Some terrorists have invaded the Government Secondary School Tsafe, Zamfara state, killed a teacher and abducted several children. It was gathered that the terrorists who were heavily armed invaded the school premises on Saturday and abducted the children. While the number of children abducted remains unclear, Amnesty International, a human rights organisation, has condemned the…
Police detectives in Ondo state have arrested five suspected killers of two students of the state-owned Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba- Akoko, AAUA. The victims, Abah John Friday, 25-year-old and his 19-year-old friend, Okah Andrel Eloho, were abducted, robbed, raped, and ultimately murdered in cold blood. They were declared missing by their colleagues in the institution…
The National Examinations Council has announced a reduction in the number of objective questions for the English Language Paper III in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination Internal. It will take effect from the 2026 SSCE Internal exams, the total number of questions will be reduced from 100 to 80. In an official notification made available…
Asari Dokubo, the Niger Delta activist, has condemned the confrontation between Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), and a military officer over a disputed land in Abuja. On Tuesday, videos surfaced online showing Wike in a heated argument with military personnel at a site in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In the…
The powerful legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has once again taken centre stage on the global music scene as the late icon was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. His children, speaking on behalf of the family, accepted the honour, stating: “Our father’s legacy lives on. We are honoured to accept…
A United States of America, USA, judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s order to change birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the Constitution. The judge says the order, which was slated to take effect on 19 January, was “blatantly unconstitutional”. The order Among the executive orders President Donald Trump signed just hours after taking office as…
Operatives of Zone 16 of the Nigerian Police have arrested a girl identified as Kadi from the Federal University in Otuoke (FUO), for allegedly assaulting and stripping a girl naked. The suspect, alongside other girls were seen in a viral video assaulting the victim, and stripping her naked for allegedly insulting her grandmother. The viral…
Peter ‘Mr P’ Okoye, the Nigerian singer, has responded to reports of a man sharing his name who was recently arrested in Ghana for alleged kidnapping and fraud. A viral video showed Ghanaian police apprehending a 31-year-old suspect identified as Peter Okoye. The man was accused of kidnapping and defrauding two women — Anastasia Baidoo…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chidoka, who was also the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He said he is leaving politics to focus…
A young protester has joined the #EndBadGovernance protest, stating that her father can no longer afford to buy her biscuits and pay her school fees. In an interview with Vanguard News on August 2, 2024, the young girl explained why she decided to participate in the protest on its second day. She said, “I am…
