A woman simply identified as Modupe Alasin has died after she was mercilessly beaten by her husband in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State. Sources said that the husband pounded on her over lateness to farm on the day of the sad incident. According to a witness who pleaded anonymity, the woman screamed and begged for mercy…
The Ministry of Education has announced that it is investigating allegations of unauthorised deductions from students’ loans and NELFund accounts by universities. The ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said that an urgent meeting has been scheduled for 6 May 2025 with the vice chancellors of the affected universities and the…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa says he has directed an autopsy after the death of the state’s Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Diri made the disclosure on Saturday while hosting former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Government House, Yenagoa. Ewhrudjakpo breathed his last after collapsing in his office on Thursday. He was rushed to the Federal…
The former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. Jandor made the announcement on Monday during a press conference at his office in Ikeja, Lagos, weeks after resigning from the PDP. Jandor cited internal crises and lack of…
In a viral moment from Ghana, a deceased lady was laid to rest in a casket shaped like an iPhone 14 Pro Max, leaving netizens both shocked and intrigued. The custom-made casket, complete with a camera cutout, closely resembled the iconic phone model and sparked an online debate about the choice. Questions quickly flooded social…
At least six people have lost their lives after a truck carrying foodstuffs lost control and overturned at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Enugu State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Enugu State Command, Franklin Agbakoba, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Enugu….
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a “game-changing” twice-daily pill that is said to slow the spread of an incurable type of breast cancer. The drug, Truqap, developed by AstraZeneca, targets the AKT protein, a molecule known to fuel the multiplication of cancer cells. By inhibiting AKT’s action,…
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is currently in custody at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja. According to reliable sources at the Commission’s headquarters, Bello was arrested in a midnight sting operation. A source familiar with the development stated that Bello, who had initially claimed to have voluntarily honoured…
Another lawmaker under the platform of the Labour Party has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), making a total of seven federal lawmakers to exit the LP in one week. The House of Representatives member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, Plateau State, Mr Ajang Iliya defected barely a week after the LP lost…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Ward Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ejemekwuru Oguta LGA Imo State, Dominic Ikpeama has landed in the police net for allegedly selling the federal government’s palliatives meant for the people of Ejemekwuru autonomous community. He was arrested by the Oguta Divisional headquarters following a petition against him…
