The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old salesgirl, Sarah Ogbonna, for allegedly stealing items worth over N29 million from a phone shop in Minna. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that the shop owner, located at Obasanjo Complex, Minna, reported the matter to…
Elon Musk could have his United States citizenship revoked and be exposed to criminal prosecution if he lied to the government as part of the immigration process, according to legal experts. Musk, who was born and raised in South Africa and later emigrated to Canada before eventually settling in the US and becoming a citizen,…
At 56, Angela Peters, an Australian mum of five and grandma of 12, has defied expectations and given birth to twin girls, Khorus and Knowyn, after a whirlwind romance and IVF journey with her 39-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright. “I may have been 56 years old… but I’d never been happier,” Angela said as quoted by…
Dear Fellow Residents of Ekiti South Federal Constituency, We write to you today in response to the recent unfounded claims made by Comrade Afuye Idowu regarding the priorities of our esteemed representative, Hon. Femi Bamisile. It is imperative that we address these allegations with clarity and integrity, as they stem from a concerning pattern of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike hailed the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu, to the advancement of higher education in the country. Wike said Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda has injected new life into the university system through landmark Interventions that are transforming the landscape of tertiary education. The Minister, who…
The Nigerian Army High Command has declared three day mourning to honour seventeen gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price during the Niger terrorist attack. In a press statement sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Army said all Nigerian Army formations and units have been directed to fly the Nigerian Army flag at half-mast from June 25th…
As much as $41 billion in World Bank climate finance is unaccounted for, according to Oxfam International. In a report released on Thursday, Oxfam revealed that an audit of the World Bank’s climate finance activities from 2017-2023 found that between $21 billion and $41 billion in climate finance was not tracked from the time…
Nollywood actor Femi Branch has spoken out following the stampede in Ibadan, Oyo State, last week, which resulted in the deaths of over 35 people, mostly children. The stampede occurred during an event at the Islamic High School in the Bashorun area, organized by the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife. Prophetess Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi….
The Young Progressives Party, YPP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Malik Ado-Ibrahim, has faulted the composition of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, asking the Nigerian leader to reshuffle his team. Ado-Ibrahim made this statement on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The YPP chieftain said that President Tinubu has not been able to translate his vision into…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, described his political journey as “a political miracle,” reflecting on his rapid rise from deputy governor to Nigeria’s president within four years. Jonathan made the remark at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, during the public presentation of three books authored by journalist and his former spokesperson,…