No fewer than seven persons died in an early morning accident at NIPCO filling station axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Mrs Okpe stated that the crash, which occurred at 7:00 a.m., involved a Mack…
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The suspects were prosecuted by Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the…
The removal of fuel subsidies has been hailed as a pivotal decision to confront long-standing economic challenges. This is according to Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. Speaking at The Platform, an annual event organized by Covenant Nation in Lagos, Oyedele outlined how previous subsidy regimes perpetuated economic…
Tension is mounting in Oyo State as the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), along with Mogajis, Baales, monarchs, and other prominent figures from Ibadanland, expressed strong opposition to the Oyo State House of Assembly’s move to appoint the Alaafin of Oyo as the permanent Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the law enforcement authorities in South Africa have detained Chidimma Adetshina’s mother, Anabela Rungo. In a statement, the Department of Home Affairs said its investigators assisted by the South African Police Service detained Rungo in Cape Town on Saturday morning. Home Affairs says it withdrew Rungo’s South African documentation in September…
Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced two police officers alongside an immigration officer to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1,640,000 (One Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira). The officers are identified as Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa…
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has revealed that the former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, opposed the nomination of his son, Cyril, as Commissioner for Health-designate. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Monday Okpebholo appointed Dr Cyril Adams Oshiomhole as Commissioner for Health-designate last Tuesday, according to a statement by his Chief Press…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate Nengi has announced the birth of her baby girl, born on February 21. She disclosed this via her official Instagram page on Sunday, describing it as “the purest form of love.” Nengi posted clips from her pregnancy journey up until the moment of her baby’s birth. “My greatest blessing, my…
A man said to be about 40 years has set his house on fire in Asa Umudim community of Osisioma LGA of Abia State, resulting in the death of one of his daughters. Also, the wife of the suspect and two other children, are battling for survival in a hospital following the attack. The suspect,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the operatives of the Nasarawa state police command have arrested a pregnant suspect for allegedly stealing a baby during a naming ceremony. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s public relations officer, Ramhan Nansel, also stated that another suspect was arrested for stealing three motorcycles. Mr Nansel wrote, “On 28/9/2024 at…