An e-hailing driver, Stephen Abuwatseya has apologised to the House of Representatives member representing ABA North/South of Abia State in the National Assembly, Alex Ikwechegh who assaulted him after an altercation occurred during a package delivery. In a video statement released to the press on Thursday, Abuwatseya expressed regret for provoking Ikwechegh and asked Nigerians…
A fatal accident at Ijora Causeway, Lagos, on Tuesday claimed the lives of two people, including a serving police officer, after a fully loaded 40-foot container truck overturned onto a commercial tricycle. The crash, which occurred inward Ijora 7Up beneath the Ijora Bridge, involved a truck with registration number XP 368 AKD and a tricycle…
A 38-year-old Nigerian man, known as Pussy Mama, has been remanded by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking over 3,000 young girls and boys from Nigeria to Ghana, Mali, and other countries for prostitution. For over a decade, the accused had been on the wanted list of both Nigerian and Ghanaian police for…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Tinubu has paid tribute to his elder cousin Dr. Naheemdeen Ade Ekemode, who died at 80. In a tribute to the departed, the President shared memories of their childhood and honoured Dr Ekemode’s contributions as a gynaecologist who practised for more than 50 years. President Tinubu’s tribute to the memory…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has announced the passing of Alhaji Abdullahi Sabi, father of Minister of State Senator Aliyu Abdullahi. This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of State on Tuesday. Alhaji Abdullahi passed away on Monday night at the age of 100. Funeral prayers…
The office of Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement has disclosed that any tertiary institutions engaging in illegal deduction of Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND will be sanctioned. In a press release sent to GISTSMATE MEDIA, Hon. Asefon Sunday Dayo said his office has been notified over ongoing deduction of NELFUND…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed why President Bola Tinubu appointed former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to Akpabio, Wike’s performance as a local government chairman, Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government, Minister and two-term governor gave him the job. The Senate leader…
Kidnappers have abducted the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ifon Ward 5, Ose Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi. The police confirmed that the gunmen abducted the politician on Monday evening at the entrance of his farm along the Ifon-Owo road. According to PREMIUM TIMES, the kidnappers reached out…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has reinstated Olorunfemi Festus as the Labour Party’s candidate for the 2024 Ondo State governorship election, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal. INEC revealed this in a statement released on its official X account on Friday. The decision came after the Court of Appeal in Abuja struck down…
The first batch of Lagos State pilgrims that participated in the just-concluded 2025 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have returned. The 423 pilgrims, comprising 179 males and 244 females, touched down in Lagos on Tuesday via a Flynas Airbus XY9014. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Working…