An MTN booster station located inside premises of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Saturday 22nd of February, 2025 caught fire due to an electric surge. The Nation gathered that the booster station is situated within the Faculty of Nursing at the university. It was learnt the fire incident affected the Mikano generator, board, and…
In what is coming as a really shocking development, a former president of Redeemed Christian Fellowship (RCF) at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Pastor Jimmy Adekoya has tied the knot with his male partner in United States, US. The development has left many grappling with disbelief. The once-promising pastor, hailed by many as a rising force…
Governor Ademola Adeleke voted in his hometown, Ede in the ongoing Osun Local Government Election on Saturday. Adeleke voted at Sagba/Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9, Ede, around 7:51am and commended President Bola Tinubu for supporting rule of law which enabled the elections across Osun state. A statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Saturday described…
The Biu Police Area Command has detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman accused of witchcraft practices. The Commissioner of Police, Borno Command, Mr Yusuf Lawan confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone interview on Saturday. Lawan said the woman, Hajara Saleh, was murdered on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Lawal Yahaya Gumau, has passed away at the age of 57. He died in Abuja after a brief illness, according to close sources. The news was confirmed on Saturday morning by Comrade Haruna Usman Muhammad, a former aide to the late lawmaker. Senator Gumau…
An Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound in Minna, Niger State, after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums while recovering suspected stolen materials. According to a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, reports that the incident occurred around 12:30pm on Friday, after suspected hoodlums…
The Police in Ogun, has arrested a 52-year-old man, identified as Harry Collins, for impersonating as a police officer, on the Long bridge, Warewa, in the state. A statement by the spokesperson of Ogun Police Command on Saturday in Abeokuta, Omolola.Odutola said the suspect was arrested fully dressed in police uniform with a sergeant rank….
The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives on Friday at about 8:30 pm foiled a kidnap attempt of some travellers around the Warewa axis of the long bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and neutralised four of the kidnappers during the ensuing gun duel. The spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Omolola…
Africa Independent Television and Channels Television have publicly apologised to the Department of State Services over their reports on the agency’s involvement in the Lagos State House of Assembly crisis on February 17. AIT News, in an official statement during its News Hour program, retracted its initial report clarifying that its reporting was based on…
It’s the time of the Year when the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Ibadan North Local Government, the indefatigable Prince Seun Moronfolu Adelore celebrates his birth anniversary. A Barrister in the making, his brilliance, oratory skills and eloquence is up there with the best in business. Here’s my tribute to him: Have you…