The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reduced the cost of the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage from over N8 million to N7.6 million for intending pilgrims. NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, disclosed this during an interview with DCL Hausa from Saudi Arabia. He explained that the review will save each pilgrim over N760,000 compared…
WhatsApp has rolled out a new suite of features ahead of the holiday season, unveiling updates across calls, chats, status, and channels aimed at making communication faster, smoother, and more engaging for users worldwide. In a blog post announcing the updates, the messaging platform said one of the standout additions is missed call messages, which…
In a renewed push to improve the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in Oyo State, the lawmaker representing Ibadan North I State Constituency, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Olajide, has led a motion on the floor of the Oyo State House of Assembly to amend the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Response Agency and Referral Centre…
A Plateau state High Court sitting in Jos has sentenced a police officer, Sgt. Ruya Auta, to death for the killing of a University of Jos student, Rinji Bala. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by the Chief Justice of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, at High Court 1. The court found the officer guilty…
Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has declared his intention to defy any court order seeking to stop the scheduled #FreeNnamdiKanu protest on Monday. Sowore is at the forefront of the demonstration around strategic locations in Abuja aimed at securing the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in custody since his…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect. The court also proscribed other similar groups in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North Central regions of the country. Justice James Omotosho made the declaration while delivering a ruling in a motion…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday, declared that there was no fraud uncovered in the student loan scheme. Alausa made this known at the end of a meeting held with Vice Chancellors, officials of the National Universities Commission, Nigerian Education Loan Fund and the Federal Ministry of Education. Alausa also described the…
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there is neither Christian genocide nor Muslim genocide in Nigeria. Tinubu said this while declaring open the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society’s 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Friday. The theme of the conference was “Building Resilience in a Changing World: The Role of Faith and Community”. Represented…
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, remanded a 52-year-old man, Idowu Omodaratan, in a Correctional Centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling an 8-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Dolamu Babalogbon, who did not take the plea of Omodaratan, ordered that the case file should be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice. The…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has condemned the attempt to introduce Sharia in the Southwest, stating that it is alien to Yoruba culture and religious beliefs. Speaking at the 2025 Oodua festival, held at Enuwa Square, Ile-Ife, Osun state, on Wednesday, Adams stressed that the introduction of Sharia is aimed at…
