Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has elevated 14 high chiefs and Baales in Oyo town to the status of crown-wearing Obas. The affected high chiefs and Baales were presented with their instruments of office by the Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, on behalf of the governor at a colourful coronation ceremony held at the…
Abdu Lankai, an armed group leader central to enforcing a local peace arrangement in Jibia LGA, Katsina State, has been killed. The incident was disclosed on Wednesday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. Bakatsine disclosed that Abdu Lankai was reportedly captured on Tuesday…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said he was not seeking to be a mediator between Iran and Israel, and was only suggesting ideas for how the countries could resolve the escalating crisis. The Kremlin has spent much of the week positioning Moscow as a potential peacemaker after Israel launched strikes on Iran, which retaliated…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed Julius Abure to cease parading himself as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. This stance was outlined in a counter-affidavit filed by Ayuba Mohammed, an Executive Officer in INEC’s Litigation and Prosecution Department in suit NO. FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024, in response to a suit brought by the Labour…
A fierce war of words has erupted between former Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, over allegations that the ex-governor twice demolished the billionaire’s cement factory structures in Itori, Ogun State. Reacting to Dangote’s claims during his visit to the current governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Amosun has thrown…
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commenced a seven-day warning strike. Announcing the action on Monday in a communiqué, the association cited systemic failures in the FCT health sector. The communiqué was signed by the association’s President, George Ebong, alongside other members of the executive. The doctors described the…
Chidimma Adetshina, Nigeria’s representative at the 73rd Miss Universe competition, has expressed deep gratitude to Nigerians and Africans for their support, which contributed to her historic achievement at Miss Universe 2024. During the final moments of the prestigious event at Arena CDMX in Mexico City on Sunday morning, a thrilling showdown unfolded between Adetshina and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Jude Ezenwafor, its governorship candidate in last Saturday’s Anambra election, over alleged sabotage. The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the PDP in Anambra announced this at the end of its meeting held at the party’s office in Awka on Tuesday. The party stated that the suspension, which will…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, 6th September, concluded his official visit to China and headed for London, United Kingdom. According to the Special Adviser to Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President would head to the UK via Dubai. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that President Tinubu told Nigerians living…
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has dismissed the sexual harassment allegations levelled against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing them as politically motivated and an attempt to evade disciplinary action. In a statement obtained by PUNCH Online on Sunday, Nwebonyi argued that the claims were unsubstantiated and conveniently timed to…
