Nigeria’s national grid has collapsed for the 12th time this year, plunging parts of the country into darkness once more. According to a tweet from the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid, the incident occurred at approximately 2:09 PM on Wednesday, December 11. “The major grid setback has occurred, and the restoration is to commence,” the message read, sparking widespread ...

The Edo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to Governor Monday Okpebholo's verbal gaffes during his 2025 budget presentation at the state House of Assembly. The Governor went viral on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, after a video showing the moment he struggled to read the figures of the appropriation bill before a packed assembly hit the internet. In the clip, he ...

GistReel Manchester City vs Manchester United is often a tasty affair, but the upcoming clash between the two city rivals has an added bit of spice. Stock ID: 2252391281 New Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim famously bested Pep Guardiola’s side in the Champions League in his final home game in charge of Sporting Lisbon at the Jose Alvalade Stadium. While the hosts will be the favourites in the Man ...

President Bola Tinubu is set to perform the groundbreaking of 2,000 housing units of the Renewed Hope City in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, in the next few weeks. Ahmed Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, announced this during an official assessment visit, on Wednesday in Lagos. Dangiwa said Lagos would represent the South-West, while the president would do that of the North-West in Kano, ...

GistReel A Nigerian woman based in the UK has sparked controversy after placing a sacrifice at a T-junction and addressing those mocking her for being childless. She shared the incident in a video posted on her TikTok page. Nigerian woman in UK places sacrifice at t-junction. In the video, the woman first revealed her face before showing a road leading to four streets. She disclosed that she had ...

The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday lost his move to get the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court to grant him bail. Justice Maryann struck out Bello’s bail application on the ground that it was filed as of the time the former governor was yet to be taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The application was filed on ...

Yoruba movie actress Mary Beauty Omojola has revealed some of the struggles she faced in her marriage, while stating how her husband got a house for a side-chick and told her he did not care if she died with her pregnancy at the time. In a video that was posted on the official Instagram page of Talk To B5000 during an interview with Biola Adebayo, she made it known that her husband got a house ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has noted that politics is about meeting people's needs irrespective of whom they pledge their loyalties or allegiances to. The Governor disclosed this while inaugurating Okocha Road in Rumuolumeni community, Obio Akpor Local Government Area (LGA). His predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, not only hails ...

GistReel A video has surfaced online showing an aide to Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, offering congratulatory messages to Umo Eno, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, on the demise of his wife. Gistreel recalls that Governor Umo Eno tragically lost his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, on September 26, 2024, at the age of 57. A video circulating online shows an aide to Godswill ...

It started as an ordinary morning for Alex Thompson and his classmates on their daily bus ride to school. They barely noticed the switch to a substitute driver, who seemed harmless enough. But as the trip progressed, Alex picked up on subtle signs—wrong turns, speeding, and frequent glances in the mirror—that made him uneasy. Then, the bus abruptly veered off-road, and Alex knew he had to act ...

GistReel Popular Nollywood actor, Williams Uchemba and his wife, Brunella Oscar, announce the arrival of their second child, embracing a new milestone. Overjoyed, Williams Uchemba took to Instagram to share the news of his newest addition. According to the actor, the child was born on December 9, 2024, and lovingly described the newborn as ‘my good gift’. The video provides an intimate ...

Albinos are a unique group consisting of people who are born without pigmentation in any part of their body, including their eyes, skin, or hair. They move and speak precisely the same as everyone else, and their diet is the same as ours, with the exception that they make an effort to limit the quantity of salt that they take in. Some of them make the decision not to go outside at night because ...

The Umunwanyi Ndoki Association known as Umuenyere Ikwu Ndoki (UEIN), under the leadership of Ms. Ugwulo Emuchay, has strongly condemned the defamatory press release issued by the self-styled “Concerned Obohia Indigenes” against its Chairlady and the Eze-elect of Obohia Kingdom, Chief Ugochukwu Nduwuisi. This baseless attack, steeped in unverified allegations, reeks of malicious intent to ...

Yoruba movie actress Tolulope Onamade has revealed some of the bad experiences she has had so far in her life, while also stating how she was almost used by a guy for money rituals. In a video that was posted on the official Instagram page of Talk To B5000, she made it known that when she joined her friends as a hook-up girl for the first time, she was almost used to money rituals by a guy who ...

Yoruba movie actress Mary Beauty Omojola has revealed what her husband did to her when a man gave her money to produce a movie of her own without having any affair with him, while also stating how her husband threatened to kill her dream of becoming a popular actress in the movie industry. In a video that was posted on the official Instagram page of Biola Bayo1 during an interview with Biola ...

The member representing Isuikwuato Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Lucky Johnson, has dismissed rumours that Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Emmanuel Emeruwa is to be impeached. Johnson, who reacted to some social media reports about the fate of the Speaker, described the claims as unfounded lies aimed at misleading the public. Speaking to AFNEWS in Umuahia on ...

Kungiyar tsofaffin ‘yan sandan Najeriya (NUP), reshen jihar Kano, ta yi barazanar fara yajin aikin cin abinci. Kungiyar ta ce za ta dauki matakin ne domin matsawa gwamnatin tarayya da hukumar kula da fanshon ‘yan sanda su biya su hakkokinsu. Sakataren kungiyar tsofaffin ‘yan sandan reshen jihar Kano, Kwamred SP Sa’idu Garba (rtd), ne ya tabbatar ne ya shaida wa manema labarai haka ...

A lawyer representing several of his alleged victims of s3xual abuse has claimed there could be as many as 300 civil legal cases against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Tony Buzbee, who has already issued 20 lawsuits from people seeking damages from the disgraced hip-hop mogul, said his team has received around 3,000 calls since he asked potential victims to come forward in October. He told the BBC the ...

Nollywood actress Annie Idibia has taken to social media to celebrate her daughter, Isabella, as she marks her 16th birthday today, December 11th. In a heartfelt message shared on her Instagram page, the proud mother reminisced about the day she welcomed Isabella into the world, describing it as a moment filled with magic and an indescribable love. Annie recounted the first time she looked into ...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Wednesday assured the people of Bichi in Bichi Local Government Area, that the Emirate Council will return their District Head to them peacefully. Sanusi gave the assurance when a delegation of traditional and religious leaders led by the Chairman of Bichi Local Government, Alhaji Hamza Sule, paid him a homage and solidarity visit at his palace. He said ...