Comrade Oyedele Sunday Aduragbemi, the Social Director-Elect of Federation of Oyo State students (FOSSU) has hailed National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun state axis leadership over intellectual student’s summit. Our correspondent reports that NANS Ogun JCC held a summit titled “The effect of student leadership on academic stability and campus harmony in our tertiary…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned a bill before the United States congress seeking to impose sanctions on Rabiu Kwankwaso, its national leader, for alleged “severe religious freedom violations”. On Tuesday, five US lawmakers introduced a bill in the country’s house of representatives to compel the secretary of state to submit a “comprehensive…
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says he expects to be arrested “any moment now” by federal authorities. Speaking in a recent interview with BBC Hausa, el-Rufai said four individuals who worked closely with him during his tenure as governor have already been arrested, adding that he believes he may be the next. He alleged…
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged details of a high-level political meeting between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, claiming discussions centred on a potential presidential ticket under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement shared via his verified X handle on Wednesday, Fayose…
A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on Wednesday at the Bayelsa state secretariat complex in Yenagoa, the capital. Musa Mohammed, police spokesperson in Bayelsa, said in a statement that the explosion occurred at about 6 am, noting that no casualties were reported. Mohammed added that Iyamah Edebor, the state police commissioner, immediately led the…
The United States will send an additional 200 troops to supplement the “small team” initially deployed to Nigeria, Wall Street Journal is reporting. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the US had sent a small team to assist Nigerian troops in the fight against terrorism. The deployment, according to Reuters, was announced by Dagvin Anderson, head of…
The Federal Government has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to immediately halt all enforcement actions regarding the ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle products. The offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, and National Security Adviser, ONSA, in a joint intervention, cited…
Some Republican legislators in the United States House of Representatives have introduced bill that seeks to designate Fulani ethnic militias as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) over “religious violence” in Nigeria. Riley Moore introduced the ‘Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026’, which was co-sponsored by Chris Smith and other Republican lawmakers. The bill…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI, say they killed 16 ISWAP terrorists and rescued 11 kidnapped victims in a series of coordinated counter-offensives across Borno. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday. It said the operation followed a failed midnight attack by ISWAP fighters on the forward operating base, Auno,…
A member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North, Hon Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has reaffirmed his commitment to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He declared that he will not act against the party’s interests despite political differences involving his father. Bello, who is the son of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai,…
