An MTN booster station located inside premises of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Saturday 22nd of February, 2025 caught fire due to an electric surge. The Nation gathered that the booster station is situated within the Faculty of Nursing at the university. It was learnt the fire incident affected the Mikano generator, board, and…
The Plateau State Government has launched an investigation into the alleged poisoning of 36 cows in the state. The cattle said to belong to one Samaila Nuhu, were reportedly poisoned on April 16, 2025, at Tafi Gana Junction in Zanwar Ward of Bassa Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Commissioner…
Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a second term. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the organisation made the disclosure in a post on X on Friday. WTO said the reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked reports that he had a meeting where he was said to have rejected calls to step down for a southern candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The Atiku Media Office debunked the report in a statement on Tuesday, describing it as delusional and a distraction. “In response…
The death toll in the Afriland Towers inferno has risen to 10 after United Capital Plc confirmed on Thursday that six of its staff died in the tragedy. The confirmation comes barely 24 hours after the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced the loss of four officials in the fire that gutted the eight-storey building…
Two pastors of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, popularly known as Ekklesiyar Ya’Uwa A Nigeria (EYN), have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The church, headquartered in Kwarhi, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, has congregations across the North-East region. The abducted pastors, Rev. James Kwayang and Rev. Ishaku Chiwar,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned against the creation of a one-party state, saying any nation that must practice it must do so carefully and with a well-planned process and projected outcome. He stated this in Abuja while paying tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture and day of…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred prestigious national awards on Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The announcement was made during his Independence Day broadcast on Tuesday. Tinubu said in recognition of their contributions to the nation, Akpabio and Justice Kekere-Ekun, were…
Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja has blamed the supporters of both the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade for the reported lingering supremacy feud. Oba Ladoja while decrying the development urged the supporters of the two monarchs to dissipate their energies on things that will fast-track the development of…
A 25-year-old woman, Zainab Musa, on Wednesday, returned the N100,000 bride price she received from her husband, Musa Sani, in exchange for a divorce at Rigasa Shari’a Court, Kaduna. The woman had earlier prayed that the court should dissolve her two-year-old marriage through the Khul’i (redemption), an Islamic ruling that gives a woman the right…