Veteran journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing a takeover of the party by “antidemocratic forces.” Momodu announced his departure in a letter dated July 17 and addressed to the Chairman of PDP Ward 4, Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. The media…
A group of public interest lawyers has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order compelling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State due to the worsening security situation and political crisis in the region. The plaintiffs in the suit are Reuben Boma Esq.,…
Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of impersonation over continued use of coat of arms on his letterhead many years after he left office. Keyamo made the accusation in reaction to Atiku’s letter of resignation from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which went viral on Wednesday afternoon. While commenting on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Monday Sinclair, former Super Eagles head coach, has died at the age of 88. According to family sources, the legendary football coach was pronounced dead around 3:15 pm on Wednesday. Sinclair had been in and out of the hospital for complications of diabetes in recent years. Before his much-celebrated coaching career,…
A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has downplayed the growing momentum of the opposition coalition, suggesting that internal power tussles among key figures—many of whom are eyeing the presidential ticket—could undermine its chances in the 2027 general elections. Omisore said the coalition’s unity is superficial, given that “everyone…
A Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, Farooq Kperogi, has alleged that Aisha was no longer married to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Kperogi made this claim in a post on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday. According to him, Aisha had dropped Buhari as her surname and reverted to…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command on Wednesday disclosed the arrest of one Yahaya Saleh for attempting to secure the release of a suspected kidnapper who is under investigation. A statement by Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, said Yahaya attempted to bribe the police investigators handling the kidnap case…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the operation took place on July 15 at about 2:00 a.m.,…
Magistrate Martins Akinyemi of an Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, ordered a 24-year-old man, Michael Oyejide, remanded in Ibara Prison custody for allegedly raping his 18-year-old friend, Morenike Ajayi, to death. The prosecutor, Cpl Moshood Hammer, told the court that the accused and one other at large, committed the offence on January 8, at Ijeja in…
The Federal Government has introduced a new policy to regulate non-state schools, setting clear standards for infrastructure, curriculum delivery, and teacher qualifications, as part of efforts to improve education quality and ensure accountability. Non-state schools refer to educational institutions that operate outside direct government control, which include faith-based schools, privately owned schools, homeschooling arrangements, tutorial…