A 22-year-old fashion designer, Eniola Oduse and her two children, four-year-old Eri and two-year-old Onoara, have been burnt to death after suspected arsonists set their home ablaze at the Ita Marun community in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State. The deceased’s husband, Kehinde, 25, who was also caught up in the fire, is currently…
There are indications that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have offered the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi a vice president role in a joint single-term ticket. Reliable multiple sources involved in the coalition efforts, who requested anonymity due to a lack of authorisation to speak on the matter, told The PUNCH that…
Nigeria’s leading DNA centre, Smart DNA, has released its 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, highlighting a surge in immigration-related DNA cases amid the country’s ongoing “Japa” wave, while paternity disputes remain a persistent concern. According to the report, released on Sunday in Lagos, immigration-related DNA testing rose sharply to 13.1 per cent of all cases…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated a committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census. The committee is expected to submit an interim report within three weeks. This was contained in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. The President, represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi…
The passing of Pope Francis at 88 sets in motion the centuries-old process of electing a new Pope. The election of a new pope is a rigorous process involving several stages and rituals. Here is how it works: The College of Cardinals, comprising ordained bishops and Vatican officials, gather in Rome to elect a new…
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. She will operate in acting capacity until conformation by the Senate. Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths around 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left…
A magistrates’ court in Abuja has summoned Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo elections, to appear before it over alleged age falsification. He is charged with forgery and perjury. The suit, filed by a PDP chieftain, Honesty Aginbatse, on September 12, alleged discrepancies in the birth dates provided…
A man who has been out of the country for a period of five years was left perplexed after discovering that his wife at home is heavily pregnant for another man. Akagbobi Nkiru Angel, a social media influencer narrated the incident on her Facebook account. She wrote: “A man who based abroad has been away…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a renowned Highlife legend, Mike Ejeagha, known for transforming Igbo folklore and proverbs into captivating music, has passed. Our correspondent gathered that the Nigerian music veteran died at the age of 95. Ejeagha died on Friday night at about 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, following a prolonged…
A wandering elephant from one of the government-reserved forests was said to have attacked and killed a farmer, Musa Kalamu, at Itasin-Imobi in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the tragic incident occurred on Monday, when the wild elephant attacked and killed Mr. Kalamu. According to local sources, the…