At its first plenary since the lifting of emergency rule, the Rivers State House of Assembly called on the Governor to forward the list of commissioner-nominees for screening and confirmation. Meeting at the Conference Hall of the Legislative Quarters along Aba Road, the lawmakers commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for restoring peace in the state….
President General of the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Senator John Azuta Mbata has called on the Federal Government to urgently release embattled leader of outlawed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The call followed reports that Kanu has some for about five years developed health challenges, including hypertension. Mbata also called on the federal…
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has announced that it will audit public and private buildings across the country following the September 16 fire outbreak at Afriland Tower on Broad Street, Lagos Island. Controller-General of the FFS, Samuel Adeyemi Olumode, made the announcement on Thursday. The CG said an investigation team has been deployed to establish…
The police in Oyo State on Wednesday arrested one Alfa Basiru with suspected human flesh during a stop and search operation along the Toll Gate, Ibadan expressway. The command disclosed this in a statement shared on X on Wednesday. “Earlier today, at approximately 11:30 hours, a team of Federal Highway Patrol Officers stationed along the…
The whereabouts of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, remain unknown amid speculations about his possible return to Port Harcourt. Arise Television correspondent in Rivers State, Friday Olokor, who gave an update on the situation during the Morning Show programme, said the state remains calm despite political tensions. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the Sole Administrator of…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that air operations by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI killed scores of terrorists and destroyed an insurgent enclave in Borno State. This was disclosed on Thursday in Abuja by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information. Ejodame said the precision strikes were…
The Lagos State Government has commenced an investigation into a viral video allegedly showing students of Excel College, Ejigbo, smoking and drinking alcohol in a dormitory. According to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, working through the Office of Education Quality Assurance, efforts are underway to verify the video’s authenticity, identify the students involved…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rivers Assembly led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule has scheduled 10am to begin its post emergency plenary. The sitting came following the lifting of the emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu and the resumption of democratic governance in the state. It was gathered the plenary would be presided over by Amaewhule…
The death toll in the Afriland Towers inferno has risen to 10 after United Capital Plc confirmed on Thursday that six of its staff died in the tragedy. The confirmation comes barely 24 hours after the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced the loss of four officials in the fire that gutted the eight-storey building…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have deepened defence cooperation following a high-level meeting in Abuja. PAF’s Director General of Weapons Development, MI Khattak, met with NAF Chief of Air Staff, Hasan Bala Abubakar, to discuss strategies for boosting operational readiness, cutting costs, and advancing indigenous capabilities….