Eastern Gist

23/06/2026

Lagos Police intercept massive haul of military uniforms and drugs

In a significant operation, Lagos Police seized a truckload containing 47 sacks of military uniforms and 80 cartons of illicit drugs in Surulere. Three suspects have been arrested as investigations continue.
What are your thoughts on how these operations slip through?

23/06/2026

Actress Georgina Onuoha breaks silence on domestic violence ravaging Igbo communities
In a raw call to action, veteran actress Georgina Onuoha has raised the alarm on the domestic violence crisis sweeping through Igbo land — sparking urgent conversations about what needs to change.

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What's your take: How can communities better protect and support abuse survivors?

23/06/2026

What do you suggest we do to this guy? 🤔

23/06/2026

23/06/2026

Money delayed. So he stole his pen!s.
A man in Igwuruta allegedly assaulted his neighbor in a way that's left the internet horrified. OSPAC and Rivers vigilantes apprehended him minutes after the incident.

23/06/2026

Pastor Flourish Peters just blessed a Brazilian Butt Lift clinic in Lagos, and Nigerians are asking the question everyone's thinking: Should a church leader be dedicating cosmetic surgery centers?

The LOGIC Church pastor was invited to pray over the facility by the clinic owner, a member of his congregation. The dedication got recorded, went viral, and now the internet is split. Some see it as supporting a congregation member's business. Others see it as endorsing something that conflicts with religious values.

📌 So here's the real question: Is he just backing a congregant's hustle, or did he cross a line? 👇

23/06/2026

Did Tinubu promise 24-hour electricity or didn't he? The Presidency is rewriting the script now, and Nigerians aren't buying it.

The Presidency hit back at claims that President Tinubu guaranteed round-the-clock electricity during his 2023 campaign. According to Bayo Onanuga, the President never made that pledge — he committed to fixing the power supply and scrapping estimated billing instead.

To back this up, the government pointed to concrete moves: the Electricity Act overhaul, prepaid meter rollout, and expanded solar initiatives. These, they say, prove action on the power sector.
The pushback raises an obvious question — did critics misread the promise, or is the Presidency redefining it?

23/06/2026

"What would you be remembered for? " Obi Cubana's question broke the Internet.
Here are the responses 👇👇👇

21/06/2026

❤️ A HE**IN IN IGBO LAND

We all want to rage. We all want to lose it. But then we remember women like this one, and we realize that strength sometimes means staying quiet.

She's been through hell. Her husband got caught in a legal mess that wasn't even his fault, and the whole system came down on him. While he was locked away, she had to be everything—the rock, the mother, the reassurance when there was nothing reassuring to say.

And yesterday, you could hear it. Not the breakdown coming, but the cost of holding everything together. That's not weakness showing through. That's real strength bleeding at the edges.

The worst part? People think because she's still standing, the pain doesn't exist. It does. It's just that she decided her family mattered more than her right to fall apart.

Our young women need to see this. Not the suffering—God knows we have enough of that. See how she refused to let circumstance become her identity. That's the template.

21/06/2026

Governor Sanwo-Olu, Peter Obi, and Obasanjo celebrate Obi of Onitsha's 85th birthday

Top political figures including Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo gathered to honour Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, on his 85th birthday celebration.

The dignitary turnout underscores the paramount ruler's influence and respect across political and cultural circles in Nigeria.
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What do you think this gathering signals for Nigeria's political landscape? 👇