The National Judicial Council (NJC) has nominated Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The NJC made the recommendation at its 106th meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, held on August 14 and 15. Oyo-born Ariwoola will formally…
Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing centre in Lagos, has released its comprehensive 2024 report on DNA testing trends in Nigeria, covering July 2023 to June 2024. The report unveils several astonishing findings that shed light on societal dynamics, economic factors, and changing family structures in Nigeria. The report, which was made available to the…
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring it an “empty shell” and taunting its members as “Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)” seeking refuge after a wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abiodun made these remarks that the opposition party nationwide is an…
A leading governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, on Thursday announced his resignation from the party over what he described as alleged compromise of its internal processes. Fayose, a younger brother of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, declined to disclose the platform on which he would pursue his…
The Defence Headquarters has urged Nigerians to disregard “the malicious allegations” and support the armed forces’ efforts to enhance national security and promote the welfare of servicemen and women. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement on Monday, faulted the allegations regarding Nigerian military’s request for visas to attend the Invictus…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian government has banned singer Eedris Abdulkareem’s new protest song, ‘Tell Your Papa.’ Announcing the ban on Thursday evening, the Federal Government, through the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, stated that the song is inappropriate and offensive. In a memo signed by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, NBC…
A man has died in Adamawa State after he was stabbed by his younger brother over a N200 piece of meat. The man, Friday Murya, was dealt the deadly knife cut after his butcher brother, Monday Murya, got infuriated during a quarrel over the N200 meat. Monday also stabbed another of his elder brothers, Sinairu,…
Tension has gripped the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, following an incident involving a post-basic nursing student who allegedly attempted suicide after being suspended by the institution’s medical director and provost, Dr. Paul Agboola, amid claims of verbal threats and institutional intimidation. The student, identified as Seyi Ogunjobi, was said to be…
Samuel Ortom, former governor of Benue, says he does not support a northern presidency in the 2027 elections. Ahead of the 2027 elections, some politicians have argued that only a northern candidate can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the next elections. Speaking with journalists in Makurdi, the capital of Benue, on Thursday, Ortom said the…
Umar Namadi, governor of Jigawa, has suspended Auwal Sankara, the state commissioner for special duties, over an alleged affair with a married woman. On Friday, the Kano state Hisbah board said Sankara was arrested at an uncompleted building over an alleged illicit affair with a married woman in Kano. Reacting to the allegation in a…