Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed Mr. Sunday Oche, the Labour Party Chairman for Igumale Ward 1 in Ado Local Government Area, Benue State. The attack occurred as Oche was returning from his farm alongside five others. According to Vanguard, the others escaped with serious injuries. A friend of the deceased who spoke anonymously…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered organisations utilising Supernumerary Police (SPY) personnel to strictly adhere to the new standardised uniforms of the officers. Egbetokun, represented by Mr Bala Ciroma, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Administration and Finance, gave the order on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of…
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…