A former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Mahrazu Tsiga (retired). The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that no ransom was paid to facilitate the release of Retired Brigadier General Mahrazu Tsiga, who was held captive for 56 days by kidnappers. In a statement, DHQ spokesman, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, said…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has declared the title of Sarkin Sasa in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State as null and void and not recognised by Ibadan Traditional Chieftaincy Law. This declaration was made during the Olubadan-In-Council meeting, which was held on Monday at Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, in Ibadan….
Unidentified gunmen have abducted a 400-level student of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Augustine Madubiya, in the early hours of Tuesday. A local resident was also shot and killed during the attack. The incident occurred around 3:00am at Istijaba Villa, an off-campus hostel located in Unguwar Jeji. According to eyewitness accounts, five armed men…
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for his political appointments. The legislator described the appointments as violations of the constitutional provision for federal character. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday, Ndume said Tinubu’s appointments have not reflected the diversity mandated by section 14(3) of the 1999 constitution. “The…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Monday hosted suspended Rivers assembly lawmakers in the United Kingdom. In a video shared on X, Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant on public communications and social media to the minister, said the lawmakers, “who are in the UK for legislative capacity building”, were hosted to…
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has faulted Nigeria’s import ban on 25 items, saying the restrictions limit market access for American exporters. This comes almost a week after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on goods entering the US, with Nigeria getting 14 percent. In a post on X on Monday, the USTR highlighted…
Abdullahi Musa Huseini, a popular make-up artist known as Amuscap, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment in Kano State for abusing and mutilating the Nigerian currency. He was convicted by Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court for spraying N100,000 in N1000 denominations during his wedding celebration. The offence took place on December…
An 18-seater Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number KTG 283 XA has rammed into the busy Damagum market in Yobe State, killing a pregnant woman, four others and injuring 19 persons. Confirming the number of casualties, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, said the incident happened…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead. According to a statement issued by the family on Tuesday, the business tycoon died on Monday at the age of 85. Born on 9 April 1939, Dozie was raised in a Catholic…
Nigeria is not on the list of countries facing an entry ban into Saudi Arabia from April 13, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has clarified. Tuggar said in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, that Saudi authorities officially confirmed yesterday that a viral memo suggesting Nigeria’s inclusion in…