The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration have requested a 90-day extension from a United States District Court to produce documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu dating back to the 1990s. The request was submitted on Thursday in a joint status report filed with the US District…
No fewer than 27 political aides of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State have been dismissed following their participation in the inauguration of the Bayelsa State chapter of a grassroots-based political movement, The NEW Associates. The affected aides were reportedly dismissed after attending the inauguration of the Bayelsa chapter of The NEW Associates and participating…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it has traced funds connected to the failed CBEX cryptocurrency bridge exchange scheme to at least four different countries. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday during an appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. Olukoyede explained that while efforts are ongoing to…
A former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says he does not regret working with the President but would not accept the opportunity to return if offered again. Baba-Ahmed, who was appointed in 2023 to serve under the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima as a Special Adviser on political…
About 18 cows have died after allegedly grazing on a fumigated farmland in Vwei community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to local sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred around 12 noon on Wednesday when the cattle, belonging to one Dan’azumi Haruna, strayed into the treated farmland. Seven of the…
President Bola Tinubu Thursday acknowledged that Nigerians are experiencing economic hardship, including rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, loss of livelihoods, and the pressure of providing for their families. This came as Organised Labour issued a 20-point demand to the Federal Government, urging action on worsening socio-economic conditions in Nigeria, including escalating genocidal killings and…
Authorities in the United States have arrested a Nigerian Afrobeats entertainer after he was indicted by a grand jury that examined his criminal activities on the Internet, documents obtained by Peoples Gazette said. Chinedu Opute recorded several songs in the late aughts through at least 2013 with another Nigerian thespian, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, their public…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a vigilante operative has shot dead a final year student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. According to Daily Post, the incident occurred at about 9:00 am on Tuesday. It was gathered that the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Laboratory Science Technology (ND), was in his apartment reading…
A group under the auspices of the Concerned Nigerian Citizens for Justice and Sovereignty has called on foreign entities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not to witch-hunt President Bola Tinubu. The group led by Kailani Muhammad, the director-general of the Confederation of All Progressives Congress Support Groups, made the call at a news conference…
The Chairman and Sole Administrator of Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services (PTS), Hon. Dr. Ibraheem Oladeji Salami (Dikko), has been honored with the prestigious Most Impactful Young Leader of the Year Award at the just-concluded Oyo State Youth Summit, 2025, held at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Dr….