The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has alleged that recent terror attacks across the country are being aided by “insiders,” claiming that elements within Nigeria’s security architecture are sabotaging national efforts in collaboration with external forces. The allegation was contained in a statement released on Saturday signed by the Lagos APC spokesman,…
Ahmad Bunkure, the newly appointed Special Adviser on works to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state, has passed away. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that Bunkure died on Wednesday in Egypt. He was among 13 Special Advisers, seven Commissioners and six Permanent Secretaries sworn in on Monday at the Kano State government house. Governor Yusuf in a…
India’s parliament has passed a sweeping law banning online gambling, after government figures showed 450 million people lost a combined $2.3 billion annually on apps. The ban impacts platforms for card games, poker and fantasy sports, including India’s wildly popular homegrown fantasy cricket apps. The government said roughly a third of the world’s most populous…
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,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personal assistant on constituency affairs, Hon. Kareem Khadijat Omotayo has held a strong stakeholders meeting in Katsina state over President’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The meeting which included acting Governor of the state, Mallam Farouq Lawal and other bigwigs in the state highlighted fostering collaboration to drive socio-economic development, reduce poverty among…
The earthquake that struck Myanmar has resulted in more deaths, with the death toll rising above one thousand persons on Saturday. Al Jazeera reports that 1,002 people have been killed in the earthquake that occurred on Friday. It has also been reported that more than 2,300 people had been wounded, and hundreds are still missing…
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has passed away at the age of 100, as confirmed by the Carter Center, an organisation he founded to promote democracy and human rights globally. Carter, a former peanut farmer, made history by living longer than any other US president, and had celebrated his 100th birthday…
The FCT Police Command has debunked reports that former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and killed. Instead, the police confirmed that he was found dead in a chair inside his hotel room in Abuja after receiving a female guest. Parradang was discovered dead a day after…
United States Senator Bernie Moreno has introduced a new legislation, the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, seeking to prohibit US nationals from holding dual citizenship. Under the current American laws, citizens may maintain multiple nationalities without renouncing any. Moreno, who previously gave up his Colombian citizenship, argued that dual citizenship poses “conflicts of interest and…
Tragedy struck in Lagos on Monday as separate fatal accidents claimed the lives of at least three people, including two students, in two different locations. The first incident occurred at the Ayeyoro traffic light in Epe, where a truck, suffering a brake failure, crashed into a commercial tricycle and a stationary Toyota Camry car before…