The Oyo State Government has dismissed widespread rumours suggesting the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, urging the public to disregard the misinformation. Dr Wasiu Ajani Olatunbosun, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Oyo State, confirmed this on Monday that the revered monarch is alive and in good health. “I just…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the request of telecommunications companies (telcos) to increase tariff. In a statement on Monday by Reuben Muoka, the commission’s director, public affairs, NCC said the approval was pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and…
The London-based NetBlocks organisation that monitors cybersecurity said Iranians are largely cut off from global communications after their internet went down. “Metrics show Iran has now been offline for over 12 hours as authorities impose a nation-scale internet shutdown, citing Israel’s alleged ‘misuse’ of the network for military purposes,” the non-profit organisation posted on X…
Honourable Asefon Sunday, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement has condemned a press conference undermining the just concluded All Progressive Congress (APC) consensus primary election. In a press release sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Asefon said some non-indigenes of the state are behind the purported press release discrediting the election which…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the State Government of Kano has postponed the resumption date for primary and post-primary schools for the 2024/2025 academic session. Recall that the government had earlier announced that schools were to resume on September 9, 2024. However, in another statement released on Saturday, the Director of Public Enlightenment of the Ministry…
A dispute between two brothers over mango harvesting on a farm in Benishiekh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, has ended in tragedy, with one brother dead and the other hospitalised following a violent clash. Sources report that the incident occurred on Tuesday at approximately 9 am when 40-year-old Kajdi Kachalla and his younger…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested one Innocent Chukwuma for allegedly using his social media handle to canvas for military rule in Nigeria. A popular security expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on Wednesday on his official X handle. According to him, the suspect was trailed to Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State where he…
Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate has been invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his recent X post on President Bola Tinubu. The DSS in a letter dated September 7, described Sowore’s post as false and malicious. The letter signed by Uwem Davies on behalf of the…
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 40-year-old man, Umaru Garuba, before an Akure Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting off the ear of a suspect in police detention. The police Prosecutor, Inspector Adebayo Suleiman, told the court that the defendant was arrested on June 5 for stealing N35,000 belonging to one Yakubu Salisu and detained in…
Since emerging as the leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly cast a shadow over her Nigerian heritage. She has portrayed her upbringing as a grim tale of poverty, crumbling infrastructure, moral decadence, corruption, police brutality, and failed leadership. Her remarks have ignited firestorms on social media, with several…