A fire has engulfed a section of Queen Elizabeth Hall, a female-only hostel for undergraduates at the University of Ibadan (UI). The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, although the exact cause of the fire remains unknown as of the time of this report. The blaze primarily affected the offices of the Hall…
Five police personnel were killed, while 11 others sustained injuries in a ghastly motor accident along the Zaria-Kano Road on Tuesday. It was learnt that the accident happened at Karfi village in the Kura Local Government Area of Kano in the early hours of Tuesday. The vehicle in which the police officers were travelling was…
Iran began a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran’s top diplomat condemned Donald Trump’s comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as “unacceptable”. The proceedings started at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) in the capital Tehran as government offices and many…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to take on the Palestinian militants. “We have a common strategy, and we can’t always share the details of this strategy with the public, including when…
A Lagos Magistrate Court has exonerated Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, of any involvement in the death of singer Aloba Oladimeji llerioluwa, also known as Mohbad. This verdict was delivered by Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje on February 25, following the legal advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lagos. According to the magistrate,…
Jude Nnam, a prominent Nigerian Christian music composer, has been abducted in Umunnachi, Anambra State. The music icon, widely known as Ancestor, was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday evening at around 6 p.m. while in the state for a church function. Nnam is a highly respected figure in the Nigerian Christian community, serving as the National…
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters is set to have a new building complex in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with state-of-the-art facilities for military operations. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony at Kubwa Expressway, off the Defence Officers Mess, President Bola Tinubu affirmed his administration’s commitment to building and strengthening the country’s defence capabilities. The new Defence Complex…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of Faisal, the son of the former Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Makarfi, in an auto-crash along Kaduna to Kano highway on Saturday. The FRSC’s Kaduna State Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna. Mr…
The leaked videos of a pastor’s daughter are currently trending. The videos, have not just set the internet on fire, it has divided it, while some are lambasting the young girl for involving in such sinful acts, others feel since she is human she should be left alone. The leaked videos of a pastor’s daughter…
INSIDE LIFE: Lady Poison Ex-Boyfriend, His Four Friends With Pepper Soup A yet-to-be-identified young man and four of his friends reportedly died after reportedly eating pepper soup made by his ex-girlfriend. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the tragic incident occurred in Auchi, Edo State on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Although details of the incident are still…