GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that media personality, Toke Makinwa, has announced the birth of her first child, a baby girl. Makinwa disclosed this in a statement shared on her Instagram page on Thursday, describing the experience as the happiest moment of her life. She wrote, “I”m a Mommy. This is the happiest I’ve ever been. “My…
A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for the rape of a child in 2024, a judicial official said, in the first such measure on the Indian Ocean island. The case arose from the rape and attempted murder of a six-year-old girl in Imerintsiatosika, a municipality 30 km west of the…
Thousands of people joined a protest against Israel in the Iranian capital on Friday after weekly prayers, chanting slogans in support of their leaders, images on state television showed. “This is the Friday of the Iranian nation’s solidarity and resistance across the country,” the news anchor said. Footage showed protesters in Tehran holding up photographs…
A 24-year-old lady, Justina Daniel, on Thursday, appeared before a Kaduna chief magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing her friend’s purse, containing an iPhone 12 and other valuables, at a wedding. The defendant, who resides in Goni-gora Kaduna, is charged with stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. The prosecution counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the…
United States (U.S.) President-elect, Donald Trump, has announced the appointment of X owner, Elon Musk and American entrepreneur, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), aimed at overhauling federal bureaucracy and cutting down on wasteful spending. The announcement, released on Tuesday via a statement from the Trump transition team,…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Peju Ogunmola, lost Ayomikun Shina, her only son with actor Sunday Omobolanle, popularly known as Papi Lute. The death of the 24-year-old son of 56-year-old Ogunmola was said to have died after he slipped in the bathroom with no one at home to assist him. The incident was confirmed by another Nollywood…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, stated that the current administration has made significant achievements that have positively impacted the daily lives of citizens. He specifically highlighted the introduction of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas initiative, which according to him has alleviated transportation difficulties for the populace. Addressing journalists…
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted honorary citizenship of Georgia, a state in the United States. Kanu is currently serving a life prison sentence at the Sokoto Prison after he was convicted on terrorism charges filed against him by the Nigerian government. Kanu was declared an ‘Honorary Georgia…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited Nigerians to participate in an online auction of luxury vehicles recovered from corrupt politicians and other criminal subjects in its concluded investigations. Citing the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act 2022, EFCC announced the auction on Monday and posted a list of the auctioneers, vehicles and…
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has announced the creation of seven new chiefdoms and emirates in the state. This development is expected to not only reposition the traditional institution but also whittle down the influence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The new chiefdoms and emirates, announced during a statewide broadcast on Monday,…
