At least 40 migrants, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region this year, authorities say. The boat sank off the Mediterranean port of Mahdia in central Tunisia while carrying about 70 migrants, an official said. All the people on…
A pastor of a prophetic prayer ministry based in Sapele, Delta State, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Delta State Police Command over allegations of defilement, rape, and sexual assault. The pastor, identified as Pastor Daniel Ololo, was, according to the police in a statement, picked up…
During the unveiling of his annual prophecy book, Warnings To The Nations (2025/2026 edition), on Saturday, July 5, 2025, Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, forecast a coming conflict between former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi and ex‑Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. The two are among the leading figures expected to…
Emerging details have shed light on the sudden removal of Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). According to sources who spoke with Guardian, President Bola Tinubu’s decision is rooted in his administration’s ongoing efforts to intensify the fight against terrorism and kidnapping across Nigeria. Insiders revealed that Bichi’s dismissal was…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a health worker Akinola Oyabiyi. Oyabiyi, 46, was shot dead inside his car near the Akure Airport at Eleyowo in Akure North Local Government Area. It was around the Akure Airport area that two farmers were abducted last week. Sources said the deceased was…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has cancelled the planned wedding between the popular TikTokers, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda. The Hisbah Deputy Commander, Sheikh Mujahideen Aminuddeen, who confirmed the development, said the decision was reached after an investigation revealed that the TikTokers lied that they were in love with each other to evade…
Gunmen riding motorbikes have killed 22 villagers in western Niger, most of them attending a baptism ceremony on Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday in Takoubatt village, Tillaberi region, near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali, an area plagued by jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS). A local resident…
The governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo has said that all the ‘Okeite’ pots recovered from native doctors in the state would be subjected to forensic analysis. Soludo said that native doctors arrested with the pots would not be freed should the pots contain traces of human blood. Speaking in Awka, the Anambra State…
The trial of the self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Nigerian-Finnish, Simon Ekpa, commenced in Finland on Friday. Ekpa, who heads a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was charged with terrorism offences by the Finnish authorities on May 16, 2025. The deputy prosecutor general in Finland charged Ekpa with public incitement to commit a crime…
Nigerian comedian and content creator, Ijoba Lande, has claimed he was paid only N90,000 after working for a full month on a set with popular actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele. The skit maker shared his experience in a video, revealing that he had joined Akindele’s production team at Amen Estate with great enthusiasm and did…