Lucky Aiyedatiwa has officially taken the reins as the governor of Ondo State, marking the start of his first full four-year term. This follows his initial assumption of the governorship after Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s passing in 2023. Aiyedatiwa’s inauguration ceremony took place on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, set aside (reversed) its earlier order which nullified “any action” taken during Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s pending suit which challenges her suspension by the Senate over allegations of misconduct. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order in a ruling on Wednesday. Akpoti-Uduaghan had filed a motion ex…
The National Examinations Council,NECO, has established a new examination centre in London, United Kingdom, marking a major step in its global expansion drive and commitment to educational inclusivity for Nigerians in the diaspora. Unveiling the centre during the “Education Matters Conference UK 2025” in London, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim…
Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Sule, against his wife, Balikis, whom he accused of irresponsibility, drunkenness and domestic violence. Sule, who dragged his wife to court, said he gave her the sum of N50,000 to start a business but that she…
Suspended RCCG clergyman, Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, has officially launched his new church, Family Fellowship, in Victoria Island, Lagos, despite ongoing controversy. The former senior pastor of the City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was suspended last year following backlash over his lavish celebration of his wife’s 60th birthday, which…
Maybe not totally strange, but Ibadan has further validated the state as a ‘pace setter’ in recent times, in terms of little twist to ascension to the first-class stool of Olubadan. In this article, we’ll explore 6 things you should know about the Obaship system in Ibadan. 1.Olubadan Ascension Ladders There are two lines of…
Lagos State Police Command says that the five bodies recovered along the Oreta riverbank in the Igbogbo community, Ikorodu Local Government Area, may not be unconnected with cult violence. The state Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, confirmed the incident, saying that investigations were ongoing. He also calmed the frayed nerves of the host community and…
Popular logistics manager and aide to Davido, Israel DMW, has broken his silence following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the petition filed by PDP governorship candidate Asue Ighodalo. Ighodalo had approached the apex court to challenge the declaration of Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected Governor of Edo State in the September 2023 governorship election….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has dismissed claims that it has cancelled the English Language paper written on May 28. Recalls that there was widespread confusion across different examination centres as candidates sitting for the senior school certificate examination, SSCE, organised by WAEC faced hours-long delays before writing the English…
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Wednesday night, through the chief corporate communications officer, Olufemi Soneye, has disclosed that the company has not commenced bulk sales of petrol and has not opened the purchase portal for Port-Harcourt refinery. He explained that the company is finalising necessary processes, noting that it currently sells products…
