Controversial American rapper, Kanye West, has pleaded with President Donald Trump to pardon imprisoned music mogul, Sean Combs, aka Puff Diddy or Diddy. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Diddy is currently facing more than 30 civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault and misconduct. He’s currently in a New York jail awaiting a federal criminal trial on sex…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has described the conviction and life imprisonment of Okpara Onyekachi as a victory for justice and road safety enforcement in Nigeria. The judgment was delivered by the Lagos State High Court, TBS Division, in suit number LD/24692C/2024. The case arose from a fatal road crash that claimed the life of…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has begun the rescheduling of the 379,997 affected candidates for another Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. The rescheduling began on Thursday morning after the registrar of the examination body, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made it known in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Oloyede admitted errors in the just-concluded…
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans by his administration to construct a brand new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring in the state. Abiodun also announced that the two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion would be lighting the Gateway Games National Sports Festival torch, which has been postponed till May next year. The…
French leading opposition leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and banned from holding any public office after she was convicted of embezzlement by a criminal court in Paris on Monday, putting her 2027 presidential bid in jeopardy. The judgment bars her from running for public office for five years, jeopardising…
The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command attached to the Nsukka Urban Division, have arrested three male suspects in connection with the physical assault of members of the public by the Oriokpa Masquerade group on June 22, 2025, in Nsukka, as seen in a viral video. Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a woman who drugged the mother of a two-month-old baby boy using juice and fled with the child. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olufemi Abaniwonda, who disclosed this yesterday during a briefing at the command’s headquarters, Asaba, said the baby had been rescued and reunited…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party has said it will be huge relief for members, if its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso joins the ruling All Progressives Congress. This is contained in a statement by the NNPP National Secretary, Mr Oginni Olaposi on Sunday in Lagos. Olaposi was reacting to the resignation of APC national chairman,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu explain the real reasons behind the sudden removal of Nigeria’s service chiefs, saying the move has sparked concerns about transparency and stability within government. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party noted that while the President has…
There is a sustained pressure on the administration of President Donald Trump to act over the alleged genocidal killing of Christians in Nigeria, as U.S. lawmaker Nancy Mace lends her voice to the call for an intervention. “Bill Maher said what the media refuses to: faith is under fire. You don’t have to be a…
