Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of military operations in Hamas-run Gaza, saying the army would seize “large areas” of the Palestinian territory. Katz said Israel would bolster its presence in the Gaza Strip to “destroy and clear the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure”. The operation would “seize large areas…
A 54-year-old farmer, Jeremiah Onuminya, from the Usha community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, has reportedly slumped and died after a false alarm was raised about an attack by suspected herders. Sources in the community told PUNCH that Onuminya was heading to his farm on Monday, March 31, when some youths suddenly…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, appointed Engineer Bashir Ojulari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. As announced by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, the president had invoked Section 59, subsection 2 of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, which emphasised that the…
The Nigerian Army has commenced the enlistment of tradesmen, non-tradesmen, and women for its 89th regular recruits intake. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the NA made this known on its X handle on Tuesday. The statement read, “The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the general public that the online application for 89 Regular Recruits Intake for…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has said that people with criminal record, unverified and forged school certificates are in charge of the country. Obi stated this on Arise Television on Tuesday, insisting that there is no democracy in Nigeria, especially when there is no vibrant and independent judicial system….
The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an illegal internet fraud training facility, known as a “Yahoo School,” in the Iju area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that four principal suspects were arrested alongside six trainees. According to him, among the trainees was an…
President Bola Tinubu, in a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited board, has sacked the Group Chief Executive Officer, GCEO, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, and the board chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure. President Tinubu also removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. This was made public…
In a scathing attack, former presidential aide Reno Omokri has accused Peter Obi, of hypocrisy over his reaction to the death of Dr. Doyin Okupe. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Omokri alleged that Obi completely abandoned Okupe when he was battling cancer, despite previously benefiting from his unwavering support. “When Doyin Okupe was down with…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two principal suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 16 travellers in Uromi, Esan North-East local government area of Edo State last week. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Friday Ituah, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the suspects were apprehended…
In the unfolding development over ban on political gathering and use of convoy by Kogi State government and the successful homecoming of Senator Natasha Akpoti -Uduaghan, the state government has accused the senator of inciting chaos in the state. This is just as the state government dismissed Natasha’s position that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,…