Nigeria is the third-largest debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association as of June 30, 2024, following a significant increase in its borrowing from the institution. A financial statement dated June 30 2024 but recently made public and obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday disclosed this. The IDA, a key arm of the World…
The Nigeria Police Force has alleged that journalist David Hundeyin and another individual identified as Michael Temidayo Alade are accomplices of Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri, also known as PIDOM. PIDOM, whom the police allege operates under the X handle @pidomnigeria, is a suspect in a case involving criminal conspiracy, sedition, and the unauthorised distribution of classified…
Four people including a final year student of Summit University, Offa, Adebayo Happiness were on Tuesday arraigned at a Kwara State chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged murder of a 21-year-old graduate of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Awesu Mojisola. Mojisola was allegedly murdered inside the room of Whitefield Hotel, Ilorin,…
Unapologetically, BAO is a master strategist in a game of politics, I stand not to be corrected. One things that amaze me about this young intelligent politician is the way he do things, I don’t want to take it too long, people who get chance to engage you, they will have sense to relate with…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigerian actress, Kehinde Bankole has revealed the only condition she would accept a nude role in a movie. During a recent podcast appearance, Bankole was asked whether she would be willing to perform nude scenes on screen. In response, the actress said she believes nudity and explicit scenes are not always…
President Bola Tinubu says the relationship between Nigeria and China needs to be strengthened for trade advancement and economic development. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the capital of China. The president said Nigeria-China ties have been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Tinubu said his administration…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has branded President Bola Tinubu a betrayer following the recent significant hike in fuel prices. In a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, and made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday, the Labour Centre expressed shock and dismay at the clandestine increase in the pump price of…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, named Dr Yunusa Tanko as the Interim National Coordinator of his Obidient Movement worldwide. Before the new appointment, Tanko was the former Anambra State governor’s spokesman and media director of the defunct Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation. In 2015, the activist cum politician was…
The Minister for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has charged residents of Sokoto State to report any jobless person living a flamboyant lifestyle in the society to security agents. The minister while speaking at the Sokoto State Governors office said such persons if probed further may be part of informants to suspected bandits disturbing the peace of…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his fourth wife, Olori Folashade, have welcomed their first child, a boy. Taking to social media on Tuesday, the Ooni posted a picture of him and the new mother, with the caption, “To God be the glory, great things he has done. “Hearty congratulations to the entire…
