JUST-IN: Makinde Increases Gratuity Payment Of Retirees From N1.5 Billion To N3 Billion
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has approved a 100 per cent increase in gratuity…
JUST-IN: Makinde Increases Gratuity Payment Of Retirees From N1.5 Billion To N3 Billion
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has approved a 100 per cent increase in gratuity payments for retirees in the state. The Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Aribatise Adebayo, confirmed the development in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Friday, noting that gratuity payments have witnessed a significant increase…
BREAKING: Police Arrest Bandit Seen Flaunting Firearms In Viral Video; Recover AK-47, Cash
The Nigeria Police Force has announced a breakthrough in the fight against insecurity following the arrest of two notorious kidnapping kingpins whose operations spanned across four northern states. In a statement released on Friday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended during a high-stakes covert operation in Kwara…
Panic As Explosions Hit Kwara Community After US Strikes
Panic gripped residents of Offa, Kwara State, on Thursday night after explosions rocked parts of the town, destroying properties and raising security concerns, barely hours after the United States announced airstrikes against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria. The incident, which occurred around midnight on Christmas Day, was said to have happened at two separate locations…
FLASH: National Assembly Begins Review Of New Tax Legislation Process
The management of the National Assembly has commenced the review of the new tax legislation process after controversy on the official gazette. In a statement issued on Friday, Director of Information in the National Assembly, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, said the leadership and management of the legislative body are addressing the issues strictly within their constitutional…
More Attacks Coming If Terrorists Keep Killing Christians In Nigeria – Trump
United States President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to terrorists operating in Nigeria, saying further military action will follow if the killing of Christians continues. The warning comes after confirmed U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) elements in Nigeria’s North-West region. Trump disclosed that he personally authorised the military operation, describing it as…
Tinubu Approved US Airstrikes On Terrorists In Sokoto But Gave Conditions – Minister Tuggar
The Nigerian government has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu approved US strikes against terrorist camps in the country’s North-western region on Thursday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this on Friday, hours after the US Department of War and President Donald Trump announced the coordinated military action. Some observers have raised concerns that…
Bombing Of Terrorists: US Can’t Eternally Fight Our Battles – Shehu Sani
Former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has said that while foreign military support may be helpful, Nigeria must ultimately take responsibility for securing its own territory, stressing that the United States cannot “eternally fight our battles.” Sani made the remarks while reacting to reports of recent military strikes against ISIS terrorist targets in the…
Police Arrest Eight Yoruba Agitators Over Road Block, Assault In Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over an alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assault on police officers following a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group in parts of Sango-Ota. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, with the arrests confirmed by the Police…
We Conducted Sokoto Airstrikes With US – Military
The military high command says it is aware and involved in the United States War Department airstrikes into terrorists’ camp in Sokoto State Thursday night. It specifically described the operations as ‘coordinated’, saying it was part of efforts to rid the country of terrorists and other criminal elements threatening national security. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that…
Sheikh Gumi Criticises US Airstrikes In Nigeria, Calls For Alternative Partners
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has criticised the United States’ recent airstrikes on terrorist camps in north-western Nigeria. He described the attacks as potentially polarising and detrimental to national sovereignty. This comes after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that US forces carried out “numerous deadly strikes” in north-western Nigeria. According to Trump, the strikes were…
