Eighteen months after the 2023 presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered clarification on the timing of the result declaration made in the early hours of March 1, 2023. President Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner with 8,794,726 votes, defeating Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, 6th September, concluded his official visit to China and headed for London, United Kingdom. According to the Special Adviser to Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President would head to the UK via Dubai. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that President Tinubu told Nigerians living…
A Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto State, on Friday, remanded Shafi’u Umar-Tureta in correctional centre custody for allegedly circulating falsehood against Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his wife through a social media platform. Tureta was the Special Assistant to former Governor Aminu Tambuwal and was charged with circulating injurious falsehood and engraving matter known…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his readiness to make tough decisions necessary for national progress. He acknowledged the challenge of achieving national consensus on various issues but emphasized the importance of such decisions for the country’s advancement. Concluding his official engagements in China, President Tinubu met with the Nigerian community and members of the Nigerians…
The Federal Government has debunked rumours of age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday, stating that there are no age limits for sitting for the exams. Sununu explained that the government…
Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark has shattered the Paralympic record in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category, lifting an astounding 145kg. This remarkable feat surpasses the previous record held by compatriot Lucy Ejike. Mark’s performance has all but secured Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, with one lift remaining. Her closest competitor is attempting…
Some unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted an assistant Chief Nursing Officer with the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa. Uruakpa, 66, was said to be coming from the evening church service when the gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan market….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has begun a process to obtain a fresh $2bn loan from the World Bank. The loan request submitted by the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the government is currently undergoing concept review, an appraisal stage that will lead to further negotiation and approval. According to documents posted…
The federal government through the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned Point of Sale (POS) operators in the Fintech sector and threatened to shut down those who fail to register their businesses. The CAC in a statement on Friday noted that the 60-day deadline for registration, which expired on September 5, 2024, has not been…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the widespread circulation of an explicit and compromising video featuring a young woman on various social media platforms. The individual in question, identified as Godgift Bai, a 24-year-old resident of Ogbolomabiri in Nembe Local Government Area, was taken into custody by law enforcement…
