Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday appointed new military commanders following the deaths of key security officials in Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, local media reported. The appointments comes after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes early Friday targeting Tehran and other Iranian cities. The strikes killed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohammad…
A survivor of the Yelwata attack in Benue State, Msurshima Apeh, has narrated her ordeal before the United States Congress, describing how she lost her five children during the attack. The victim testified on Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Africa, which examined President Donald Trump’s decision to return Nigeria to the Country of Particular…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced a last-minute change of venue for its Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting, originally scheduled for the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The decision follows the takeover of the secretariat by heavily armed police officers. A notice posted across the party’s official social media platforms conveyed the change: “Special…
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align in space, with Earth positioned in the middle, casting its shadow on the Moon. A total lunar eclipse, also known as a “Blood Moon,” is set to grace the skies on the night of Sunday, September 7–8, 2025. This spectacular event will be…
At least 40 migrants, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region this year, authorities say. The boat sank off the Mediterranean port of Mahdia in central Tunisia while carrying about 70 migrants, an official said. All the people on…
Katsina State has declared Monday a work-free day to allow residents to mourn the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London on Sunday evening. The Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Abdullahi Garba Faskari, announced that the holiday would allow workers and residents to join the rest of the…
The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered a human trafficking syndicate operating in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. In the coordinated operation, officers rescued 84 individuals including a child from a residential building in the Orogun area of the city, where they had allegedly been held against their will for an unspecified period. According to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the United States Mission to Nigeria has condemned Boko Haram atrocities. On January 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump suspended all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns about global destabilisation and misalignment with American interests. This move follows growing calls for a comprehensive review of how US Agency for International…
Two Nigerian men identified as Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 26, and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 24, have been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face charges of sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Aina is charged with cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, and receiving proceeds of…
The Labour Party (LP) standard bearer during the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has labelled the Federal Government’s budget of ₦142 billion for the construction of bus terminals as another evidence of misplaced priority. In a statement on Friday, Obi said the difference between the success and failure of the development in any nation is…
