Twelve members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who had been held in detention since May 24, 2021, regained their freedom on Thursday following a landmark ruling by the Ebonyi State High Court. The long-awaited release marks a major legal breakthrough for the group, whose members have spent nearly four years in prison…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian government has banned singer Eedris Abdulkareem’s new protest song, ‘Tell Your Papa.’ Announcing the ban on Thursday evening, the Federal Government, through the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, stated that the song is inappropriate and offensive. In a memo signed by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, NBC…
The Presidency has apologised for inaccuracies in the list of federal appointments recently released to address claims of bias in President Bola Tinubu’s selection of appointees. Tinubu’s appointment decisions have come under scrutiny with critics, particularly opposition figures, alleging a preference for individuals from his ethnic group over those from other regions. In a recent…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a N50billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) by detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the suit on Thursday while delivering…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the closure of its national secretariat to mourn the passing of its director of administrative, Hon. Lateef Adeniji. Adeniji was reportedly kidnapped about two months ago in Abuja and died in the den of his captors after the payment of N50 million by the party. The closure of…
The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has seized and destroyed 51 cartons of alcohol and 18 jerrycans of methylene chloride, commonly known as Madarar Sukurdai, from different parts of the state. This action followed the state’s laws and Islamic values, which do not allow the sale or use of alcohol and other intoxicating substances. The chairman…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu helped his daughter to get a job at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Galadima, a stalwart in the Kwankwasiyya movement, made the revelation on Wednesday during an appearance on a programme on AIT. The NNPP chieftain stated that…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, seeking an investigation into an alleged assassination plot made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a petition dated April 3, 2025, Akpabio denied the serious accusation and called for the prosecution of Akpoti-Uduaghan for criminal defamation. The petition, which was…
The Dangote refinery has informed marketers and its customers of a downward review of its ex-gantry loading cost to N865 per litre. The new price is a reduction of N15 from N880 per litre sold by the facility on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered that the refinery informed its customers in a notice sent out on…
Security guards have foil and arrested a 35-year-old man, Musa Ibrahim of Maduganari area, Maiduguri, for attempting to gain unlawful access into the private residence of Senator Kashim Shettima, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on April 9 at about 0530hrs at the…