Four popular Nigerian gospel ministers, including Evangelist Ayodeji David, popularly known as Kekere Jesu, lost their lives in a fatal motor accident along the Ikorodu–Sagamu Road in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement issued by the Ogun State Commander and Public Information Officer, Florence Okupe on Monday. The…
Residents of Abuja living at Mpape in Bwari Area Council have been thrown into panic over continued suspected tremors and vibrations in parts of the city. Dr Ebenezer Adebisi, the Chairman, of Mpape Hills Landlord Association, told newsmen on Tuesday that the residents had been experiencing the vibration in the last five days. Adebisi, who…
Anti-corruption agencies and organizations have proffered solutions on how Nigeria youths could be rescued from their present lust for illicit wealth acquisition through different corrupt practices such as internet fraud. The stakeholders who offered their submissions at the Town hall meeting in commemoration of the 2024 International anti-corruption Day at the South East zonal office…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has taken measures to address the lingering controversy surrounding allegations of romantic relationships between some of its female members and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The guild has launched a thorough investigation into the matter, placing several actresses on its “watchlist.” A blog in July claimed that Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Nancy…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea on Saturday after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had “hit a structure” in the central Israeli town. “A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was launched toward the prime minister’s residence in Caesarea. The prime minister and his wife…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. A press statement signed by Comrade Peters Adeyemi, General Secretary NASU and Spokesman of Joint Action Committee…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has threatened to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy of the plots of land owned by prominent individuals and corporate organisations in Abuja. In a notice on Friday, the FCTA stated that the notice affects landowners in the Maitama district of Abuja, who have two weeks to settle outstanding payments…
Suspected members of the Lakurawa terror group have killed five people in a series of attacks on Gueza, a village in the Dosso region of Niger Republic. Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the attacks occurred in two phases, with five villagers “strangled to death” in the first…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University chapter, has declared a total and indefinite strike over unmet demands. The strike was announced after a congress meeting on Wednesday. This is the first internal strike since the university was founded. Key grievances include the non-implementation of a 2021 Memorandum…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Edo State chapter of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has recovered two bodies and rescued six after a bus plunged into the Ovia River. Daily Trust reports that the accident happened on Thursday evening on the Benin-Lagos highway. Edo FRSC Sector Commander, Cyril Mathew, said: “Six people…