The Nigerian government on Monday, December 16, 2024, renamed the University Of Abuja, Gwagwalada to Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information, culture and tourism after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to the minister, the…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Shujaiya area of Gaza City killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, as the military said they were looking into the attack. The agency’s spokesman, Mahmud Bassal told AFP the strike resulted in “20 martyrs and more than 40 injured” and…
The Ondo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Sunday disclosed that 30 people lost their lives in a road accident on the Benin-Ore-Ijebu Ode Expressway at Onipetesi community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday evening. The victims were reportedly burnt to death when two buses carrying them collided…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the National Assembly, has strongly disassociated herself from a viral audio recording circulating on social media, which falsely attributes statements to her regarding key national figures. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 4, 2025, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan described the content of the audio as entirely fabricated, noting…
The global human hair extension market, valued at $4.45 billion in 2023, is on a rapid upward trajectory. Projections show it will rise to $4.88 billion in 2024, with a remarkable climb to $10.78 billion by 2032, according to ‘Fortune Business Insights’. This remarkable growth has spurred the establishment of numerous hair factories across the…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked with the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. Also in the custody of the EFCC is Jimoh Olasunkanmi,…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a cleric and General Overseer of Champion the Truth Cathedral, Bishop Ndibueze Onyagoziri Okorie, for allegedly having a marathon sex with a 22-year-old female sickle cell patient in the State. Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, said the suspect was their custody…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has initiated a 7-day warning strike across all its centres nationwide. The warning strike main aim is to demand the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in captivity for over eight months. NARD President, Dr. Dele Abdullahi, announced that the strike will…
A Minnesota dad who ranted against President-elect Donald Trump online shot and killed his wife, ex-partner, and his two sons before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities. The shooter, 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had a “pattern of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said on Friday — one day after authorities found…
Florence, 36, is a bank executive by day and a second wife at night, while her husband Raymond, 41, runs a motor repair business and makes enough time to be with Florence, his second wife in the evening. Raymond has three children from a previous marriage, whom he supports financially and he’s hoping to have…