Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Wude Zone 2, Abuja, today sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging having found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022. The judge sentenced Nwachukwu…
Hon. (Mrs.) Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, Member representing Ibadan North Constituency I at the Oyo State House of Assembly, has remembered with deep respect and emotion the second anniversary of the passing of a distinguished PDP great leader and Honourable Leader, Elder Olutunji Daniel Ajuwon. In her heartfelt remembrance message, Hon. Comforter described Elder Ajuwon as a…
A Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, Adam Imam Yusuf, has been arrested over the alleged diversion of more than ₦3 billion. Yusuf was arrested by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). ICPC disclosed this in a statement on its website,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the country into another round of darkness. The grid suffered multiple collapse in the month of October, with the Federal Government promising a permanent solution to the embarrassment. As of 2:35pm, hourly generation readings showed that none of the the Power Generation…
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc Honoris Causa) on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike. The Vice-Chancellor of university, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, disclosed during the presentation of the conferment letter to Wike, at his residence in Abuja on Wednesday. Georgewill…
The Church of England has named Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to occupy the office in the more than 1,400 year history of the Anglican Communion. Mullally, who has been serving as Bishop of London since 2018, emerged the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury following the…
Singapore plans to introduce mandatory caning for convicted online scammers as part of sweeping new measures to tackle the country’s growing fraud epidemic. Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sim Ann, announced the proposal during a parliamentary session on Tuesday while presenting an amendment to the city-state’s criminal code for a second reading. Under…
Datti Baba-Ahmed, former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, says members who recently left the party are merely “political travellers”. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Wednesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, where he also formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. His remarks followed the defection of…
The Nigerian government has finally commenced the payment of the new N77,000 monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. It was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that several corps members received credit alerts reflecting the increased stipend, putting an end to the long-standing delay that had sparked frustration and protests. This development comes days…
The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, has sued two prominent northern journalists, Shu’aibu Mungadi and Tijjani Ramalan, for alleged defamation and malicious reportage. The former governor, in the suit marked K/M2102/2024, dated October 25 and sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, is seeking N10bn in general damages in his favour against each of…
