The governments of Lagos, Osun, Oyo and Ogun have declared Tuesday, 20 August, a public holiday to commemorate the Isese Day celebration. The announcements were contained in separate circulars on Monday by the commissioners of information for each state. Bode Agoro, the head of service in Lagos, said the decision further reaffirms Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the…
The Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Angle 90 area of Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo Eyewitnesses said the Islamic cleric…
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Friday, re-arraigned before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, whose trial started de-novo (afresh) following the reassignment of his case-file to Justice Omotosho, pleaded not guilty to a seven-count charge that bordered on terrorism and…
Several persons have been feared killed after a speeding vehicle rammed into the Oye-Agu Market, Abagana, in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident, it was gathered occurred at about 11:10am on Wednesday, causing several items of the traders spilling on the road. Eyewitnesses near the scene said the driver of the Toyota…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the country needs leaders like President Bola Tinubu to achieve the “Nigeria of our dreams”. Wike said this in his 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture titled “The Nigeria of our Dreams” presented at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Thursday. Wike pointed out that the greatest…
Big Brother Naija season 10 housemates, Isabella and Kayikunmi are currently trending online following a viral clip of them making out, During a live broadcast of Big Brother Naija, Rivers State housemate and actress Isabella was filmed in an intimate encounter with fellow contestant Kayikunmi, who works as a banker. The duo’s interaction drew viewer…
The Nigerian government on Monday, December 16, 2024, renamed the University Of Abuja, Gwagwalada to Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information, culture and tourism after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to the minister, the…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared Monday a work-free day for teachers in public and private schools in the state to commemorate the 2024 World Teachers’ Day. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, obtained in Osogbo, the state capital, on Sunday, said the gesture was…
The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the upcoming local Government election in Jigawa State for Kirikasamma local Government Yahuza Umar Labbo is dead. His death was confirmed by the state party chairman Aminu Gumel. He died at the age of 55 after a brief illness, he is survived by three wives and fifteen children…
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has declared additional four suspected accomplices over fraud allegedly perpetrated on an online trading platform called Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that EFCC earlier declared Seyi Oloyede, Emmanuel Uko, Adefowora Oluwanisola, and Adefowora Abiodun Olaonipekun wanted for their alleged roles in the scam, which has defrauded…