A senior officer of the Ghana Police Service has said that the persistent denial of sexual relations within marriage could amount to emotional abuse under the country’s domestic violence laws. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dennis Fiakpui, disclosed this while speaking with the Ghana News Agency (GNA). Fiakpui, who is the Oti Regional Deputy…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of all minors detained for their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protests in August. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the president’s reaction follows criticisms of the treatment of the minors after three of them and an adult fainted while being prosecuted in court last week in Abuja. The…
The Chairman House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Dr. Chief Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, representing Ibadan North Constituency 1, at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Felicitates Barrister Ayodele Adekanbi, the Director-General of Oyo State Agency for Persons with Disabilities on his birthday occasion In her statement made available by her media team,…
Don Pedro Obaseki, a cousin of former Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has narrated how he was allegedly abducted, beaten and stripped by suspected assailants in Benin City, Edo State. Obaseki spoke in a video shared by Africa Independent Television on Sunday, after GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that suspected thugs had stripped him naked and taken…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has challenged the widely held belief that Ile-Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba race. Speaking in a video shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, the monarch dismissed claims that Yoruba culture originated from Ife. He argued that people were already living in the ancient town before…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have rejected Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the parliament. Speaking with journalists at the assembly complex on Thursday, the lawmakers refuted Obasa’s claim that he remains the speaker. The 36 lawmakers reaffirmed their support for the current speaker, Mojisola Meranda, insisting that she is the speaker…
Prison experts have clarified why controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, was separated from other inmates at the correctional centre while denying claims of a VIP section. Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Friday, the Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, Bishop Kayode Williams, explained the accommodations provided for inmates…
The police command in Rivers has arrested Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, a 41-year-old pastor, over alleged “dehumanisation” of children in his church. In a less than two-minute clip making the round online, at least 20 children were seen kneeling and clutching palm leaves, as a man serially flogged them with palm fronds. Most of the minors…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has seen his net worth climb to $30.2 billion, according to the latest data tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The figure reflects an increase of $2.25 billion year-to-date (8%), supported by gains in his cement, oil, and fertilizer businesses. The Bloomberg data also shows that Dangote’s wealth rose by…
The Arewa Youth Congress (AYC), a foremost youth platform representing millions of young men and women across Northern Nigeria, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his unwavering support to the Hydropower Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC). In a press conference held at Arewa House, Kaduna, the group applauded the President for reappointing Alhaji…
