The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that it has now received a total of 129 applications from associations seeking registration as political parties. The update was provided during the commission’s regular weekly meeting held on Thursday. According to a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Chairman of the Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Kolade Alabi, slumped at a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon, causing panic and disrupting the event. Alabi, also the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), slumped at…
Protesters took to the streets of Lagos on Thursday to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day, despite a significant deployment of security personnel across key areas of the city. Security operatives, including officers from the Nigeria Police Force, maintained a visible presence at protest sites. Patrol vehicles were positioned strategically to control movement and prevent any potential…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been released from custody on bail. The development was confirmed by the Omoyele Sowore, the .presidential candidate of the African Action Congress party in a post on social media platform X. It can be recalled that Ajaero was arrested on…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Wednesday, expressed optimism that the establishment of additional Polytechnics would boost quality education in science, skills, arts, technical and vocational training in the country. Hon. Abbas stated this during the public hearing organised by the House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education…
A 55-year-old ex-convict and alleged serial rapist, Ayodele Ijilakinro, has been arrested by Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun. The suspect has just completed a three-year jail term for alleged rape at Olokuta Correctional Centre and was released early last year. Ijilakinro was paraded alongside 27 other suspects arrested across the state. In an interview,…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Monday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convicts — Shadrack Apos (30), Lucky Akpos (33) and Adunola Precious (24) were tried and sentenced for robbing an 87-year-old woman of N186,000 and a wrist watch. They were arraigned and tried on a…
Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disassociated himself from campaign posters on social media, claiming he would be contesting for the presidency in 2027. In a statement on Sunday by Edwin Olofu, chief press secretary (CPS), to the APC national chairman, Ganduje said the campaign posters are “malicious pieces…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has expressed confidence that efforts to restore security and normalcy across Nigeria are “in very good hands” following the swearing-in of General Christopher Musa (rtd) as Minister of Defence. Speaking to journalists at the State House after witnessing Thursday’s ceremony, Bishop Kukah…
Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has responded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s invitation after he accused some of its personnel of bribery. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday, VeryDarkMan urged the EFCC to focus on investigating its officers before summoning him over allegations against…
