The South-West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Kadiri Olanrewaju, stated on Thursday that over 500 shops and stalls were destroyed in a fire at the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, Oyo State. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the fire, which broke out around 10:15 pm on Tuesday in the Ibadan South West Local…
The Rivers State Police Command has paraded two pastors, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50), who were caught with fetish items, including caskets, monkey skulls, carved skeletons, and other spiritual materials, in their respective churches. The duo, who were apprehended by youths of Rumunduru community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday said nobody can accuse him of corruption as a public holder. Speaking during the Michael Okpara leadership lecture and award 2024 at the Musa Yar’ Adua Centre in Abuja, the governor advised public office holders to live within their legitimate means and desist…
The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William F. Kumuyi, has called on Nigerians, particularly the youths to be patient with the government, stressing that soonest there will be a great change in the society. Pastor Kumuyi made the call yesterday, when he visited the palace of Eze Ekpeye Logbo of Ekpeye Land,…
Mojisola Meranda has stepped down amid the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State Assembly, the Speaker. But the crisis remain unresolved as Obasa’s removal divided the Assembly, and party’s leadership in the state. Meranda said she resigned to protect the state assembly. Before announcing her resignation, the state lawmakers took turns to commend her legislative…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar paid a courtesy visit to former President Goodluck Jonathan at his Abuja residence on Saturday. This marked their first publicised meeting since Jonathan returned from an election observation assignment in Guinea-Bissau. Atiku shared photographs from the visit on his social media pages on Sunday, describing the engagement as a pleasant…
The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu is not currently focused on the 2027 election but is instead prioritising his economic policies aimed at improving the lives of Nigerians. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, stated that the president is more concerned with the long-term impact of his policies than…
The police command in Lagos State has arraigned a 44-year-old suspected cult kingpin, Wasiu Akinwande, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged serial killings and unlawful possession of firearms. Akinwande, popularly known as “Olori Eso,” was arraigned on Tuesday on an 11-count charge bordering on murder, cultism, and illegal possession of firearms. Magistrate M.O. Tanimola…
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has raised fresh concerns over the persistent problem of corruption in Nigeria, stating that the country continues to celebrate individuals who steal public funds. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Kano on Sunday, Ndume highlighted how societal values have contributed to the normalization of ill-gotten…
Abdul-Azeez Adediran “Jandor”, the 2023 PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State and lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos movement, says his assignment presently is working towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Mr Adediran said this during a rally to announce his return to the APC in Ojo area of Lagos on Friday Mr…
