President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerian youths to embrace creativity, innovation, and bold ambition as they pursue relevance both nationally and globally. The President delivered the charge on Tuesday in Abuja during the unveiling of the Nigerian Youth Academy (NIYA GIGS) Platform and the Grant Award Ceremony organised by the Federal Ministry of…
Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian military officers who were detained after their transport aircraft made an âunauthorisedâ landing in the country. The officers, including two crew members and nine other military personnel, were aboard a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Câ130 that landed Monday in the western city of BoboâDioulasso. Burkinabè authorities initially detained the…
The Igbo intelligentsia, operating under the umbrella of Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), has called for immediate international intervention in Nigeria, particularly from the United States, citing an imminent threat of national collapse reminiscent of the political crises that preceded the civil war and the 1966 pogroms against the Igbo. In a communique signed by…
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has insisted that Nigeria negotiating with bandits to prevent greater bloodshed is not bad, saying it is not prohibited in the Quran or the Bible. Speaking in an interview with the BBC shared on Tuesday, Gumi defended his long-held stance that negotiating with bandits is unavoidable, describing engagement with…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced his defection to a new political party. Adeleke recently resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), citing internal crises within the party. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, disclosed in statement last week Monday night, that his principal resigned from the party…
France President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his countryâs solidarity with Nigeria as the country confronts a range of security challenges, particularly the persistent threat of terrorism in the North. In a statement on his X handle yesterday after speaking with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Macron said he reaffirmed Franceâs readiness to intensify cooperation with Nigeria…
The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubuâs request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing a regional intervention aimed at restoring stability after an attempted coup in the neighbouring country. The decision followed deliberations in the Senate Committee of the Whole, during which lawmakers considered the Presidentâs appeal in accordance with…
21 Economic Miracles Currently Happening Under President Tinubu By Reno Omokri One: Our foreign reserves have crossed the $45 billion mark for the first time in six years. It is now the fourth-highest on the African continent. Two: The prudent management of our foreign reserves under President Tinubu has led to a 3.93% GDP growth…
Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi has described the kidnapping of schoolchildren as a âlesser evilâ compared to killing soldiers, insisting that Nigeria must negotiate with bandits to prevent greater bloodshed. Speaking in an interview with the BBC shared on Tuesday, Gumi said that while the abduction of minors is âevil,â it remains less grievous than murder…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Economic Community of West African States has declared a state of emergency across the region. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, made the announcement on Tuesday during the 55th Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the ministerial level in Abuja. Touray said recent developments underline the…