A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, leaving one known survivor from 242 on board, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families. An AFP journalist saw bodies being recovered from the crash site, and the back of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner hanging over the edge…
A two-year-old boy, Danjuma Salman, has died after falling into a well at Bajallabe in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The tragic incident occurred on Friday morning when the child reportedly slipped and fell into a well with a damaged cover. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano…
Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, a book by Nigerian author and retired lawyer Dele Farotimi, has moved to the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list in global politics. The book’s sudden popularity followed Mr. Farotimi’s arrest earlier this week on the orders of prominent lawyer and businessman Afe Babalola. The book, published in July…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth to 3.4 per cent in 2025. The new forecast represents a 0.4 percentage point decrease from the 3.0 percent forecast of the IMF in April this year. Similarly, the IMF raised its forecast for the country’s economic growth for 2026 to 3.2…
A military grenade has killed a scavenger and injured three other persons at the Idi-Araba, Mushin area of Lagos State, The Nation has learnt. The explosion occurred on Thursday afternoon at Taiwo Street in Idi-Araba while the scavenger was trying to split one of the two grenades they allegedly bought as condemned irons. According to…
Former Senior Special Assistant to the late President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has revealed that his principal turned down offers of luxury gifts, including a personal aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a diamond-studded wristwatch from a Nigerian designer. Speaking on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande on Channels Television…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has backed the idea of implementing Sharia law in the South-West, arguing that it is within the constitutional rights of Muslims. Tribune Online reports that some netizens recently took to social media, reacting differently to the news of the planned inauguration of a Sharia Court in…
The Ondo Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Bello Azeez, for allegedly staging his own abduction in a bid to extort money from his family and friends. Azeez, a native of Ipele in Owo Local Government Area, was apprehended on Saturday after police investigations revealed that he masterminded the scheme after his father allegedly…
Three Nigerians in the US have been sentenced for their involvement in a prolonged fraud scheme that frequently targeted elderly victims, according to authorities. Fatai Okunola, 38, of Kalamazoo, received a prison sentence of just over 10 years for his role in the conspiracy and was ordered to pay more than $730,000 in restitution. Okunola…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Nigerian woman has shared a video on X showing her lips severely swollen after reportedly applying a product known as Kayamata lip gloss. The product, marketed across West Africa as an aphrodisiac, reportedly contains unregulated herbal ingredients. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has previously…