Arsenal sealed a commanding 5-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, winning 2-1 in the second leg played on Wednesday night at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The Gunners, who went into the match with a 3-0 advantage from the first leg, extended their dominance despite an early scare and a…
Elon Musk on Tuesday hammered US President Donald Trump’s proposed spending bill as a “disgusting abomination” as tensions between the pair burst into the open following the tech billionaire’s White House exit. Musk left his role as an official government employee last week, lauded by Trump for spearheading a federal spending cuts program, but disagreements…
Our attention has been drawn to recent misleading comments credited to the Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbenga Joseph Oyekola, representing Atiba State Constituency, regarding the ongoing land dispute between the Awe Community and the Elepe Family of Oyo Town. His remarks — suggesting that Awe leaders are attempting to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 32-year-old man named Olúwaṣeun Shorinola has taken his life in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this tovPUNCH correspondent via electronic message on Thursday. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the incident occurred at about 10 pm on…
Some unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted an assistant Chief Nursing Officer with the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa. Uruakpa, 66, was said to be coming from the evening church service when the gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan market….
Israel’s defence minister vowed Thursday to inflict the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt on Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they stepped up their missile attacks against Israel. “The Houthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn — we will complete all 10 plagues,” Israel Katz posted on X….
A well-known Plateau State cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has accused the Nigerian government and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of concealing the ongoing killings of Christians in the northern region. The fiery preacher, who serves as a regional leader of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), described the situation as a “systematic genocide”…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has taken measures to address the lingering controversy surrounding allegations of romantic relationships between some of its female members and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The guild has launched a thorough investigation into the matter, placing several actresses on its “watchlist.” A blog in July claimed that Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Nancy…
Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Arowolo Verheijen, has clarified recent media reports suggesting an imminent 65 percent increase in electricity tariffs, stating that her comments on the topic were misrepresented. Reacting to media reports on the said comment in a statement she issued on Monday, Verheijen emphasized that her remarks during a…
The Osun State Government spent a total of 1,789,994,329.83 on refreshment, meals, cleaning and fumigation services between January and June of 2025, The Guardian has found. The Guardian’s correspondent found this by perusing the state’s budget performance document for the second quarter of 2025. An analysis of the Osun State’s budget performance document revealed that…