GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze has been thrown into deep mourning following the death of his mother, Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, after a brief illness. The tragic news was made public by the footballer’s brother, David Chukwueze, who shared a series of emotional posts on Instagram announcing the loss and paying tribute…
African Democratic Party (ADC) leading presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, on Tuesday embarked, on an early morning grassroots engagement across several Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of activities ahead of the council polls. Obi, in a post on X, said he set out as early as 6:30 am from his office…
The Nigerian government, through the National Pension Commission, has approved a 1,173 percent increment for Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) retirees after nearly 21 years of protest. PenCom disclosed in a statement on Wednesday that the 2,116 NSITF retirees will get a monthly pension of N159.95 million, up from N12.56 million. Similarly, the retirees…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, have visited ASELSAN, Türkiye’s leading defence electronics company, as Nigeria explores areas of military cooperation and technology partnership. This was stated by security consultant and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, in a statement on his…
Bandits have abducted Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau, the North-West Youth Leader of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Organisation, Zamfara State chapter, in a fresh attack in Gusau, the state capital. The media gathered that the abduction occurred when no fewer than 30 heavily armed men invaded Gusau’s residence and forcefully whisked him away in the presence of…
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says President Bola Tinubu succeeded as governor of Lagos because he worked with competent and experienced people. The lawmaker spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Prime Time, a programme on Arise Television. “The president had good people around him when he was the governor of Lagos; that was why…
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee probing agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, grants and aids has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation as well as the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture over what it described as serious accountability lapses in funds allocated to the sector between 2015 and 2025. The summons came after the committee expressed…
A prominent Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, has called on the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to ensure that corruption cases against his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his close associates are fully pursued. Mr Hikima, a rights advocate, fears that several pending cases of alleged financial impropriety and unlawful acquisition of public assets could be quietly…
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has questioned a contractor over the sequencing of work at a hospital construction site after discovering that construction began with a mortuary, gatehouse and chapel. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the governor rejected a document displayed on the contractor’s mobile phone, insisting it…
A major in the Nigerian Army has been killed following an attack on a military patrol by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar LGA of Borno state. Sources told TheCable that the officer, who commanded the Damasak military base, was leading a foot patrol of about 30…
