Frontline leaders representing over 60 youthful organisations on Thursday promised the office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme that their members would steer clear of the October 1 nationwide protest. The groups alleged that the demonstration being planned by some agitated youths and civil society movements was targeted at embarrassing the administration of President Bola Tinubu….
Hon. Kareem Khadijat Omotayo, the personal assistant to President Bola Tinubu on constituency affairs has felicitated with Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat on occasion of his birthday. In a birthday message, Hon. Khadijat said Dr. Hazmat dedication towards the growth and development of Lagos State is an inspiration to many. She furthered that God…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has asked his predecessor and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to step aside and clear his name on allegations of sponsoring bandits as well as money laundering while he served as governor. Lawal who made the call in an interview on TVC on Wednesday, said if Matawalle…
Pandemonium erupted at Senator Stella Oduah’s Estate, Akili-Ozizor community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, following the shooting and killing of final year Fine and Applied Arts student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, Igbariam, Anambra state, Noel Chinedu Okechukwu, by private security guards attached to the Estate. The incident, according to a…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has alleged that the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is caused by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The former minister raised the accusation on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the PDP Board of Trustees, led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, at the Government House in Bauchi. Mohammed,…
The Nigeria Police Force has highlighted the potential benefits of the Electronic Central Motor Registry innovation aimed at revolutionising how vehicle information is verified and handled on the road. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, shared the development through a series of social media posts on Thursday, highlighting the ease and efficiency of the…
A group of Nigerians under the aegis of the Civil Society Network for Good Governance has described an article published on 17th September 2024, titled “Tinubu’s Minister Buys New N150m Car Amid Worsening Economy,” as misleading and baseless. At a press conference in Abuja on 19 September 2024, the convener of the group, Barr. Kamal…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination internal results. The NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday, September 19. He said 1,376,423 registered for the examination, out of which 1,367,736 eventually sat for it. Professor Wushishi, who officially released the results at…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a woman, Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly unleashing four dogs on police to stop officers from arresting a suspect. The Magistrate, Mr. M. Mudashiru who did not take the plea of the suspects for want in jurisdiction ordered that they…
The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian worker, whether in government or private employment, should…