Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, has withdrawn the counter subversion bill. The bill prescribes a 10-year jail term, N5 million fine or both for those who refuse to recite the national anthem and pledge. The legislation has since elicited outrage from the public. In a statement on Wednesday, Musa Krishi, spokesperson of…
The Kebbi State Police Command said two police officers lost their lives during a gun duel with bandits suspected to be Lakurawa sect members in Kebbi State on Friday, as they attempted to foil a cattle rustling operation. This was according to a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the command’s spokesman, SP…
The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded at the Ilaro Correctional Centre in Ogun State after failing to meet his bail conditions. The spokesperson for the correctional facility, Yinka Odukoya, confirmed this to Media on Wednesday, stating that the monarch remained in custody as he had yet to perfect…
The President, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has defended his ‘kundusi’ comment amidst the growing mockery among Nigerians. Akinsanya made the defence while speaking with the delegates of the union in a viral video on Tuesday. According to him, he is uneducated and could probably be bad…
Nigeria’s banking regulator has issued a sweeping directive mandating commercial banks to comply with stricter insider lending limits or risk regulatory sanctions. In a letter to banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) set a 180-day deadline for financial institutions to regularize all insider-related credit facilities that exceed the statutory limits prescribed under the Banking…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other members of Nigeria’s official delegation have arrived in Vatican City for the funeral of Pope Francis, set to take place on Saturday. Akpabio is heading a five-member high-level delegation appointed by President Bola Tinubu to represent Nigeria at the funeral rites of the late pontiff, who served as the…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the 2025 UTME result analysis, revealing the breakdown of candidates’ performance across various categories. The number of candidates who scored 320 and above is 4,756, representing 0.24% of the total candidates. A total of 7,658 candidates scored between 300 and 319, accounting for 0.39%. When…
A U.S. federal court has convicted a Nigerian national, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, for his role in an international inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded more than 400 elderly and vulnerable Americans of over $6 million. The conviction was announced on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice following Akhimie’s guilty plea on June 17. Akhimie faces…
Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has taken to Instagram to appreciate his ‘’humble billionaire” male friend for standing by him during his trying times. Recall that the socialite was sentenced to six months imprisonment for Naira abuse. After his release, he faced other tribulations after a purported voicenote of him saying he…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Emeritus Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu of the Benin City Archdiocese has passed away at the age of 92. The announcement was made by the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin, through Very Rev. Fr. Michael Oyanoafoh, and was shared with the media on Wednesday. Archbishop Ekpu’s death occurred after a brief illness…