. The Federal Government has commenced payment. Following negotiations at the sub-national level with labour…
Two months after sacking the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, President Bola Tinubu has appointed new council for the university, alongside the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. In February, Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of the University of Abuja and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy over…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested one Nasiru Junaidu,30, for s3xually abusing a 9-year-old girl in Damaturu. The spokesperson of the command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, November 8, 2025. According to the PPRO, the suspect lured the victim into a shop several times and def!led her. “On 3…
The Nigerian students in Lagos and Southwest, through the office of NANS Southwest Special Duties, are honored to celebrate the birthday of an exceptional leader, Hon. Razaq Ibrahim Olamilekan (RIO), the Executive Chairman of Coker-Aguda Local Council Development Area (LCDA). As the youngest to hold this position, his leadership has been marked by innovation, transparency,…
A Nollywood actor, Godwin Nnadiekwe, has been hospitalised with internal bleeding following a violent on-set incident involving his colleague, Zubby Micheal, which he claims was not part of the scripted scene. The actor shared details of the incident in an Instagram post on Saturday, stating that he was kicked in the chest by a fellow…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Emmanuel Fayose has joined the Ekiti gubernatorial race, vowing to unseat Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Fayose, the immediate younger brother of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, expressed confidence in securing the governorship PDP ticket and winning the 2026 election. He stated that his decision to join the race was…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hamdiyyah Sharif, a critic of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, has been declared missing. Sharif was declared missing on Wednesday by her lawyer, Abba Hikima, via a post on his official Facebook handle. “Hamdiyya has been missing since 10:00 am yesterday (Tuesday). “She left home to buy food stuff in…
Two lawmakers from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo – Hon. Oladiji Oguntudo and Hon. Raymond Oluwatoyin Daodu – have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Oguntudo, who represents Akure South Constituency I, and Daodu, the Deputy Minority Leader representing Akoko South West Constituency I, announced their defection during Thursday’s plenary…
Tony Okocha, chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has said that the political structure of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike in the state is intact. Okocha, who spoke with reporters in Abuja, accused Governor Sim Fubara of engineering the protracted political crisis in the state. Okocha, who predicted that the APC…
