Fresh indications of reconciliation have emerged in Rivers State after President Bola Tinubu intervened in the lingering political crisis during a late-night meeting in Abuja. A source within the Villa told Vanguard that the President held talks with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and other key…
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has said that he and other opposition politicians will accept the winner of the 2027 presidential election if the results are transmitted in real time. Mr Obi made the remark during a protest at the National Assembly on Monday, where he, activist Aisha Yesufu, and others protested against the Godswill…
A civic accountability report has uncovered widespread cases of abandoned, uncompleted, and fraudulently delivered federal government-funded projects across Nigeria, with losses running into billions of naira. The 2024/2025 project tracking report released by Tracka, BudgIT’s citizen-led monitoring platform, revealed that 92 projects valued at N15.07 billion were fraudulently delivered, while hundreds of others remain incomplete…
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose has said Monday’s protest at the National Assembly complex is just a tip of the iceberg. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that a cross section of Nigerians stormed the complex on Monday morning to demand that the electronic transmission of election results be made…
A dispatch rider employed by Dibecs Industry Limited in Okpella, Edo State, has allegedly staged his own abduction after losing the company’s N1.3 million to gambling. The rider, identified as David Ekes, was said to have lost the money through a visual sports betting platform before travelling to Abuja, where he sold his mobile phone,…
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has voiced her concern over the state of the nation, outlining the kind of transformative leadership she believes Nigeria desperately needs ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking in a recent interview on Channels Television, the 47-year-old screen icon lamented the gap between Nigeria’s vast potential and its current realities. “Nigeria is a…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday joined hundreds of demonstrators at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to protest the Senate’s decision to remove “real-time” electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The protest, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” was organised by members of the Obidient Movement and…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s admission that the $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery was a waste of scarce resources validates his long-standing call for the privatisation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. Atiku made the assertion in a statement shared via his X handle yesterday, in reaction…
Fresh facts have emerged on how the Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal formed part of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 903), specifically an amendment to Clause 60(3), which sought to compel presiding officers of…
The film star shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday, revealing her mother died on the eve of the party held to celebrate her 55th birthday. Faithia explained that while she celebrated her birthday on Sunday, she was unaware of the loss. She disclosed that the news of her mother’s passing was kept…
