The Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor, Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan has congratulated Muslim faithful on completion of Ramadan and celebration of Eid-el-Fitr. In his Eid celebration message, Hon. Sulaimon also called for prayers for Osun state and the Governor, Ademola Adeleke. He also urged the Muslims to remember the teachings of Prophet Muhammad…
Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Femi Otedola, have emerged as the only Nigerians on the 2025 ‘Africa’s Billionaires List’ compiled by Forbes, which was released on Saturday. Once again, Dangote topped the list for the 14th consecutive year, with an estimated net worth of $23.9 billion, up from $13.9 billion…
As part of its commitment to fostering vocational and entrepreneurial development among persons with disabilities (PWDs), Ekiti State Government, through the Office of Disability Affairs has announced the commencement of a vocational training programme for 120 PWDs across the 16/38 Local government areas of the state . This initiative aligns with the administration’s vision on…
Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, has rejected claims by 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar. The former candidate had alleged that the committee set up by the PDP to select its Vice Presidential candidate in the…
Amid suspension and ongoing recall process, the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has rubbish a trending video portraying her as traditional worshipper. Reacting to the video, Senator Natasha on her X page said the footage is from 2015 CNN documentary, which captured the essence of Yoruba culture. She maintained that she is a Christian,…
The Delta State Police Command has been accused of allegedly torturing a 24-year-old man, Paul Obukowho, to death. This is as the Police Public Relations Officer of the state Command, SP Bright Edafe, said the deceased was not tortured and if the family feels there is any foul play, an autopsy is the last resort….
The earthquake that struck Myanmar has resulted in more deaths, with the death toll rising above one thousand persons on Saturday. Al Jazeera reports that 1,002 people have been killed in the earthquake that occurred on Friday. It has also been reported that more than 2,300 people had been wounded, and hundreds are still missing…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, is scheduled to announce the end of 2025 Ramadan soon, as a new moon has been sighted, GISTSMATE MEDIA has learnt. A member of the National Moonsighting Committee in Nigeria, Simwal, announced a positive sighting report in a tweet Saturday night. “I just had a conversation with a…
Hon. Comforter, a distinguished lawmaker representing the good people of Ibadan North Local Government in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has extended her heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim faithful across the globe on the joyous occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. In her goodwill message, Hon. Comforter emphasized the significance of Eid-el-Fitr, marking the…
A 14-year-old Secondary School Student, identified as Nicknes Ayo, has committed suicide after her mother pressured her to name the man who impregnated her. The incident happened on Saturday at Egba in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A neighbour who identified herself as Mama Enyi told our correspondent on the phone that…