The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclaimed social media reports that its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has been sacked by President Bola Tinubu. A viral WhatsApp message had indicated that Mahmood was sacked and replaced with one Prof. Olamilekan. “INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmud Yakubu has been replaced with Prof. Bashiru Olamilekan by President Tinubu,”…
There is disquiet among political stakeholders in Bayelsa State following a strong indication that Governor Douye Diri is on his way to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection will add to the misery of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South geopolitical zone following the defections of Sheriff Oborevwori and Umo Eno of…
Former Kano State Governor and Kwankwasiyya movement leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has reacted to fresh rumours linking him with a possible defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso, who ran for president under the NNPP in the 2023 elections, has recently been the subject of speculation…
Reports circulating on social media alleged that a female student of Caleb University has been linked to the circulation of multiple private videos online. The claim, which remains unverified, has drawn widespread attention and sparked discussions about online privacy, cyber ethics, and the psychological effects of digital exposure. Netizens said the lady in the video…
The U.S. government has stated that the naira devaluation rendered President Bola Tinubu’s minimum wage increase useless as deteriorating poverty amid galloping inflation wracks millions of Nigerians. This was highlighted in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024, published by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the abduction of over 100 worshippers in the Kurmin Wali community in the Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state, 24 hours after denying the report. On Sunday, gunmen attacked three churches in the community and whisked away about 167 worshippers. However, on Monday, the Kaduna police command dismissed the…
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, warned against payment of ransom to terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals. He gave the warning while receiving a fresh batch of over 60 rescued victims who had been in kidnappers’ den for over a month, following intense military pressure in Kaduna. The victims, among whom was…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that, an Oyo monarch, the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Olushola Alao, has thrown his weight behind the embattled Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Talihat Yunus Ayilara, saying traditional rulers lack the power to sack religious leaders. Recall that the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye had on Friday appointed Habib Ayilara as…
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for Northern Nigeria, Reverend Joseph John Hayab, recently expressed his disappointment in how the news of the kidnapping of 177 worshippers in Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by bandits, was handled by Nigerian authorities. In this interview by SAM NWAOKO, Hayab…
A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Friday, sentenced a mother and daughter, Falilatu Amidu and Ayisatu Amidu, to six months’ imprisonment each for stealing dry ponmo (cow skin), stock fish and dried meat valued at N1 million. The defendants, who reside at No. 21 Ago-oko area in Abeokuta, Ogun, were convicted on a two-count…
