A coalition of 51 anti-corruption groups has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of former Kano State governor, and National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The petition, dated November 4, 2024, and acknowledged by the EFCC on November 7, 2024, outlined numerous…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied claims of selling adulterated petroleum products at its retail outlets. The company made this clarification in a statement issued by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Thursday. Soneye’s statement was in response to a video in which a man alleged that a dark liquid in…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies have now reached the result-delivery stage. The minister made this known on Thursday evening at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Finance at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. He further expressed appreciation for…
An e-hailing driver, Stephen Abuwatseya has apologised to the House of Representatives member representing ABA North/South of Abia State in the National Assembly, Alex Ikwechegh who assaulted him after an altercation occurred during a package delivery. In a video statement released to the press on Thursday, Abuwatseya expressed regret for provoking Ikwechegh and asked Nigerians…
The Federal Government has announced free Cesarean Sections (C-Sections) for Nigerian women who require the procedure. A C-section, also called a Cesarean delivery, is a surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered through incisions in the pregnant woman’s abdomen and uterus. It is performed when a vaginal delivery isn’t possible or safe, or when…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has revealed plans to provide Nigerians with at least 20 hours of daily electricity by 2027. However, it has conditioned this target on sufficient investment in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, which it has said is currently far below expectations. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy,…
Ifechukwude Okonjo, the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State, Nigeria, was jailed for theft in the US. When Ifechukwude Okonjo emerged as the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State in September 2019, there was no indication that he had been convicted of a crime in the US. Ogwashi-Uku is a community in Anaocha South Local…
Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has reportedly appointed Zenón Obiang Obiang Avomo as the new Director General of the National Agency for Financial Investigation. He replaced Baltasar Ebang Engonga following a shocking sex scandal involving public officials. This was disclosed in a news report on Thursday by a media outlet based in Equatorial Guinea,…
Founder and President of Mr Learner Foundation, Dr. Adeyemi Sodiq Opeyemi has called on Governor Seyi Makinde, seeking his urgent intervention in the reconciliation process between Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye and the embattled Chief Imam, Sheikh Talihat Yunus Ayilara. Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye and the Islamic leader, Imam Talihat Ayilara had since…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the national grid has collapsed again, making it second time in three days. Announcing the latest development, National Grid on their X said “BREAKING: Another Grid Setback Experienced”. According to Ikeja Disco, the outage occurred today, Thursday November 7, at exactly 11:29hrs. The latest power outage will throw millions of households…