The Enugu State Electricityv Regulatory Commission (EERC), has issued a new tariff to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, the utility that succeeded Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, (EEDC), for electricity distribution in the state, reviewing electricity cost for Band A from N209/ kWh (per kiloWatt) to N160 kWh, effective from August 1, 2025. This was contained in…
The new Assistant Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, Ibadan, Oyo State, Akin Olowokere, on Monday, slumped and passed away. Olowokere was one of the recently appointed coaches at the 3SC. There were no official reports on what led to his death at the time of filing this report. However, eyewitnesses confirmed that “he slumped…
The Asiwaju Patriotic Youth Alliance (APYA), Plateau state chapter has praised Rt. Hon. Ahmed Wase, the lawmaker representing Wase Federal Constituency at House of Representative. Wase, the former deputy speaker at the 10th National Assembly has been praised for presentation of bill to establish Federal University of Animal Health And Production in Plateau State. The…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the United States is mobilising for a mass protest in Washington, D.C., to oppose the visit of a high-level Nigerian government delegation reportedly traveling to America to “polish Nigeria’s image.” In a statement issued on Monday by Comrade Emma Powerful, the media and publicity secretary for the Indigenous…
Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom economy has hit record levels, with citizens paying at least N2.56 billion between July 2024 and June 2025 to secure the release of abducted relatives and community members. This marks a sharp 144% year-on-year increase compared to N1.05 billion paid in the same period of the previous year. According to SBM Intelligence’s latest…
The Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser, NSA , Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Ajayi; Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, over alleged sponsorship of Boko Haram by…
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state on Community Engagement Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan has urged Christians to follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ by showing love to others, even their enemies. In his Easter message sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA correspondent, Hon. Sulaimon disclosed that it’s important to show love to…
The President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), Sheikh Abdul Rasheed Hadiyatullah, has passed away. Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, the Grand Mufti of Yorubaland, said this in a statement he signed on Monday night. He, however, did not give the details of where the late Muslim cleric died and when. Sheik Molaasan…
MEET OLANISIMI BABATUNDE OLAREWAJU, OUR MEMBER OF THE WEEK: CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE (2014-2024) Babatunde Olanisimi, a young and vibrant Agriculturist and Media Practitioner, is the CEO of Peoplesmind—a blog with a very wide audience and following, especially in Ondo State. He graduated from the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, bagging a Higher…
Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, accused former presidential candidate, Reuben Abati of hypocrisy. Olayinka disclosed that Abati was once a governorship running mate to a wanted drug lord. In 2019, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
