The chairman of Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, Mrs. Bolatito Shobowale, has passed away. The council area has been thrown into mourning following the announcement of her death on Friday. Shobowale, the third executive chairman of the LCDA, had reportedly been battling an undisclosed illness for a long time before she succumbed….
US Senator Jim Risch of Idaho has condemned Nigeria over the recent abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State, saying the country has repeatedly failed to protect its students from attacks by jihadists and criminal gangs. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Risch highlighted that schoolchildren, particularly girls, remain prime targets for enslavement, forced…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Sri Lanka was plunged into darkness for three days after a monkey tampered with an electric grid station. Reuters reported on Friday that Sri Lanka’s power minister, Kumara Jayakody, blamed the country’s power outage on “a monkey that disrupted a grid station in a Colombo suburb.” The power outage started on…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested prominent Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel, popularly known as E-Money, over alleged abuse of the Nigerian currency. E-Money was reportedly picked up on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos. It was gathered on Tuesday that the socialite is being…
An Osun High Court in Ile-Ife, on Thursday, reinstated Adegboyega Famodun as the Owa of Igbajo and nullified the state government’s revocation of his appointment. The court overturned the White Paper and Executive Order issued by Governor Ademola Adeleke regarding the Owa of Igbajo chieftaincy title. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has begun the export of petrol from the Port Harcourt Refinery to Dubai, shunning the local market. The Port Harcourt Refinery which began operations in November following rehabilitation shipped its first export of petroleum products to Dubai, with the company expected to load the cargo onboard the Wonder Star…
Students of the University of Ibadan (UI) have vowed to continue their protest and lock down the school following the management’s decision to approve a fee hike for the 2023/2024 academic session. Background The students had gone on the street on July 16 and 17 to press home their demands against the hike in fees….
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Gabriel Pius, for allegedly stabbing his elder brother, Abu Simon, to death during a domestic altercation. The incident reportedly occurred in Idanre, a town in the state, and was brought to the attention of the police by a family acquaintance. Commissioner of Police Adebowale Lawal…
Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the 19-year-old wedlock between a couple, Rakiat and ldris, on the accounts of constant fight, lack of care and domestic violence by the latter. The court ruling granted the plaintiff custody of their children, while the defendant was ordered to be responsible for their feeding,…
Tanzanian singer Juma Jux has explained the story of how he guided his Christian wife, Priscilla Ojo, to convert to Islam. Jux, in an interview on Millard Ayo’s YouTube channel, admitted that the process was challenging and required patience, as well as guidance from religious leaders who taught him how to approach the conversation with…
