Former Senate President David Mark; ex-Minister Rauf Aregbesola; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal; former Minister Bolaji Abdullahi and General Tunde Ogbeha (rtd) have assumed key leadership roles in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as members of the party’s newly inaugurated National Executive Committee (NEC). Their emergence followed the formal swearing-in…
Two young men lost their lives after drowning in a dam while attempting to evade arrest during a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raid in Kazaure town, Jigawa State. According to sources available to Zagazola Makama, NDLEA operatives raided a suspected drug joint in Ganguli, Kazaure, at about 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The victims,…
Comedian and actor Ijoba Lande has publicly retracted his earlier claim that filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele underpaid him for his role in the TV series My Sibling and I. In an emotional apology video, Lande clarified that his previous statement was misunderstood and taken out of context. While he initially mentioned being paid N90,000,…
Social media users have continued to react to a trending video of controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, slapping a pastor who came to preach at his bar. Tribune Online reports that in the viral Instagram live video, the ‘Zazu’ singer accused the pastor of driving away customers from his bar. Angered…
The Nigeria Police Force has highlighted the potential benefits of the Electronic Central Motor Registry innovation aimed at revolutionising how vehicle information is verified and handled on the road. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, shared the development through a series of social media posts on Thursday, highlighting the ease and efficiency of the…
President Bola Tinubu said yesterday the Federal Government hopes to bring down the price of food and promote local manufacturing of essential drugs and other medical supplies through the establishment of a National Credit Guarantee Company in the new year. Tinubu, who disclosed this in his New Year nationwide broadcast to the nation, also asked…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that an unusual event has gone viral after a man reportedly became stuck with a woman during an intimate act. It was alleged that the duo became glued because the man unknowingly engaged in an intimacy with someone else’s wife. The unusual incident was captured in a video shared on X (formerly…
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Saturday, March 1, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom. With the confirmation, more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world will begin fasting from sunrise to sunset each day. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the…
American military officials say President Donald Trump’s directive for the Pentagon to prepare possible military action in Nigeria is unlikely to end the country’s deeply rooted insurgency. Despite Trump’s call to protect Christians from attacks by Islamic militants, officials told the New York Times that only a full-scale Iraq- or Afghanistan-style campaign could meaningfully change…
The Police have confirmed that gunmen who attacked people preparing for a burial ceremony in Ihiala community of Anambra State on Monday killed a total of nine people, including two security operatives. Spokesperson for the Anambra Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the two security operatives were…