Residents of Anegbette in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo celebrated a rare feat on Monday after a massive hippopotamus was killed in a local river. The animal, described as a formidable beast, was killed by a local vigilante Patrick David in the Okumuzo River, a tributary of the Alika River. Dozens of youths…
The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghen for six months over her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the Senate Committee on Ethics on Thursday recommended suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over the controversy surrounding her sexual harassment allegation against SP Akpabio. The committee also advised that the Kogi…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a wanted 59-year-old international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff. He was apprehended at his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos after 17 years of evading authorities. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), said the…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has denied having a rift with President Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Sunday after he and members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) visited Tinubu at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. The meeting comes as speculations about a rift between Tinubu and the Lagos state governor heightened. However, speaking with…
The Police in Otu-Jeremi Division, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a forty eight, 48 year old father living with HIV AIDS for defiling his 10-year old daughter. According to DAILY POST, the suspect, identified as David, was arrested Friday morning. Medical examination conducted by the Police indicated constant penetration of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated…
At least 20 persons were reported dead when some gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked four communities in Akure north LGA of Ondo state on Sunday. According to NAN, the affected communities are Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor and Ademekun. Speaking with journalists in Akure, the capital of Ondo, a resident of one of…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Monday, January 20, 2025, for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arraign the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko and a former First Bank Managing Director, Stephen Olabisi Onasanya, for allegedly looting N12.3billion from First Bank. Otudeko – former Chairman of First Bank of…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has disclosed that two people have been arrested in connection with the killing of eleven people at Otobi in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state, on Tuesday night. Alia disclosed this to a journalist on Wednesday. He said the National Security Advisor, Nuhu Ribadu, has promised to deploy more…
The suspected killer of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student at Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, confessed yesterday to killing his Facebook lover for money rituals. Abdulrahman Bello admitted to carrying out the heinous act alone. He and his accomplices appeared in court to face murder charges. The suspect stated that he murdered Lawal because…