A 14-year-old boy, identified as Malik Kareem, was reportedly beheaded for ritual in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday. The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening has thrown the whole area into confusion. Investigations by PUNCH Online correspondent revealed that the…
Residents of Esa-Oke in the Obokun local government area of Osun State were on Monday thrown into anxiety as gunmen invaded the town in buses shooting sporadically in the town. This is as police and the community traded blame over the alleged shooting which reportedly led to the death of four persons in the town….
The Ibadan North Federal Constituency hopeful and Pioneer Chairman of Aare Latoosa LCDA, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji (Omo BAO), has joined in celebrating World Teachers’ Day, acknowledging the indispensable role teachers play in shaping a nation’s future. He emphasized that “teachers contribute positively to the ideal state.” In a statement personally signed by him from his…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Lusaka woman has dragged her husband’s girlfriend, a Grade 10 pupil, to court for marriage interference. She lamented that the girl sends her provocative photos and videos of herself with the husband while they are in lodges. According to Zambia Observer, this is in a matter where Getrude Nkhoma of…
The Delta State Police command has condoled with the family of a 23-Year-Old Lady Identified As Precious Yusuf, whose corpse was found along DLA Road opposite Falcon Club Asaba on October 24. According to the spokesperson of the State Police command, SP Bright Edafe, at about 8.40am on the said day, the DPO ‘A’ division…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination internal results. The NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday, September 19. He said 1,376,423 registered for the examination, out of which 1,367,736 eventually sat for it. Professor Wushishi, who officially released the results at…
The Zamfara State Government, through the Zakkat and Endowment Board, has sponsored the mass wedding of 200 female orphans, widows, and less-privileged women as part of its 2025 social intervention programmes. The event, held on Monday, also marked the conclusion of the board’s annual activities, which included business grants, debt relief support, poultry production training,…
Angry youths in Naka, Benue State, on Tuesday, set fire to the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and parts of the Gwer West Local Government Secretariat while protesting the killing of three people. The violence erupted after suspected armed herders reportedly killed three operatives of the Benue Civil Protection Guards at Garuwa community…
A Nigerian software programmer and self-proclaimed ‘tech queen’, Sapphire Egemasi, is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after being arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over her alleged involvement in a transnational fraud syndicate that defrauded multiple U.S. government agencies of millions of dollars. Egemasi, known for flaunting a luxurious lifestyle…
Baltasar Engonga must be over the moon now, seeing that his country’s Supreme Court recently acquitted him of the charges in the case involving over 400 sex tapes. A recent photo of him in the public space shows him jetting off to France with his beautiful wife, who was also alleged to have been involved…