Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said on Friday that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in negotiations with the federal government when his administration explored dialogue as a non-combatant approach to ending the group’s activities. Jonathan made the disclosure at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and The…
Comrade Ojetola Babatunde Yussuf ‘Toyyem’, the treasurer of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest (Zone D) has urged students to look beyond merry as the world ushers into new year. In a press release from his office sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Comr. Toyyem disclosed that he is writing the new year message with gladness….
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned that terrorists ravaging Northern Nigeria are planning major attacks in the South-West states of Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun and Lagos. “Our country is in a serious security threat; what is happening in most of the states now calls for concern,” Mr Adams said in an…
The Lagos State Police Command has refuted claims that officers were responsible for the death of a young man who jumped into a canal in Gowon Estate. According to the police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, eyewitnesses confirmed that the man was not chased or physically engaged by the police before the tragic incident occurred. At around…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has declared that Peter Obi will not get the presidential ticket of the Labour Party (LP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 election. Bwala, who appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday, stated that Obi…
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) meeting in Abuja ended without a communiqué, sparking speculation about the discussions. Sources revealed that the governors failed to reach an agreement on the contentious tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The new tax bills have been met with widespread criticism and opposition from…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of granting presidential pardon to drug barons, describing it as a national disgrace and an act that encourages crime. The party said the decision to grant presidential pardons to dozens of convicted drug traffickers and smugglers should not have happened in the first instance. In…
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly set to finalise and announce the appointment of Nigeria’s new ambassadors to foreign missions worldwide. This development follows months of diplomatic gaps and mounting pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, which has persisted for two years since the worldwide recall of the previous ambassadors. According to Arise News,…
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, has called on the federal government to take decisive action against perpetrators of attacks on Christian communities. In a statement posted on X, Meloni condemned the latest outbreak of violence, describing the attacks as heinous and unacceptable. She urged the government to intensify security measures and ensure those behind the…
Barely 24 hours after urging Peter Obi to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, the party’s chieftain, has advised the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate to think Nigeria first and stop demarketing the country. Sowunmi offered the advice in his reaction to Obi’s X post, in which the ex-presidential candidate, during his visit…