The Personal Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on constituency affairs, Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo has called for reflection of Christmas teachings amid the festive season. In his message to Christians faithful, Hon. Khadijat maintained that Christmas teaches positive lessons that must be practiced in our daily lives. She said, “As we celebrate this joyous season…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the closure of its national secretariat to mourn the passing of its director of administrative, Hon. Lateef Adeniji. Adeniji was reportedly kidnapped about two months ago in Abuja and died in the den of his captors after the payment of N50 million by the party. The closure of…
Former President of National Association of Akoko North-East Students, Comrade Oloruntoba Olaitan politically known as ‘Lord Lugard’ has been appointed as Special Assistant on Media to Executive Chairman of Akoko North East Local Government, Alh. Mohammed Mutiu Olawale. In a press statement sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Oloruntoba was appointed along two others namely, Ogedegbe Sunday…
Justice Rosemary Dugbo-Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts had been arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for criminal impersonation, fraudulent messaging and money laundering. This was…
US-based lawyer and political figure Owolabi Salis has become the first Nigerian to voyage beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Salis was one of six private astronauts aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 suborbital mission, which launched from the arid plains of West Texas on June 29, 2025. Joining him on the brief but historic flight were Allie Kuehner, Carl…
President Bola Tinubu has launched a major agricultural initiative involving the rollout of over 2,000 modern tractors and thousands of other farming equipment. The programme, unveiled on Monday in Sheda, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, is part of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme aimed at modernising Nigeria’s farming sector. Speaking at…
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa has announced a cash reward of N1 million for the troops that killed notorious Zamfara bandit commander Kachallah Buzu. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Kachallah Buzu was killed alongside several of his fighters, in what has been described as a breakthrough against banditry and terrorism. He was…
#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest continue at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, on Monday to continue their demonstration. The protesters expressed dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s national address on Sunday and “consider it rather unfortunate” that it took Tinubu three days of protest to address the country. Videos circulating on social media of the fifth day of…
In what could merely pass of as a skit, an envelope bearing the stamp of the Chief Justice Chambers of the Supreme Court of Nigeria was found in an awkward place in the Republic of Chad. Fatima Zhara Umar, Nigeria’s Representative on the Executive Board of Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN-SAD), had walked off to…
Kidnappers have killed a Nigerian Army non-commissioned officer, Abdulfatai Odutola, over a delay in ransom payment. According to SaharaReporters, Odutola, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), was abducted on February 15, 2025, along the Abuja-Jos highway. He was reportedly travelling to Yola, the Adamawa State capital, at the time of the incident. His kidnappers had demanded…