GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Tuesday after ending his vacation ahead of schedule. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced Tinubu’s early return in a statement on Monday. Tinubu left for France on September 4 to spend part of his annual holiday and…
Four suspects have been taken into custody over mysterious disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of of Rivers State identified as Yahaya Faruq, Police spokesperson in Rivers, Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that the Corp member went missing after reporting for…
Twenty suspects have been arrested for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The suspects were nabbed by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force, in Abuja, The suspects are part of a syndicate believed to have over 100 persons, who…
Amid groaning and huge loss of investments to online crypto trading platform, CBEX, a video of a man praying for the ponzi Scheme not to crash trend online. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that Nigerians on several social media platforms have begun to count their losses as a digital asset trading platform swept over N1.3 trillion from…
A 17-year-old and mother of one year and five months baby, simply identified as Deola, has reportedly committed suicide due to a misunderstanding between her and her spouse, Seyi, over two cups of rice. The incident occurred in the Labi community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, and she was buried on…
The Awujale Kingmakers’ Council has cancelled a planned meet-and-greet with Awujale nominees earlier scheduled for the Awujale Palace, directing the nominees to report to the Department of State Services (DSS) office in Ijebu-Ode. The development was conveyed in a letter dated January 20, 2026, and addressed to the Olórà Ẹbà of Fusengbuwa, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi;…
The Nigeria Police Force has officially suspended the enforcement of the vehicle tinted glass permit across the country, following a court order halting the exercise. This development was confirmed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command spokesperson, Superintendent Josephine Adeh, during a live interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Wednesday. The suspension marks…
Popular Nigerian content creator and skit maker, Esther Thomas, widely known as Sunshine, has died following complications from fibroid surgery. Her death was confirmed by family members in a statement posted on her Instagram page on Saturday. According to the family, Sunshine passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026, after an unsuccessful surgical procedure. “We…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has declared that he was safe as fleeing gunmen attacked his advance convoy in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday morning. Three people attached to the governor’s convoy were attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen around the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri, the Imo State capital. Chief Press Secretary…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has explained that he will not contest the 2027 presidential election out of loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who appointed him to office. The former Governor of Rivers State made this known on Monday during his monthly media chat in Abuja, where he clarified…
