The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the upload of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results has been reactivated for all Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates across the country. JAMB disclosed this in a post on its official X account on Tuesday, August 20, 2025. “Dear UTME…
The police command in Niger says it has arrested three suspects, who posed as Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) operatives, abducted and robbed students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University, Lapai. A statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Friday in Minna, indicated that two informants who aided and abetted the operation…
Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has warned Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate from the 2023 election, that she will actively campaign against him if he chooses to run as Vice President under another candidate in the 2027 presidential election. In a video statement released on Monday, Yesufu questioned why Nigerians often seem to settle…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular Yoruba vlogger and businessman Afobaje has passed away. The news of his death, which occurred on Saturday, August 3, 2024, has shocked and saddened his many fans and followers. Afobaje reportedly collapsed while playing football at Ikeja Cement, Lagos. His unexpected death has triggered an outpouring of grief on…
Following a recent ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board against the Libya Football Federation (LFF), tensions have heightened within Libyan media, with several platforms calling for punitive measures against Nigerian workers in the country. The CAF Disciplinary Board penalized the LFF with a $50,000 fine and awarded a 3-0 forfeit…
Lagos State Government says no fewer than 160,000 residents are currently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, according to its latest data covering January to September 2025. The disclosure was made at the World AIDS Day 2025 press briefing held on Thursday by the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, in Alausa, Ikeja. Presenting…
Kanye West is claiming he and a now-incarcerated male cousin sexually experimented with each other when they were kids — an experience he’s turned into a new song, believing it contributed to both of their dark paths. Debuting a new grungy song called “COUSINS” on Monday, Ye sings about stumbling upon adult magazines as a…
The Ogun Police Command says its operatives have arrested two men in connection with the unlawful possession of three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. “On Monday, 11th August 2025, at about 1400hrs, a…
President General of the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Senator John Azuta Mbata has called on the Federal Government to urgently release embattled leader of outlawed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The call followed reports that Kanu has some for about five years developed health challenges, including hypertension. Mbata also called on the federal…
Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said Friday. The deaths in Bihar occurred during fierce storms between Wednesday and Thursday, a state disaster management department statement said, with the victims mostly farmers and labourers working in the open. More heavy rain and…