Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has promised President Bola Tinubu that the state will deliver 95 percent of votes to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election. Sani spoke on Saturday at a mega rally held at the Murtala Square in Kaduna, where four members of the state house of assembly, five…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has expressed deep concern over the sharp decline in moral values globally. He narrated an incident where a pastor of the church was arrested abroad for addressing a gathering with the phrase “ladies and gentlemen.” Speaking on the topic “My…
Following the reported declaration of July 7 of every year as ‘World Amotekun Day’ by the United Nations, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has commended the global body for the gesture describing it as “a big booster’. Afenifere’s position was contained in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Jare Ajayi. Recall that Amotekun’s formal…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Tony Okocha, its former Caretaker Committee chairperson, as the substantive chairperson. Mr Okocha was elected at the party’s Delegates’ Congress held on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He was elected alongside other State Working Committee members to run the affairs of the party for…
On December 28, 2024, the stage was set for a showdown of intellectual giants at the Federation of Ibarapa Students Association (FIBSA) Week culminated in the Grand Finale of the inter-tertiary institutions debate competition. The event, an unforgettable spectacle of logic, creativity, and oratory brilliance held at the Aridunnu Multipurpose Hall, Igboora. The intellectually charged…
Nigerians paid a staggering N2.3 trillion in ransom over a 12-month period, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. The figure, drawn from the 2024 Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS), underscores the financial toll of crimes in the country. The survey, covering May 2023 to April…
On the 17th of November, 2024, at about 2023hrs. Operatives of the Command received a distress call from the Command’s Control Room indicating that a gang of armed men numbering about four (4) operating in a Black colour Toyota Corolla car shot sporadically and kidnapped one Madabuchi Julius ‘m’ at Sabbath Filling Station, Oyigbo. Operatives…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Israel Adesanya, former UFC middleweight champion, arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday. The 35-year-old mixed martial artist’s arrival in the country was announced in a post on the X account of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). The Nigerian-New Zealander returned to Lagos with his parents, and they were welcomed at the…
A pregnant woman has lost her life after a doctor reportedly performed a Cesarean Section, CS, on her with the help of a YouTube video in Imo State. CS is the surgical delivery of a baby through a cut made in the birth parent’s abdomen and uterus. The deceased’s husband, Onyekachi Eze, in a video…
An Israeli airstrike has killed Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a senior Hamas military commander and key architect of the October 7, 2023, attack that ignited the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the Israel Defence Forces announced Saturday, The New York Post reported. Al-Issa, one of the last surviving founding members of Hamas’ military wing,…