Pastor Ayorinde AdeBello of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has issued a statement denying allegations of homosexuality. This follows his suspension, along with Deacon Oke Mayowa, pending an investigation into the allegations against them. Recall that RCCG National Overseer Pastor Sunday Akande confirmed the suspension in a memo dated October 28, 2024, stating…
Afrobeat star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has publicly criticized the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Abba, over the ongoing political crisis in the state. Osun, currently governed by Davido’s uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, is facing heightened tensions between members of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress. The crisis…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Saturday, confirmed the death of two men who accidentally fell into a diesel reservoir in the Oregun area of the state. The agency’s permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this in a statement, said the incident happened at the Ikosi- Oregun Road in Lagos. “Following distress calls…
As communities in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) bury their loved ones killed by marauding gunmen, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has commiserated with victims’ families. In the Zikke community of the LGA, over 50 people were gunned down in the early hours of Monday, April 14, with houses razed. Two weeks earlier, scores…
No fewer than 17 federal government agencies have been ranked completely inefficient by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) in its latest Business Facilitation Act (BFA) Performance Report which rates how ministries, departments and agencies are enabling the ease of doing business in Nigeria through implementation of reforms, policies and public service delivery. The…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike. The universities union also grant the Federal Government a one-month window to address its demands. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna, made this known in an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Piwuna,…
Suspected bandits have attacked a wedding convoy in Unguwar Nagunda, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing at least two people and injuring several others. According to a Katsina-based security analyst Malam Bakatsine, the attack comes at a time when the Katsina State Government says it is preparing to pardon 70 detained bandits, citing…
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has again defended bandits terrorising northern Nigeria, claiming they are on “revenge missions” rather than waging unprovoked violence. Gumi, who has consistently courted public outrage over his sympathy for terrorists, made the remarks during an interview on Trust TV on Friday which SaharaReporters monitored. The Sheikh argued that the…
The Chairman of the Northern States Governor’s Forum who is also the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya have stated that President Bola Tinubu has kept promises made in 2023 and still keeping them. Governor Yahaya stated this at the ongoing 2-Day Interactive Session on Government-Citizens Engagement Organised by the Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set to swear in newly elected local government chairmen today, following their successful election on Saturday. This was announced by Dr. Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to the State Government in a statement on Sunday. This development comes after the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission declared the winners of…
