The freed kidnap victims of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have narrated their ordeal in the hands of their abductors. The victims, who had spent about six days in captivity, were rescued on Sunday following the security intervention of both the federal and…
The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced its relocation from Benin City to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a notice dated January 24, 2025, and signed by the Tribunal Secretary, Mu’azu Bagudu, parties to the case were informed of the relocation. The notice read in part, “I am directed to notify all…
A 39-year-old pregnant woman, identified as Mrs. Esther Enemo, has been murdered in a gruesome manner and her body dismembered in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The killing reportedly happened at Temidire community, Egbejila Road, Ilorin, last Thursday, was allegedly carried out by the younger brother of the victim’s husband, one Mr. Sylvester Enemo (aged…
The National Counter Terrorism Center has officially handed over former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maharazu Tsiga, along with 18 other rescued kidnap victims, to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The handover ceremony took place in Abuja on Thursday, marking a crucial step in the nation’s ongoing fight against…
For 92-year-old Festus Arhagba, life has become an endless nightmare of grief and regret after his 50-year-old son, Kingsley, reportedly died in police custody at the Ajeromi Division, Lagos, under what he described as a chilling mix of “deception, cruelty and extortion.” Sitting in his modest Lagos home, leaning heavily on a walker, the frail…
Honourable Asefon Sunday, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement has condemned a press conference undermining the just concluded All Progressive Congress (APC) consensus primary election. In a press release sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Asefon said some non-indigenes of the state are behind the purported press release discrediting the election which…
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The bills include the Nigerian Tax Bill, the Tax Administration Bill, the Revenue Tax Board Bill, and the Nigerian Revenue Service Establishment Bill. This followed clause by clause consideration of all relevant amendments on the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that Nigerians can access at least eleven different initiatives established by the Federal Government. These key initiatives span various sectors, including education, transportation, business, housing, and skills acquisition, among others. Idris made this disclosure in a Wednesday noon post on X,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, clarified its stance on the ongoing crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly, attributing its silence to conflicting court judgments on the matter. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with media executives at INEC headquarters in Abuja, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu addressed calls for the commission…
The Nigeria Police Force, Rivers State Command has arrested two over fire outbreak at the Trans-Niger Delta Pipeline, located at the border of Kpor and Bodo communities of the state. In a press release by the state police spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, she confirmed the incident and disclosed that the command has launched investigation into…