Garba Shehu, a former aide to the late ex-president Muhammadu Buhari has given insight into why his principal was “hated” by Olusegun Obasanjo. Reacting to a recent remark by ex-president Obasanjo over Buhari’s administration, Shehu said the former never liked his boss. Also referring to his book, ‘According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular Yoruba vlogger and businessman Afobaje has passed away. The news of his death, which occurred on Saturday, August 3, 2024, has shocked and saddened his many fans and followers. Afobaje reportedly collapsed while playing football at Ikeja Cement, Lagos. His unexpected death has triggered an outpouring of grief on…
The Ogun State police command on Saturday said that its Anti-Cultism Unit in collaboration with other tactical squads have arrested two soldiers and 20 others suspected to be cultists during a midnight raid on Hilton Hotel, Osiele, Abeokuta. The Spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to…
Three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been hospitalized after gunmen attacked them during a raid in Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday night. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Friday. “The incident occurred when a team of NDLEA operatives acting…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the sealing of its Headquarters at the Wadata Plaza in Zone 5 Wuse, Abuja. Bode George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, described the sealing of the party’s secretariat by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as sacrilegious and unacceptable. Speaking on Arise Television on…
A 64-year-old Belgian man identified only as Jan has been fighting for the courts to grant him an annulment and permission to evict his wife of 19 years from their home after discovering that she was actually born a man. The shocking revelation only emerged after almost two decades of marriage when a cousin from…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the former JFM building near Edewor Shopping Plaza in Delta State has been gutted by fire. Residents of the area said a mysterious fire started in the building located in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. According to the residents, many were in fear the fire could get to…
Following a recent ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board against the Libya Football Federation (LFF), tensions have heightened within Libyan media, with several platforms calling for punitive measures against Nigerian workers in the country. The CAF Disciplinary Board penalized the LFF with a $50,000 fine and awarded a 3-0 forfeit…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday assured churches in Nigeria that an end will come to insecurity, declaring that “the church will laugh last.” This is just as he asked Nigerians to put their mind at rest, saying evil will not prevail. Adeboye made the declaration…
Helen Kayode, a graduating student of Ekiti State University (EKSU), has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly staging her own abduction to spend time with her boyfriend. Her action reportedly caused panic across Iworoko-Ekiti and Ado-Ekiti, following a message she sent to her sister on May 1, claiming she had boarded…
