GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the kidnapped senior Anglican cleric, Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala, has been freed. Archbishop Okpala was released alongside his driver. Okpala, a retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi was abducted while on his way to Umuchu, a community in Anambra State, for a burial ceremony. Details of…
An Islamic cleric in Ilorin, Abdulrahman Mohad Ballo, has been arrested for allegedly killing a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, for ritual purposes. The suspect reportedly lured Yetunde after connecting with her on Facebook and obtaining her phone number. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, February 10, 2025. It…
At least four schoolchildren have been killed with several others sustaining different degrees of injuries after a truck conveying building materials lost control and ram into pedestrians on Monday in Egbolo, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to an eye witness, the students were said to be on their way from Egbolo to…
The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agun Gbenga, is reported to have slumped and died at a function in Benin City. The commandant slumped shortly after delivering his goodwill message at an event organised by the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), held in Benin. Gbenga was…
Since assuming office two years ago, Hon. Dikko Salami has steered Pacesetter Transport Services (PTS) through a period of unprecedented growth and modernization. Under his leadership, the agency has expanded its intra-city routes from just 2 to an impressive 39 within Ibadan Metropolis, while also pioneering inter-state operations with 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses…
The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr Kennedy Peretei, has resigned, citing personal interests hijacking the party’s core purpose. In a letter to the Chairman of PDP, Arogbo 1 Ward, Ese-Odo Local Government, Peretei blamed the leadership’s indifference toward winning elections. He wrote: “I’ve decided to quit the PDP, as…
Three police officers from the Imo State Police Command, who were identified in a viral video displaying unprofessional conduct, have been arrested. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aboki Danjuma, had directed an investigation into the video, the identification of officers, their arrest, and the commencement of an orderly room trial. A statement issued…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State says he is under pressure from political stakeholders to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, Mr Mutfwang, who spoke at an event on Saturday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Jos, vowed not to leave the PDP. The…
A woman in South Korea is facing criminal charges after she allegedly set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, a blaze that led to the death of her neighbour, according to reports by PEOPLE and the BBC. According to PEOPLE, which reported the incident on Wednesday,…
In the sacred spirit of unity, and our shared human fraternity, I lift my pen today in solemn homage to our Muslim brothers and sisters across the nation and the diaspora, as they commemorate the hallowed and time-honoured festival of Eid al-Adha, endearingly known as Ileya in the heartlands of Yorubaland. With resplendent felicitations ,…
