A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday in Coventry, Vermont, near the U.S. border with Canada, the agency said in a statement. The incident was the first time since the 2010 slaying of Agent Brian Terry in Arizona that a Border Patrol agent was slain by an assailant,…
In a continued effort to promote health and well-being across rural communities in Osun State Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan, the Senior Special Assistant to the Osun State Governor on Community Engagement, attended a pivotal food and nutrition training organized by Osun State Government through the Ministry of Rural Development and Community Affairs. The training…
Nigerian singer and rapper Eedris Abdulkareem says he didn’t attack Seyi Tinubu with his new song, stressing that he only replied to a statement made by the entrepreneur that his father, President Bola Tinubu, is Nigeria’s best-ever president. The younger Tinubu made the statement in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, in March 2025. The rapper…
The Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor on Community Engagement, Hon Sulaimon Musa Olalekan paid a working visit to Ifon/Ilobu and Erin-Osun for an on-sport assessment to the communities. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hon. Sulaimon had the humbling privilege to visit Ifon/Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities a place recently shaken by communal unrest. Walking through…
United States President Donald Trump has defended himself for briefly sharing a video on his official Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, Trump insisted he had done nothing wrong and said he does not owe…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to a recent comment by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, over his (Atiku) failed presidential bid. In a statement released by Paul Ibe, Atiku’s Media Adviser, on Saturday night, Atiku described Wike’s comments as “theatrical outbursts” and “baseless rants” driven…
A viewer of the BBNaija reality TV show has made an impassioned request to host Ebuka to consider including Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan, Saida Boj, Portable, and Akpi as housemates for the upcoming season 10. Her plea was captured in a video message shared on her TikTok page, where she expressed her enthusiasm for these potential contestants….
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Nkiruka Madueke from her position as the Director General of the Nigeria Climate Change Council (NCCC), a role to which she was appointed in June 2024. The president has appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi, a climate finance expert, as the new leader of the council. This was disclosed in a statement issued…
The Nigerian government on Monday, December 16, 2024, renamed the University Of Abuja, Gwagwalada to Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information, culture and tourism after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to the minister, the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Ayodele Toyosi, before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, for allegedly defrauding some people of N600,150,000 and $50,000. Toyosi was arraigned along with his two companies, Reaprite Global Limited and Agrorite Limited, on 11-count charge. The defendant, according to the EFCC allegedly defrauded some…
