GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 43-year-old Nakonde resident has been jailed for life by the Chinsali High Court, Zambia, over the killing of his rival whom he found having s3x with his girlfriend. Jonas Sinkamba’s was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Jackson Sinkamba, 29, two years ago in October. According to Zambia…
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved an allocation of N4.5 billion for the procurement of HIV treatment packs to supportNigerians living with HIV/AIDS. The approval by FEC comes after the US government granted an emergency humanitarian waiver, reversing a previous funding pause on HIV treatment in developing countries—including Nigeria. The pause was initially ordered…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities at Bayelsa State Government-owned Niger Delta University has declared an indefinite strike over the government’s alleged failure to honour agreements reached with the union. The strike action was announced on Tuesday following a meeting at the union’s secretariat in Amassoma. Details of the union’s grievances and the impact of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that no fewer than 12 shops were, on Thursday night, razed by fire in Ibadan, Oyo State. Witnesses told The PUNCH, on Friday, that the fire began around 10:55pm at Block A, No 64, Mayegun Cement Store Market, Araromi, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan and raged for more than three hours before it was…
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…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says the seeming fights among politicians are not real but only to entertain Nigerians. Speaking during his 60th birthday thanksgiving service at St. Martins’ Catholic Church, Isan Ekiti, on Sunday, Fayemi downplayed the perception of animosity between political figures, emphasising that many of the supposed rivalries exist…
The Akwa Ibom State Council of Traditional Rulers has conferred President Bola Tinubu with the highest traditional title of “Otuekong,” Commander-in-Chief of Akwa Ibom. The President received the title at the State House, Abuja, on Friday, from Nteyin Solomon Etuk, President General of Okuibom Ibibio III. Gov. Umo Eno led a 104-member delegation to the…
Darasimi, the estranged wife of comedian and skit maker Kehinde Ganiyu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has said that her ex-husband is an addicted gambler and assaults her at every slightest opportunity. The estranged wife made the disclosure in an interview with actress Biola Adebayo on Friday. She swore to have never slept with 21…
Baltasar Engonga, the sacked Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, Africa, has been trending on social media for days. Days ago, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Mrs. Engonga, the wife of Engonga tapes was also leaked tape days after her husband’s 400 videos stormed social media. Engonga is accused of…
A 24-year-old lady, Justina Daniel, on Thursday, appeared before a Kaduna chief magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing her friend’s purse, containing an iPhone 12 and other valuables, at a wedding. The defendant, who resides in Goni-gora Kaduna, is charged with stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. The prosecution counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the…