The 2023 presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart from the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have downplayed speculations about their plans for the 2027 presidential election. The clarification comes after a breakfast meeting between the two in Yola, Adamawa State capital led to speculations. According to Atiku’s spokesman,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has replied Ex-Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), who said that he (Gowon) pleaded with the late General Sani Abacha not to execute him. Obasanjo was one of those imprisoned by the regime of Abacha over an alleged coup plot to overthrow Abacha. Speaking during the first ever Plateau Interdenominational…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dissociated itself from the purported declaration of the Biafra Republic by some members of the Finland-based group, describing it as a scam. The pro-Biafran group urged the people to ignore the declaration, saying those involved in the event in Finland were among the sponsors of insecurity in Nigeria’s…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein to disclose the specific names of the companies and contractors who collected over N167 billion from 31 ministries, departments and agencies…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday, 2nd of December upon completion of his state visit. Our correspondent gathered that Mr President will then travel to South Africa to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. This was disclosed by Bayo Onanuga, the…
The Lagos State Government, through the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has reiterated that it has no plans to ban sachet water in the state. Wahab stated this in a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday in response to a viral video circulating on social media. The video showed individuals…
The controversy triggered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reform Nigeria’s tax regime is not about to go away. The reform controversy dominated the headlines for most of last week as the Senate debated the four bills Tinubu had sent to the National Assembly to effect fundamental changes in the tax regime. The Senate debate…
As the 2025 elections approach, the people of Ibadan North Federal Constituency are eager to find a leader who truly represents their interests. With his impressive track record of public service and commitment to the welfare of his constituents, Hon. Waheed Akanbi (Biiro) is emerging as a top contender for the PDP ticket. But what…
Ohaneze Ndigbo, Afenifere, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (ACF) and other ethnic groups have recommended regionalism and parliamentary system as the only way to tackle various challenges plaguing the country. The major ethnic groups under the aegis of the Rebirth Group,TRG, also said the country should be renamed United Regions of Nigeria, URN. This was stated…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has finally spoken out on the contentious tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Atiku’s statement comes on the heels of the National Economic Council’s (NEC) recommendation to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bill, which is currently before the National Assembly. In a statement released on Sunday, Atiku cited the…