GIST OF THE DAY

Lose to Mexico and Messi, 35-year-old magical Messi, would see his final chance of winning this trophy ended. Messi’s career would be missing what he must feel should be his by right of his unmatched talent. “We had to rescue our World Cup,” Messi said afterwards, and he did just that. “We needed this euphoria… It seems like in the second-half we made our true debut.” Messi’s goal lifted the roof; he gave this World Cup a moment it wanted with a sumptuous, imperious finish, creating the space as only Messi does and beating the goalkeeper as only Messi does, with a brutal, elegant sweep of that left foot from outside the penalty area. The way he celebrated, shaking his fists, roaring, showed just how much it meant; showed the tension he felt. As he stood taking the applause even some Mexican fans could not resist whipping out their camera phones. “Number 10 scored the goal and he does what he does,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “We have Leo.” The din of celebration was amazing.

The homosexual man confessed that after raping the boy to death, he quickly dug a shallow grave in a nearby bush, where he buried the boy. Men of the Ogun state Police Command on Friday, November 25th arrested a 36-year-old homosexual identified as Sikiru Ajibola for allegedly raping a 5-year-old boy to death in Ogijo area of Ogun state. The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ogijo divisional headquarters by the CDA Chairman of Olorunwa Arogbeja Ogijo, who stated that one of the community members informed him that the suspect had unlawful carnal knowledge of a 5 years old boy, consequence upon which the innocent boy died in the process. Upon the report, the DPO Ogijo division, CSP Enatufe Omoh, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested. On interrogation, the arrested suspect confessed to being a homosexual and that while he was raping the deceased boy, the boy gave up the ghost. He confessed further that he quickly dug a shallow

The police in Lagos state have apprehended a fake medical doctor. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Twitter. Posting the photo of the fake medical doctor, Hundeyin wrote; ”This 26-year old man faked a medical license in his name and has been practicing as a medical doctor since January 2022. Commendation goes to public-spirited Lagosians who spotted him and promptly informed the Police. You have saved lives. If you see something, say something!” In other news, a young groom has gone viral online after he allowed his anger take the best of him on his wedding day as he was captured getting into a physical bout with a guest at the ceremony. The man and his wife were dancing during the wedding reception when one of the guests stood up and started dropping cash on his forehead. A closer look at the guest in the video would show him licking the money before standing up from his seat. The man attempted to continue spraying the couple with mo

Jana preached against the idea of parents giving their daughters an ultimatum to find a man and start a family. Nigerian businessman and social media commentator, Wale Jana has opined that the biggest prison in the world for women is marriage. In a recent post on his Instagram page, Jana preached against the idea of parents giving their daughters an ultimatum to find a man and start a family. According to him, 90 percent of a woman’s glory is trapped if she ends up with the wrong man. He wrote in the post, “There is an evil I have seen under the sun and it is the demonic way of trapping a woman’s glory and destiny with a wedding ring. She’s crying and happy and all her friends are jealous of her but they don’t know she has entered a life long bondage and she may never come out alive. The biggest prison in the world for women is marriage and it’s such a tragedy! A lady messaged me a while back and she said “my parents have given me an ultimatum to get married” how do you give someone a

The State Security Service has locked up a student of Federal University Dutse over a social media post deemed defamatory against Nigeria First Lady Aisha Buhari. Peoples Gazette heard that Aminu Adamu Muhammed had in June posted on Twitter that Mrs Buhari had suddenly added massive weight after taking part in plundering the nation’s meagre resources as the masses endured hardship under her husband’s brutal regime. In the June 8, 2022, tweet, Mr Muhammed chastised Ms Buhari in Hausa: “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi”, which could be translated as “the mother has gotten fatter by eating masses’ money.” Mr Muhammed’s friends said he made the post because he was frustrated about the prolonged strike by universities across the country. The strike, which started in early 2022, ended last month after nine months. From a near-athletic build when her husband was seeking office in 2015, Mrs Buhari’s stature has recently ballooned, fueling speculation at a point that she might be ill or pre

