GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially launched and inducted 10,000 youths into the Imole Youth Corps. The inauguration of the youths took place at a grand ceremony at the Freedom Park, Osogbo, the State capital. During the event, Adeleke, explained that the 10,000 youths were spread across the 332 political…
South West Secretary of the Police Campaign Against Cultism And Other Vices, POCACOV, Prince Gbemisola Obadeyi, has attributed the recent failure of 1.5 million candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to cultism, internet fraud otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo, and social media abuse. Obadeyi lamented that these vices had become a major…
Officers of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday morning fired teargas at protesters gathered at the Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The protesters who are members of the ‘Take It Back Movement’ were greeted by heavy police presence when they gathered at the protest venue as early as 9am….
Tragedy on Saturday struck as 20 members of the Kano contingent died in a fatal auto crash while returning from the just concluded National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun State. It was gathered that the vehicle conveying the contingents was involved in the crash in Dakatsalle town, 50 kilometres into the ancient city of Kano….
Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda (Apapa I) has emerged as the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Before her emergence as the Speaker, Meranda was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. Her emergence followed the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the House of Assembly over gross misconduct and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a man giving testimony at Lusaka Magistrates Court, Zambia, in a case where his wife, Ella was allegedly raped by a cleric, John General, the 33-year old Allen Best gave a graphic narration of the incident. According to Zambia Observer, the man said he no-longer found his wife appetizing after she…
The Coalition of Northern Youth Groups has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to nominate Dr. Halima Adenike Tejuosho for a position in the Federal Executive Council as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This appeal follows the recent appointments of heads for seven agencies under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation…
A previously peaceful hunger protest in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, turned violent on Friday as Policemen stationed at the Otovwodo axis of the East-West road allegedly shot and injured a yet-to-be identified protester. The incident triggered other protesters to burn tyres and pelt local government officials with sachet water. For…
No fewer than 35 Muslims heading to Saminaka in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State for a Maulud celebration died in a tragic motor accident. The victims of the accident were in a chartered J5 bus, which collided head-on with another vehicle near Samunaka. Although authorities were yet to officially comment on the incident,…
The Apex Igbo Socio-Cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has issued a statement condemning the role of certain Southeast leaders in delaying the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The organization stated that self-serving political ambitions among some Southeast Governors and a former Governor are at the heart of the prolonged detention…