Popular media personality, Radiogad, has stirred fresh drama on social media after revealing what he claims to be the real reason behind the long-standing feud between controversial activist Verydarkman (VDM) and Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo. Taking to his Instagram page on Thursday, Radiogad alleged that the widely publicized rift between the two celebrities has little…
A member of the opposition coalition, Kenneth Okonkwo, has described the promise by a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to serve for one term if elected as President as a political strategy to curry favour with the North. Okonkwo explained that Obi knew that if he did not make the promise, he would…
32-year-old woman, Modinat Saka, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death during a domestic altercation in Agbado area of the state. It was gathered that on Wednesday at about 7:00 p.m., her tenant, Ganiu Abdullahi, 40, had a minor quarrel with Modinat Saka of Ifelodun Street, Agbado. “During the dispute, the deceased…
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for prosecution after allegedly beating his girlfriend to death at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of Lago state. Lagos Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. He said that the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8:00 p.m. Hundeyin said that…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has approved N4bn for conditional cash transfers to vulnerable households in Nigeria. During the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan at the United Nations House in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwada, announced the interventions aimed…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has claimed he was the “most demonised” public figure during the final years of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Shettima, a former Borno State governor, stated this in Abuja on Thursday during the public presentation of OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3bn Nigeria Oil Block, a book written by former…
Multiple fatalities have been recorded in a tanker explosion at Dan Magaji, Zaria, Kaduna State, eyewitnesses have said. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Monday Morning At about 8:30am, near Rochas Foundation School along the Kaduna–Kano expressway bypass, from Kwangila to Dan Magaji. Eyewitnesses told Zagazola that the accident involved two fuel-laden tankers…
Farooq Kperogi, Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, has apologized to former First Lady Aisha Buhari over his recent statement that she was no longer married to late, former President Muhammadu Buhari. Kperogi stated that it was one of the worst and cruelest lapses of judgement he has ever committed in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday hosted Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos, as part of a Sallah homage—marking their first public engagement amid speculations of a political rift. The GAC, regarded as the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress…
Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a Nigerian born UK-based lawyer and women’s right activist, says Kemi Badenoch, Conservative Party leader, has “pressed her self-destruct button” with her repeated denigration of Nigeria. Recently on the Rosebud Podcast, Badenoch made headlines when she stated she had not renewed her Nigerian passport in over 20 years. She said she no longer…