At least 16 travellers from Northern Nigeria were brutally killed in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State, after being labelled as kidnappers. It was gathered the incident occurred on Thursday when the victims, reported to be primarily Hausa hunters, were en route from Port Harcourt to Kano for the Sallah festivities. They were…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the expansion of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across the country. According to NNPC, CNG stations are now available at Gaduwa, Wuse, Gudu, Dei Dei, Ushafa, and Gwagwalada in Abuja, with plans to extend to other locations nationwide. The company,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Odira Nwobu, a Nigerian content creator and actor, has passed away in South Africa. His death was announced in a Facebook post on Monday by Stan Ekwe, who wrote, “I don’t want to believe that ODIRA NWOBU is gone, I just spoke with his manager and he confirmed it, he also…
A devastating incident occurred in Marika village, Kiyawa Local Government, Jigawa, where a 40-year-old man, Jibrin Adamu, committed suicide by hanging himself. According to eyewitnesses, Adamu’s lifeless body was discovered in a classroom at Miftahul Khairat Islamiyya and Primary School Gurdiba on Thursday. Police spokesperson DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident, stating that preliminary…
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Miller Dantawaye, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ushafa Division following a viral video showing him slapping a young man during an arrest. The incident, which sparked outrage after footage of the officer assaulting citizens surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) on…
A violent mob in Edo State has allegedly killed three suspected kidnappers following the disappearance and murder of a young man, known only as Junior, in Okpiko community, Agenebode, Etsako West Local Government Area. The mob also set a police station and a vehicle on fire in the chaos that ensued. Junior, a farmer, had…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to intensify cadet training with a stronger emphasis on discipline, character, courage and strategic thinking to meet the demands of modern warfare. He gave the directive on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Commandant of the academy,…
There is currently tension in the South-South division of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a fierce power struggle is currently ongoing between the region’s governors in the party and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, along with South-South PDP National Vice Chairman, Dan Orbih. At the centre of the crisis is the controversial PDP…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles players have threatened not to travel to Marrakech for their next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match against Algeria unless all outstanding winning bonuses are paid by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Multiple journalists reporting from Morocco, including sports journalist Adepoju Tobi Samuel, revealed that the players are insisting on the settlement…
A renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that if the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, had shown remorse, he would have been at the forefront calling for his release. Gumi made the statement on Tuesday while appearing as a guest on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels…
