The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has accused the Nigerian government of harbouring more corrupt individuals than the wider society. Speaking at Nexford University’s 4th graduation ceremony in Lagos on Saturday, Mr Obi lamented that Nigeria is being exploited by public officials who misuse resources for personal gain. Mr Obi, who was the…
Oyo State Government has commenced payment of new N80,000 minimum wage, disbursing N12 billion to its workforce in fulfillment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s pledge. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, confirmed that the salary adjustment benefits all categories of workers. Employees on Grade Levels I to VI now receive an additional N50,000, while those…
Tragedy struck on Saturday in Enugu when a petrol tanker exploded along the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu -Onitsha Expressway, killing at least 15 people, including three children. The explosion, which occurred around 11:30am, caused widespread panic, affecting another petrol tanker and razing six other vehicles. It was not clear how the incident happened…
The Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, on Saturday, ordered the dissolution of the Sharia panel set up at the Central Mosque, Ado Ekiti in the interest of peaceful coexistence and law and order in the community. Adejugbe spoke in Ado Ekiti during a meeting he held with the chiefs and indigenes of the…
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, said on Saturday that it is an offence to refuse officers entry and exit from one’s house. Edafe stated this in a post on X in reaction to a video of a group of young men refusing to open their gate for people dressed like policemen to…
Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has approved N12bn for payment of salaries and pensions for the month of January. This is in accordance with the newly approved N80,000 minimum wage. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade dropped the hint in a statement made available to the newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The President will attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled to take place on January 27-28, 2025. According to a statement released by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the summit aims to advance…
President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 pro-life individuals convicted by Joe Biden’s Department of Justice for praying inside or demonstrating at abortion clinics. “Twenty-three people were prosecuted, they should not have been prosecuted. Many of them are elderly people — they should not have been prosecuted,” Trump said on Thursday. “This is a great honor…
The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has faulted his removal by lawmakers. Obasa, who spoke on his removal for the first time on Saturday, said it was important for the lawmakers to “follow constitutional procedure” to remove him as speaker. The former speaker also debunked the allegations of corruption…
A Magistrate Court in Ilesa, Osun State, has ordered Rhoda Adu to pay N150,000 to her boyfriend, Olapitan Sola. She collected N3,000 as transport fare but failed to visit him as promised. The incident began when Olapitan Sola transferred the transport fare to Rhoda, who subsequently switched off her phone and failed to show up….