GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Edwin Clark, is dead. The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader died at 97 on Monday night, according to a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark for the family. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes…
Ásake’s much-anticipated homecoming concert may be heading into stormy waters as fans take to social media to criticise the staggering ₦300,000 ticket fee. What was expected to be a triumphant Lagos return for the global Afrobeats star is now spiralling into an online revolt, with many longtime supporters accusing organisers of “pricing out the true…
The Force Intelligence Department (FID) of the Nigerian police has reportedly detained Abraham Daniel, a former pastor with Dunamis International Gospel Centre, and Alexander Eneche, following their appearance at the department in response to a police invitation. The duo are accused of cyberbullying and criminal defamation against Pastor Paul Enenche, the founder and Senior Pastor…
The Lagos State Government said it has rescued a mentally unstable woman who reportedly attempted to file a complaint against the sun at the Panti Police Station. The government, in a statement via its official X handle on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Youth and Social Development’s rescue team acted on a distress report about…
An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), simply identified as Jide, has been shot dead by suspected drug peddlers in Ondo State. According to TheNation, the officer attached to the Ondo Command of the NDLEA was killed during a raid on an apartment in the Ita’nla area of Ondo town on Tuesday….
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, described as “excessive”, the six-month suspension that was slammed on the lawmaker by the Senate. It faulted the provision of Chapter…
A female broadcast journalist with Ogun State Television (OGTV), Abeokuta, Mrs. Bukola Agbakaizu, on Monday slumped and died while preparing for her afternoon shift at the state-owned television station. Her death was confirmed by the Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, Mr. Bunmi Adigun, in a statement issued in Abeokuta,…
Police operatives in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a village head of Ibagwa in Abak Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the State Police Command, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the suspect was nabbed for allegedly shooting his sister in the head, as she sustained various…
Muhsin Hendricks, popularly recognised as the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot and killed in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric, who led a mosque in Cape Town known as a safe haven for LGBTQ+ and marginalized Muslims, was ambushed on Saturday morning while traveling near the southern city of Gqeberha. According to police,…
There are growing concerns over the whereabouts of Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Alkali, over his health condition. The deputy has been away from the state since November 2024 due to health challenges, but the state government has kept mute over the absence of the number two citizen of the state. Alkali was said…
