President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed Shehu Dikko as the Chairman of the National Sports Commission. This appointment comes after the president scraped the Ministry of Sports Development and had its functions transferred to the National Sports Commission in order to develop a vibrant sports economy. The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, was…
No fewer than 35 Muslims heading to Saminaka in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State for a Maulud celebration died in a tragic motor accident. The victims of the accident were in a chartered J5 bus, which collided head-on with another vehicle near Samunaka. Although authorities were yet to officially comment on the incident,…
In the run-up to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to extend protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose temporary protected status is set to expire early into the Trump-led administration. Citing U.S. officials and documents, The New York Times reported on Friday that this move signals…
Commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory have lost out in their suit seeking to operate without intimidation from security agencies and its operatives in Nigeria’s capital city. The sex workers also prayed the court to enforce their fundamental human right to engage in their business of prostitution as allegedly enshrined in Nigerian law….
Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State, Daily Trust has reported. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted…
The Ekiti State Government, in partnership with Premium Trust Bank, has commenced a three-day capacity-building training program for teachers, administrative staff, therapists, and other personnel from all special schools across the state. The training, which began on December 16, 2024, is taking place at the Government School for the Physically Challenged and Intellectual Disabilities in…
In celebration of the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr, Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party paid a visit to internally displaced persons in their camp in the Durumi area of Abuja. In a post shared on X on Monday, March 31, Obi said he was at the IDP camp to support and share moments…
President Bola Tinubu has on Thursday signed the four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly into law. Tinubu gave the presidential assent to the bills during a short ceremony at the Presidential Villa, attended by the leadership of the National Assembly and some legislators, governors, ministers, and aides of the President. The…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Nigerian female pilgrim from Zamfara State, who is in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj, has given birth to a baby in Madinah. According to reports, the pilgrim who hailed from Tsafe LGA delivered a baby in less than 48 hours of her arrival in Madinah. She received special gifts…
Police in Benue State have arrested a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Dr Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of the wife of his colleague, Mrs Susan Anyagh. Her husband, Paul Anyagh, is the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, JOSTUM chapter. It was gathered that the…
