GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that twenty kidnapped victims have been rescued by troops of the Nigerian Military in Kaduna. The commissioner for the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the victims were rescued in two different Operations in Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State. Aruwan said the troops…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the water release from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The FG made this known in a press statement signed by the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Umar Muhammed, on Tuesday. The statement noted that the authorities of the Lagdo…
The Chairman House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, representing Ibadan North Constituency 1, at the Oyo State House of Assembly has celebrated the Personal Assistant to His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, ALHAJI AKEEM AZEEZ on the occasion of his birthday. In her statement which was made available by…
An Abuja-based disc jockey, Raymond Terver, popularly known as DJ Ice, has been arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team for allegedly purchasing expensive drinks and other goods using fake alerts. According to the police, the suspect sold the drinks and other goods through intermediaries to conceal his identity. Parading the suspect in Abuja…
The Rivers state governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has suspended the local government committee chairman of the Akuku-Toru local government area, Otonye Briggs. Fubara in a statement signed on Tuesday, September 17, by his chief press secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said Briggs had been suspended with immediate effect The governor directed Bitebobo Nelson Amieye, to immediately take over…
The presidency has dismissed a viral report claiming that President Bola Tinubu asked Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso to resign. An online business publication had alleged that the President requested Cardoso’s resignation due to his failure to revive the economy and stabilize the naira, a year after assuming the role. The report…
Residents of Abuja living at Mpape in Bwari Area Council have been thrown into panic over continued suspected tremors and vibrations in parts of the city. Dr Ebenezer Adebisi, the Chairman, of Mpape Hills Landlord Association, told newsmen on Tuesday that the residents had been experiencing the vibration in the last five days. Adebisi, who…
The Ibadan North FC hopeful and Pioneer Chairman Aare Latoosa LCDA, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji has Congratulated newly appointed Acting Chairman of the APC in Oyo state, Alh. Moshood Olaide Abass. In a statement made available to the Pressmen, Omo BAO also commended the State working committee of the party for upholding the cause of peace,…
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has unveiled the OneNigeria/UnityFabric, which she described as a symbol of national unity. The fabric was designed by 25-year-old Miss Mofinyinfoluwa Bamidele a graduate of the University of Ibadan. Bamidele, who went home with a prize of ₦25m, emerged the winner of a fabric designs competition, organised by…
The Ondo state government through the office of Senior Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Students affairs has welcomed resuming students back to school. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the primary and secondary schools resumed today for 2024/25 academic session. Welcoming the students back to school, Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on…