In 1891, a sensational story appeared in the St. Louis Globe Democrat of Saint Louis, Missouri. According to the news report, a young sailor named James Bartley got swallowed by a sperm whale, and when the whale was killed the following day and his belly cut open, out popped Bartley, blind and scathed by the…
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, narrowly escaped a suspected assassination attempt over the weekend as armed gunmen reportedly invaded his Surulere residence in the early hours of Sunday. According to reports, the attackers, unaware that Sego was not at…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has dissolved both the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of Sports Development. The National Sports Commission (NSC) will now assume the duties previously managed by the sports ministry. According to the FEC, the National Sports Commission (NSC) will take over the responsibility of the sports ministry. Additionally, the…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu has announced that none of the 31 requests for state creation in Nigeria have met the constitutional requirements for consideration. Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, made this known on Friday during a two-day retreat…
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, disclosed that looted funds totalling $ 967.5 billion and N277 billion have been recovered in cash and assets. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said the recovery was made in 2024 alone. According to him, whereas the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
The United States has issued a stern warning to Nigerians overstaying their visas, declaring that violators could face a permanent travel ban and possible criminal prosecution. In a message released via its official X handle on Monday, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria left no room for doubt, stressing that consular officers have full access to…
Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom has found two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, guilty of multiple rape charges. Northamptonshire Police disclosed this in a statement on its official Facebook page on Monday, obtained by PUNCH Online on Tuesday. This follows weeks after a Nigerian pilot, Olukayode Ojo, was convicted in a Texas…
No fewer than 16 persons have been roasted to death in an accident at Ajue community along the Ore-Ondo highway. They were said to have been burnt beyond recognition. The accident, which occurred around 8pm on Monday, involved a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck. Witnesses said dangerous overtaking led to head on collision and…
German Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day official visit, GISTSMATE MEDIA is reporting. He was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The visit will be the third exchange between both countries on the level of head…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that Nigeria is on the verge of losing its hard-fought democracy if it does not retrace its steps. Atiku made this declaration on Monday at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy, and Development (Centre LSD), the Centre for…