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Employment, Promotions, Appointments, Others Not Influenced By Ethnicity – NNPC

GISTSMATE 014 months ago07 mins

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), weekend, said employment, promotions, appointments, and movements of business leaders are not influenced by ethnicity, tribe, religion, or political affiliation. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, CCCO, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, said merit, business requirements, and expertise remain the considerations. Reacting to concerns raised in Farooq Kperogi’s recent article…

FLASH: Two Soldiers K¡lled, One Missing As Troops Clash With Gunmen In Imo

GISTSMATE 014 months ago04 mins

The Nigerian Army says two soldiers have been killed and one declared missing following a shootout with suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Osina, Ideato North LGA of Imo state. ESN is the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Joseph Akubo, spokesperson for the 34 Artillery Brigade, confirmed…

BREAKING: Kidnapped Ondo Cleric, Family Regain Freedom

GISTSMATE 014 months ago03 mins

An Anglican Church cleric, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, wife and two children who were abducted by gunmen along the Ise/lboropa-Akoko Road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State have regained their freedom. The Commander of Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, revealed that the victims have been reunited with their loved ones….

Soldiers Arrest Bello Turji’s Female Ammunition Courier In Zamfara

GISTSMATE 014 months ago03 mins

The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Sunday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu…

FLASH: Oluwo Declares Support For Establishment Of Sharia Law In Yoruba Land

GISTSMATE 014 months ago25 mins

The Oluwo of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has backed the idea of implementing Sharia law in the South-West, arguing that it is within the constitutional rights of Muslims. Tribune Online reports that some netizens recently took to social media, reacting differently to the news of the planned inauguration of a Sharia Court in…

JUST-IN: Fire Guts Popular Deeper Life Church

GISTSMATE 014 months ago04 mins

The popular Odenigbo Nsukka Deeper Life Bible Church has been razed down by a fire incident that broke out around 1 pm on December 28, 2024 in the university town of Nsukka. According to Vanguard, the residents of the area were thrown into confusion as to what may have caused the inferno as shops close…

Tinubu Not Telling Nigerians The Truth – Lamido

GISTSMATE 014 months ago4 months ago02 mins

Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of not telling Nigerians the true situation of the country and his administration. Lamido, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), also accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of not being transparent with Nigerians during his time. Lamido leveled the accusations…

After Oyo, Osun Should Expect Sharia Court Establishment – Islamic Cleric

GISTSMATE 014 months ago14 mins

A recent video featuring Sheik Dawood Malaasan, the Mufti of Iwo, has stirred public discourse across Yoruba states following introduction of Sharia Court in Oyo State. In the video, the cleric passionately defended the establishment of a Sharia court in Oyo State and issued warnings to those opposing the initiative. In the video, Sheik Malaasan…

Uproar In Osun Over Governor Adeleke’s N135 Billion Excess Revenue

GISTSMATE 014 months ago05 mins

A former Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in Osun State, Adewale Adebayo, has demanded an account of excess revenue made by the Osun State Government in the outgoing year 2024. Adebayo, who currently serves as the state chairman of the Allied Peoples Movement, in a statement obtained in Osogbo, the state capital on Saturday,…

BREAKING: Super Eagles B Thrash Ghana To End 6-Year CHAN Wait

GISTSMATE 014 months ago03 mins

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles have secured their place in the 2025 African Nations Championship after a commanding 3-1 victory over Ghana’s Black Galaxies at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday. Following a goalless draw in the first leg in Accra, the Eagles B dominated the return fixture with three first-half goals. Remo Stars…

NAPTIP Rescues 2-Year-Old Girl Trafficked From Abuja To Aba For N100,000

Nigerian Pastor Timothy Omotoso Rearrested In South Africa

Apprentice Diverts N250 Million Building Materials, Spend Proceed On Gambling

Edo Deputy Governor Breaks Silence Over Alleged Cultism

Labour Party Betrayed Me, Obi’s Candidacy In 2023 Was Injustice – Faduri

FLASH: “Worst Political Sin” – Kwankwaso Breaks Silence On Defections To APC

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Employment, Promotions, Appointments, Others Not Influenced By Ethnicity – NNPC

FLASH: Two Soldiers K¡lled, One Missing As Troops Clash With Gunmen In Imo

BREAKING: Kidnapped Ondo Cleric, Family Regain Freedom

Soldiers Arrest Bello Turji’s Female Ammunition Courier In Zamfara

FLASH: Oluwo Declares Support For Establishment Of Sharia Law In Yoruba Land

JUST-IN: Fire Guts Popular Deeper Life Church

Tinubu Not Telling Nigerians The Truth – Lamido

After Oyo, Osun Should Expect Sharia Court Establishment – Islamic Cleric

Uproar In Osun Over Governor Adeleke’s N135 Billion Excess Revenue

BREAKING: Super Eagles B Thrash Ghana To End 6-Year CHAN Wait