Mathew Temidayo Dada, a popular Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) blogger, is dead. Dada, popularly known as OYE ONLINE passed away on Sunday, 3rd of November, 2024, family source told GISTSMATE MEDIA. He reportedly died after brief illness. Also confirming his demise, one of his associates wrote: “CELEBRATION OF AN ICON💔 This is to announce…
Premier League referee David Coote was Monday suspended after a video was posted on social media appearing to show him making derogatory remarks about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. It is unclear when the video was made or how it came into circulation but, according to the clip, Coote said Klopp was “arrogant” and used…
US President Donald Trump on Monday met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House. The historic visit marked the first time a Syrian president has ever visited the White House. Breaking from typical protocol, reporters and cameras were kept out of the meeting. Al-Sharaa is the former leader of al-Qaeda, US-designated terror group…
The Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kumar Tsukwam, has confirmed a tragic road crash that claimed the lives of 14 people and left six others injured on the Lapai-Agaie-Bida Federal Highway. In a statement, Tsukwam attributed the crash to excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking. The accident, which occurred at…
Crisis is looming in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, over the killing of one Prince Ogo Omoge by a scavenger identified as Machido Abubakar. There were fears that youths of Okitipupa might carry out reprisal attacks on the Hausa/Fulani community. To avert any possible clash, the chairman of Okitipupa Local…
The bodies of 27 victims, including women and children, killed in last Tuesday’s deadly attack on a community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, are being transported from the hospital morgue back to the community for mass burial. The victims, who sustained fatal injuries during the night assault by unidentified gunmen, had been…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure re-election in 2027 regardless of who becomes the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, stated this in an interview with The Sun. According to Basiru, the ruling party is not concerned about…
Rescue teams on Saturday recovered more victims of heavy flooding that struck South Africa’s Eastern Cape province earlier in the week, with the death toll rising to at least 86. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the poverty-stricken province on Friday and said the “catastrophic disaster” was due to climate change. Police minister Senzo Mchunu said on…
The Federal Government has inaugurated an independent investigative panel to probe allegations of corruption and gross violations of standard operating procedures within the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who inaugurated the committee on Monday in Abuja said the committee must also look at the recent allegation that some correctional service…
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has directed that the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations across all Emirates in the state be observed in a low-key manner. This directive, announced by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Abubakar Usman, includes the suspension of traditional Sallah festivities such as Hawan Bariki, Durbar, and other elaborate gatherings….
