The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 Muslims for eating and drinking in public during the ongoing Ramadan fast. The board also apprehended five persons selling food during the fasting hours, which are from dawn to dusk, BBC reports. Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, requiring fasting…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government 14 days to meet its demands or face another round of crippling strikes. The decision followed the unionâs National Executive Council meeting held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. In a statement signed by its national president, Prof. Chris Piwuna, ASUU accused…
The police command in Lagos State has declared a suspected land-grabber (name withheld) wanted in connection with the killing of three persons in Owode Onirin area of the state. The commandâs spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that preliminary investigations and available prima facie evidence linked…
Nigeriaâs controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, has been rushed to the Police Hospital at Falomo, Lagos, after complaining of pain in his âbreastsâ. According to a source, Bobrisky expressed discomfort, after spending hours in the police cell at Alagbon, Lagos State. A police source disclosed that he was taken to the hospital…
The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) Report says Nigeriaâs Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has declined from 5.3 children per woman in 2018 to 4.8 in 2024, marking a major demographic shift over the past five years. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Friday in…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said no fewer than 53 suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent wave of deadly attacks in Benue and Plateau States that claimed dozens of lives and left several others injured or displaced. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the IGP described the June 13 massacre…
A suspected fake lawyer, Emmanuel Odeh, has been arrested by police operatives attached to X-Squad Section, Zone 11 headquarters in Osogbo, Osun. The arrest was made by the squad, led by the Commander, ACP Akinloye Oyegade, last Thursday within court premises in Abeokuta, Ogun, when the suspect was standing as a legal representative of an…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has been handed a 14-year sentence for internet fraud. The undergraduate, identified as Henry Nathaniel Ekanem, was convicted before the judge A. T. Mohammed during a federal high court sitting in Rivers state on Wednesday. Ekanem was arraigned by the Port Harcourt…
The presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has condemned the killing of 16 young men in Anambra state. The men were reportedly killed in Nibo community by some gunmen suspected to be cultists during Onea Asat traditional festival. The perpetrators of the attack were said to Al have…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Jabi, Abuja, has convicted and sentenced Praise Humphrey Igbo, also known as Jessica Allen, to one year in prison for internet fraud amounting to $115,000. The judgment was delivered by Justice H.L. Abba-Aliyu on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted Igbo…