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…
The Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has hit back at Wike’s recent expulsion from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He called the move “Dirty December in November,” saying it started early — in Ibadan — and should be treated as a boozy social gathering, not a serious political decision. Olayinka…
The Governors of Adamawa state Ahmadu Fintiri and Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has distanced themselves from the move to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and others from the party. At its ongoing 2025 National Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, the PDP expelled Wike, former Ekiti State Governor,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); Samuel Anyanwu, its suspended national secretary; and Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. Their expulsion was announced on Saturday at the party’s national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Others expelled include Umar Bature, Ajibade Kamarudeen, Mao Ohabunwa,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the dissolution of its structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states. Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, moved the motion for the dissolution at the PDP national convention in Ibadan, the state capital, to validate the executives elected through congresses conducted across the country. Makinde said…
Two soldiers and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed when terrorists ambushed troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade during a routine patrol around Wajiroko in Azir Multe, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement issued on Saturday by Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, acting director of Army…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun and Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba were notably absent from the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Despite internal crises and two adverse court rulings, the party went ahead with the exercise. Reports indicate that the Umar Damagum-led faction relied on a judgement from…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, elective convention scheduled for today is progressing steadily as more party chieftains from across the 36 states continue to arrive at the venue. As of 1:35 p.m., the stadium was almost filled to capacity, with 17 states out of the 36 and the FCT already accredited. Although the convention was…