Popular Nigerian singer, 2face Idibia has taken to his social media page to query why sanitary pads are not made available for women to use for free in public toilets. The singer needed clarification as to why toilet paper was free in public spaces but not sanitary towels. According to him, both were used for natural issues, and was curious to know why only one was always available. 2face wrote, “I NO KNOW EVERY AND I NO WAN FEEL LIKE SAY I SABI PASS. BUT I WAN ASK THIS SIMPLE QUESTION. IF PUBLIC TOILETS AND TISSUE DEY FREE BASED ON PISS AND SHIT WEY NATURAL WHY PERIOD PAD WEY DEY NATURAL NO DEY FREE FOR ALL PUBLIC TOILETS I’M JUST RESPECTFULLY ASKING” [ruby_related heading=”More Read” total=5 layout=1] in other news, The singer, via his Instastories, said some people have mastered the art of hiding their red flags from their partners, and pretend to be good people in the relationship. Popular Nigerian singer, 2face Idibia has taken to his social media page to dish out relationship ad

A young groom has gone viral online after he allowed his anger take the best of him on his wedding day as he was captured getting into a physical bout with a guest at the ceremony. The man and his wife were dancing during the wedding reception when one of the guests stood up and started dropping cash on his forehead. A closer look at the guest in the video would show him licking the money before standing up from his seat. The man attempted to continue spraying the couple with money even after the groom tossed the money back at him and it fell to the ground. He began to struggle with the guest to stop him from what he was doing for reasons unknown to the other guests. It got so heated that other guests had to step in and restrain the groom as he punched and kicked the guest. Some netizens were of the opinion that the guest was doing something fetish and the groom spotted him while some joked that the man was probably the bride’s ex and that triggered his anger. A good number were howeve

The victory puts France clear atop Group D with six points, and Les Bleus become the first nation at the 2022 World Cup to mathematically secure a knockout-stage place. It took until the 86th minute, but France successfully exacted revenge on Denmark for their two UEFA Nations League defeats in the summer, with a Kylian Mbappe brace securing three valuable World Cup points in a 2-1 victory over their European nemesis. It was a resounding performance from France throughout, and Les Bleus were unlucky to reach halftime without securing the opener. They finally managed to do so just past the hour mark, as Mbappe snuck a shot between two defenders and past an in-form Kasper Schmeichel to put France in front. Denmark gave it a real effort, and they levelled shortly afterwards against the run of play, with defender Andreas Christensen heading home past Hugo Lloris following a set-piece. Yet they could not hang on amidst relentless French pressure, and Mbappe played hero yet again with his se

Famous Nigerian actor, Chinedu Ikedieze better known as Aki, has stated that he is no longer scared of poverty even though it used to be his greatest fear. He declared boldly that he works very hard and is certain that he and poverty will never have any relationship again. Chinedu made this declaration during an interview. He said; “Obviously, no one would want to dare poverty if one had had a face-off with it in the past (laughs). I work hard every day to keep poverty at arm’s length. I’m sure we (me and poverty) don’t have a relationship anymore.” When questioned why he and his bosom buddy, Osita “Pawpaw” Iheme, frequently played clichéd roles in the early years and his opinion on the flamboyant lifestyle of other actors, the comedic actor replied that they were simply doing their jobs and the actors knew their pockets so it was their choice to live like that. In his words; “It is nothing. We were just enjoying ourselves as actors. Although some people may call it stereotypical roles

