GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Minister of Education and Petroleum, Professor Jibril Aminu, has died at the age of 85. Aminu, a distinguished diplomat, cardiologist, and statesman, passed away in Abuja on Thursday after a prolonged illness. His funeral prayer is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. today at the Abuja National Mosque. His remains will…
The Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai supported by the Air Component have reportedly eliminated three top commanders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) during the failed terrorist attack on Mallam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. Impeccable sources told Zagazola Makama on Thursday that the commanders, identified as Amir…
President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into his predecessor’s actions, Joe Biden and his staff, during his administration in the latest attempt to stoke outlandish “conspiracy theories”. Mr Trump, in a move to discredit Mr Biden, issued an executive order to examine whether some of his predecessor’s presidential actions were legally invalid because his…
A Nigerian software programmer and self-proclaimed ‘tech queen’, Sapphire Egemasi, is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after being arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over her alleged involvement in a transnational fraud syndicate that defrauded multiple U.S. government agencies of millions of dollars. Egemasi, known for flaunting a luxurious lifestyle…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has dismissed claims that it has cancelled the English Language paper written on May 28. Recalls that there was widespread confusion across different examination centres as candidates sitting for the senior school certificate examination, SSCE, organised by WAEC faced hours-long delays before writing the English…
Fresh details have emerged on how Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, a Nigerian businessman and managing director of Fargo Petroleum and Gas Ltd, forged several documents to claim N3.7 billion in a petrol subsidy fraud. In his new book titled ‘The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Nigeria’s Petroleum Subsidy Fraud’, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the former chairman of the…
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, continues its free fall in Nigeria after six depots slashed the price to heighten competition in the downstream sector of the Nigerian Petroleum industry. Incoming reports indicate that Hyde, Pinnacle, Aiteo Emadeb, First Royal, and MENJ have reduced their prices to match the ongoing…
The Presidency spent over N23 billion in 2024 to purchase foreign currencies for the international trips of top executive government officials, including President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. This figure, compiled from data provided by GovSpend, a government spending tracker managed by BudgIT, reflects a significant increase from…
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Nationals from these countries will be “fully” restricted from entering the U.S., according to the proclamation. Similarly,…
Two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have granted leave to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to serve documents on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Deputy Chief Whip Onyekachi Nwaebonyi about two alleged sexual harassment, defamation and rights violation suits filed by the Kogi Central lawmaker In a ruling on the first suit marked:FCT/HC/CV/754/2025,…