The Presidency has debunked reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima was denied access to the Presidential Villa. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (office of the Vice-President), Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, described the report as “deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood”. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Nkwocha said the…
The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, successfully neutralised three Violent Extremists and Insurgents, VEIs, in an ambush near Ngwagi Hill, Gwagwada Community, off the Kaduna-Abuja highway in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State. Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for 1 Division Nigerian…
The 2023 presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart from the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have downplayed speculations about their plans for the 2027 presidential election. The clarification comes after a breakfast meeting between the two in Yola, Adamawa State capital led to speculations. According to Atiku’s spokesman,…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested 10 suspected members of Boko Haram in Ilesa, Osun State. Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for the state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, said the suspects were members of Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). He said the state government would continue to…
Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders cheered Donald Trump’s decision to pick a crypto fan to head the US securities regulator, reinforcing optimism the new president will push through measures to deregulate the sector. The cryptocurrency soared through the mark, having enjoyed a blistering rally since the November 5 election of…
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okunneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has alleged that he has been arrested by Nigerian immigration officials. In a post shared on his Instagram account on Tuesday, Bobrisky expressed confusion over the incident, stating that he was unaware of the reason for his arrest. However, in a later post, Bobrisky revealed that his…
A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Bilikisu Bala on Monday, September 30, 2024, explained the real reason the anti-graft agency dropped the money laundering charges against Idris Okuneye (a.k.a Bobrisky). Bala gave the explanation while speaking with a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Chairman of the Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Kolade Alabi, slumped at a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon, causing panic and disrupting the event. Alabi, also the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), slumped at…
A 300 level student of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Idowu Christianah has been allegedly murdered by her friend who kidnapped her after he initially demanded for N3 million ransom from her family. Giving details, an X user simply identified as Man of Letter disclosed that on 19th of August 2024, Christiannah was declared…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Shujaiya area of Gaza City killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, as the military said they were looking into the attack. The agency’s spokesman, Mahmud Bassal told AFP the strike resulted in “20 martyrs and more than 40 injured” and…