Peter Ochigbo, 42 and Samuel Bachu, 35, a married father-of-five, were arrested this week by police in Abuja. Two men have been arrested for possessing a woman’s severed head in Abuja. When the siuspects were interrogated, questioned, Peter Ochigbo said he was set up by his friend named Peter Etuma and it was this Etuma that took him to Abuja and provided him with the head. He claimed Peter Etuma called him to meet him somewhere and he did, not knowing he had called the police, and when the police arrived they found him with the human head and arrested him. Watch the video below UPDATE: 2 Men In Desperate Quest For Money And Power Caught With Human Head In ABUJA. Two Benue men by name, Peter Ochigbo and Samuel Achu of Otukpo LGA of Benue State, were caught with human head in ABUJA by the Police. pic.twitter.com/PW5foAkvkc — ABUJA FACTS (@Abuja_Facts) November 25, 2022 In other news, A Nigerian woman has conveyed her appreciation to God after surviving a multi-car collision in which he

After she bagged a doctoral degree, she said she can’t continue with the marriage because she can’t submit to a man with his level of education. A Nigerian woman has reportedly filed for a divorce because she doesn’t want to be controlled by a man who’s below her educationally. According to Twitter user @Abdullahiabba_ who relayed the incident, his cousin – the woman’s husband – dropped out of school to support his wife’s education and saw her through to the highest level of education, PhD. However, after she bagged her doctoral degree, she said she can’t continue with the marriage because she can’t submit to a man with his level of education. @Abdullahiabba _ tweeted, “My Cousin Sameer had to drop out of school after marriage just to support his wife education due to her parents were not strong enough for that just for her to attain Phd and seek for divorce from him telling him she can’t be controlled by a man who’s not educated like him. She can’t be controlled by a man who’s not up

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and Regina Daniel’s husband, Senator Ned Nwoko have engaged in a verbal spat that has expanded to a new dimension. The governor had made a video digging at Ned Nwoko over the $418 Paris Club refunds. Ned in a statement issued by his Media Directorate, which he personally signed, vowed that it was only a matter of time before Wike would end in jail over his alleged corrupt practices. He also accused Wike of making fraudulent claims on the alleged payments of 13% derivation to South-South States, describing Wike’s claim as fraudulent. Read the press statement; [ruby_related heading=”More Read” total=5 layout=1] The attention of Ned Nwoko Media Directorate has been drawn to a cowardly video where the Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike purportedly made wild insinuations against Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko. Characteristic of the garrulous governor, he carelessly dabbled again into the issue of the $418 Paris Club refunds, a legitimate entitlement of Prince Ned

A Nigerian woman has conveyed her appreciation to God after surviving a multi-car collision in which her vehicle and other vehicles skidded over a bridge in Ikire, Osun state. She uploaded a video online in which all the accident-related automobiles can be seen submerged in the river but did not state what caused the accident. All those involved in the accident and passersby can be heard expressing gratitude to God for helping them escape what would have been a major disaster. Watch the video below; View this post on Instagram A post shared by gistoftheday.com (@gistoftheday) In other news, A Nigerian man has been in pain after taking his metal piggy box to a bank in the hopes of depositing his savings, only to discover that the money had gone bad. He recently brought the box to a bank and opened it there, but regrettably, all the money inside had rotted away. He had obviously been stashing cash for a while inside the box and would have anticipated seeing a sizable

The Dancing senator, Ademola Adeleke has shown off his dancing skills while taking a walk in his compound with his aides. The senator who is known for expressing his dance skills did not disappoint and showed off his excitement about his inauguration as the new Governor of Osun state coming up on Sunday, November 27. Before he broke into dance, he can be heard chanting; November 27, here we come, the good lord is here, Thank you father for this day. November 27 all the way. Osun people, here comes imole. The video of him dancing with his supporters was shared online. Watch the video below; View this post on Instagram A post shared by gistoftheday.com (@gistoftheday) in other news, A young Nigerian man has accused a hospital in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, of harvesting his 17-year-old brother’s kidney. According to him, his brother is a minor and cannot consent to organ donation. The aggrieved man who called out the hospital in a trending video is seen ran

