GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Lt.- Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, as the substantive Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a report of the Senate Committee on Army, presented by its chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua (APC, Katsina), after screening the army chief. Recall that President…
The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and other Higher Technical Education has discovered that the newly established Federal Polytechnic, Ugep, in Cross River State has only 142 students with about 154 academic and non-academic staff. The polytechnic has also spent about N600 million on personnel and overhead costs with another N38 million spent on…
Suspected internet fraudsters have allegedly shot a collaborator over a disagreement arising from the sharing of N94 million proceeds from an online scam. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at Okhoro road in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The victim was said to have been driving in his Sport Utility Vehicle when…
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ika north-east LGA of Delta state has been gutted by fire. Sam Olumekun, national commissioner and chairman of the information & voter education committee, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He said INEC received a preliminary report from Etekamba Umoren, the Delta state…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to work on concerns raised over the tax bills. Criticisms have greeted Tinubu’s transmission of the Tax Reform Bills to the National Assembly. The move has pitted the president against some governors with the most vocal criticism coming from the northern…
Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) of the Nigerian police are currently grilling the Lead Pastor of the Harvesters International Christian Center (HICC), Bolaji Idowu, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. SaharaReporters learnt from top police sources that Pastor Idowu, who is also popularly known as the “Next-Level Prayer Conference” pastor was arrested…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially signed the Lagos Electricity Bill into law. The ceremony which was carried out at Lagos House Alausa Ikeja, had in attendance the state deputy governor Kadri Hamzat, members of the State assembly, as well as the state executive council members. Governor Sanwo-Olu commended the state House of Assembly…
Officers from Zone 2 Command, Lagos, have arrested human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi following a defamation petition filed by a complainant. Sources revealed that the petition alleged that Farotimi made defamatory statements against the complainant in a public forum. Earlier, Farotimi had raised concerns about alleged threats to his life, accusing Nigerian elites of collaborating…
Rosemary Oromoni, the mother of Sylvester Oromoni, the Dowen College student who tragically passed away in 2021, has died. A family source revealed she succumbed to an intermittent blood pressure-related illness in late November. Her death follows a challenging period for the Oromoni family, marked by a special court ruling in April 2024 that cleared…
The Yoruba Nation agitators under the Yoruba National Youth, United Kingdom Chapter, has written to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle (MP), seeking support from the United Kingdom on the Yoruba people’s quest in Nigeria for self-determination. The letter, dated November 28, 2024, and obtained by SaharaReporters, asked the…