The Catholic Diocese of Awka in Anambra State has launched an investigation into an alleged altercation involving one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Jude Muokwe, and a 50-year-old widow, Mrs. Ikeorah Maureen. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, reportedly left the woman traumatised and in severe pain, leading to mixed reactions across the state….
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has commenced an investigation into a serious incident involving a Fly Bird HS 125 aircraft with registration number 5NKAL. The aircraft, operating a flight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA), to Kotoka International Airport, Accra (DGAA), experienced technical difficulties during its flight on December 6 2024….
Nigerian police have reportedly arrested Alice Udey, a 33-year-old woman alleged of stealing jewellery worth over $60,000 from her employer less than 24 hours after starting work as a maid. The suspect, who allegedly operates under several fake names, was taken into custody at the Ikoyi Police Station following a 16-month investigation. It was gathered…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Deputy Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Hartford Oseke, is dead. Hon. Oseke was said to have slumped and died during a routine exercise at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, Anambra State. Reports indicate that he collapsed and was rushed to Apex Hospital Awka in…
At least six persons – two male and four female adults – on Friday died in a road accident along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. It was gathered that three others were injured in the accident which occurred at about 7:40am at Verony, Ogere, on the highway. The crash involved one ash Toyota Sienna marked…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the DSS Officials has Nabbed an Alleged Vote Buyer Caught With Two ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags Containing Cash. He was arrested at St Stevens primary school ,Ijomu Akure the Ondo State Capital early saturday morning. Earlier, two Observer Groups in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship Election decried the massive subversion of…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has banned 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA executive director of distribution systems, storage, and retailing infrastructure, said the ban, which would take effect from March 1, would mitigate truck-in-transit incidents. He said the…
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the delayed November 2024 salaries for civil servants. The delay followed a disruption attributed to the ongoing migration from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System. According to PUNCH, the delay also affected Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, which temporarily…
The Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would take over the four key states in the South South region in the 2027 general elections. Akpabio said this while receiving the newly elected governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, at his residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital…
A 27-year-old Nigerian man, identified only as Popori, has been arrested in Grenoble, France, for allegedly stabbing a fellow citizen, Monday, to death. It was gathered that the incident occurred on the evening of Friday, November 22, when a fight broke out between two men during an altercation in a grocery store in Grenoble, Isère,…