Popular Nollywood Actress, Rita Dominic, has officially tied the knot with Fidelis Anosike in a 900-year-old Abbey with a distinctive past. The couple who first had their introduction/traditional wedding back in April 2022, at Rita’s late father’s compound in Aboh, Mbaise, Imo State, which also served as the residence of the community’s traditional ruler, Eze Marcellenus J.O Waturuocha. The Bride and the groom were all smiles as she shined brightly in her wedding gown while walking down the aisle. Her friends and family (and association of God-wheners) have since taken to their respective social media pages to share beautiful photos as well as congratulatory messages. Watch her beautiful entrance below ; View this post on Instagram A post shared by gistoftheday.com (@gistoftheday) Fidelis Anosike is the founder of Folio Media Group, a multi-media company which owns Daily Times Nigeria (founded 1926), the country’s oldest and most noteworthy newspaper. A graduate wi

Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has taken to social media to show off his cooking skills. The Instagram influencer was pounding yam in his kitchen to remind his partner that he is wife material. Bobrisky said whoever will marry him in the future should get ready to have a spouse who will always prepare sumptuous meals. According to the self-appointed Mummy of Lagos, he would feed his future partner until his in-law’s can no longer recognize their child. Sharing a video of himself cooking, he wrote; “Future husband be ready for me. I’m gonna feed you that your family won’t recognize you lol 😆” Watch the video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by gistoftheday.com (@gistoftheday) In other news, Popular media personality, Daddy Freeze, has taken to social media to gush over his lovely wife, Benedicta Elechi. According to him, men should marry beautiful women to “pepper” their exes. The On Air Personality

Netizens have reacted to the sad video of a man who lost all his savings because the notes decayed in the box he saved them in. The man took the box to his bank to lay a complaint but the naira notes were damaged beyond repair after being kept in a metal container that seemed to have rusted. People who were at the scene expressed their shock and pain with the situation and recommended people always store their money in banks to avoid depressing tales. watch video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by gistoftheday.com (@gistoftheday) a fan wrote: “Spend your money, enjoy your life you no go hear, Na so so investment and savings, Shey you Dan see?? 😂” another fan wrote: “Damn you fit dey save money make you still lose your savings. Nothing is assured spend your money and enjoy life” a fan wrote: So he brought it to the bank so that they would do what?🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ Oti lo, most of it is now worthless and destroyed, there is nothing that can be done

He recently brought the box to a bank and opened it there, but regrettably, all the money inside had rotted away. A Nigerian man has been in pain after taking his metal piggy box to a bank in the hopes of depositing his savings, only to discover that the money had gone bad. [ruby_related heading=”More Read” total=5 layout=1] He had obviously been stashing cash for a while inside the box and would have anticipated seeing a sizable amount of cash when he eventually opened it. He recently brought the box to a bank and opened it there, but regrettably, all the money inside had rotted away. A video currently making the rounds shows the rusty piggy bank and the wads of decayed naira notes that have been transferred into a bag. Bank employees can be seen examining the bad notes and feeling sorry for the man. Watch video below, read reactions below: @nikkilaoye: “So he brought it to the bank so that they would do what?🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ Oti lo, most of it is now worthless and destroyed, there is

A Twitter user has narrated how a couple’s wedding which was slated for this December got called off after the groom discovered that his bride-to-be recently paid her ex a visit. After the bride was confronted about it, her defense was that the visit was a friendly one. The user with the handle, @jojonitq, in their tweet, reveaeld that the groom discovered that his woman paid her ex-boyfriend a visit after their engagement and after the bride was confronted about it, her defense was that the visit was a friendly one. The user wrote, “My Friends wedding that was supposed to take place by december was called off today, her Fiancé discovered she visited her ex boyfriend after their engagement, she said it was just a friendly visitation” In other news, Veteran Nollywood actress, Uche Ebere has taken to social media to advise women against waiting till they have a job before getting married. Uche told women to get married if they find an interested suitor, even if they don’t have a job. The