The managing director, Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has assured that the repayment process for the student loan scheme has been designed to be seamless, transparent and fair to all beneficiaries. Mr Sawyerr, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, explained that graduates are granted a two-year grace period after completing their National Youth…
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has defended his long-standing role as a negotiator with bandits, insisting he has committed no offence and should not be arrested for advocating dialogue. In a statement posted on Facebook on Sunday, Gumi blasted critics calling for his arrest, describing them as “spineless, irresponsible and unpatriotic imbecilic people” who…
he operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested one Musa Abubakar suspected to be a key arms dealer linked to armed groups in Plateau State and other part of the north. This followed a precise intelligence received by the DSS which led to his arrest on November 12, 2025. The DSS source…
Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas has revealed that he will officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a ceremony in Jalingo, the state capital next Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Kefas revealed this while inspecting ongoing renovation of the Jolly Nyame Stadium that will be used to receive him and…
The Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability (COCTA) says President Bola Tinubu should sack Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over his confrontation with a naval officer in Abuja. COCTA’s call comes after the video of the FCT minister confronting a naval officer at a disputed plot of land in…
A 54-year-old man, Edward Ngozi Odega, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for alleged incestuous acts with his three daughters aged between 13 and 24. Our correspondent gathered that the father, also a suspected pedophile, started a sexual relationship with his daughters at a young age. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP…
The newly elected Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kabiru Turaki, has assured party members and supporters that his leadership will usher in reforms aimed at restoring internal democracy and ending impunity within the party. In his acceptance speech on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Turaki acknowledged the weight of responsibility that comes…
Senator Ned Nwoko has confirmed that the viral medical report suggesting his wife, Regina Daniels, has been battling severe substance abuse is true. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the document from Serenity Royale Hospital in Abuja indicated that the actress was diagnosed with a substance use disorder and, prior to the marital crisis, placed on a…
The people and government of Angola recently bestowed an award of honour and recognition on Nigeria’s late former Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed. The award event which held over the weekend in the Country’s capital – Luanda, was part of activities marking the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary. The awards event which also had two…
Gunmen have reportedly killed Umar Moriki, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at Fegi village near Gidan Dawa in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara state. The incident reportedly happened in the early hours of Saturday when the late politician was returning to Kaduna from Gusau, the Zamfara state capital. On Friday, Moriki was among…