GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government on Saturday fixed February 2025 for the national youth conference. President Bola Tinubu, during his Independence Day broadcast, announced the gathering of a 30-day national youth conference to address critical issues facing the country’s youths, including unemployment, education, and political participation. This is as various youth groups across…
A court in the United States has granted the conditional release of Tyree Smith, a man accused of hacking a homeless man to death with an axe before eating the brain and eyes of the victim. Officials said the Connecticut Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) approved the release of Mr Smith from prison after a…
Bishop Dr. Priscilla Otuya, National President of the United Gospel Churches Association of Nigeria and Executive Vice President of KOGA Faith Foundation, speaks with ADEOLA OGUNLADE about socioeconomic challenges in the country, parenting in the digital age, the plight of female ministers, and why she chose to close down her church. Excerpts: What is your…
A high-level meeting intended to thaw frosty relations between the United States and South Africa took an unexpected turn when President Donald Trump ambushed Cyril Ramaphosa, his South African counterpart, with a video supporting claims of a “white genocide” in the black-majority nation. In a theatrical move, Trump ordered the lights dimmed as the video…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the father of Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has sadly passed away. On Friday, Nwabali shared the heartbreaking news with his followers on Instagram, posting a tribute alongside a tearful emoji. While the footballer did not disclose the specific cause of his father’s death, he expressed his grief with a poignant…
The Presidency has dismissed allegations by opposition figures that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is undermining Nigeria’s multi-party democracy and deploying anti-corruption agencies for political purposes, describing the claims as baseless and motivated by partisan interests. In a statement issued on Sunday, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said the opposition…
Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT) has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke not to defect to the All Progressive Congress(APC) but advised him to fully support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. In a statement issued by Comrade Adesola Adigun, Chief of Public Affairs, in response to raging agreement of defection and coalition formation, the…
Nigerian-American naval officer, Captain Kelechi Ndukwe, has been appointed Commodore of Destroyer Squadron 60 and Task Force 65 of the United States Navy, headquartered in Rota, Spain. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the development further cements his trailblazing rise in America’s naval command structure. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria announced the appointment on Friday through a…
The coalition party, the African Democratic Party on Wednesday released the names of its chairmen across states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory. In a post shared on social media, the ADC said the decision was made by the National Secretariat of the party. The party also called on interested members in Akwa…
A senior advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has said that there are symptoms that Nigeria is a failed nation. Ozekhome pointed out that some areas in the country were being occupied by non-state actors who hoist their flags, collect taxes and issue identity cards to the indigenes. According to him, these are clear…
