The Nigerian Army has confirmed that a minor explosion and subsequent fire outbreak occurred at Ilese Barracks, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, in the early hours of Thursday, August 14, 2025. According to the Nigerian Army, the incident happened within a storage building of the 42 Engineers Brigade Counter Improvised Explosive Device Squadron. The military said the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will arraign suspected Internet fraudsters arrested at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, Abeokuta, on Friday. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that OOPL management demanded compensation of N2.5 billion from the EFCC over the raid of its facility on August 10. According to the management, the compensation is…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to refund allegedly diverted workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). In a communiqué issued after its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, August…
World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, describing them as a step “in the right direction”. Okonjo-Iweala was at the villa to brief President Tinubu on the Women Exporters Fund for 146 Nigerian businesswomen. Speaking after a closed-door meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,…
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu on Thursday hosted the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President and Okonjo-Iweala held a closed-door meeting where they discussed trade related matters with discourse centred mainly on national, continental and global relevance. This is coming two weeks before the expiration of…
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his planned 12-day trip to Japan and Brazil, branding it as insensitive and ill-timed considering Nigeria’s worsening security and economic situation. The president’s itinerary, announced on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, indicates that Tinubu will depart Abuja on…
The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, Ossai Success, has offered a paid job and an all-expenses paid trip to Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger recently released from Kirikiri prison. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Ossai announced that a monthly salary of N500,000 had been secured for Emmanson in…
The Presidency, Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) Oyo State Chapter, under the vibrant leadership of Comrade Adeyemi Olagbenro (LEGACY), on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, hosted a memorable and impactful International Youth Day 2025 Celebration at the House of Chiefs, Oyo State House of Assembly Complex, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. One of the most remarkable highlights of the…
A Canadian Federal Court has upheld a landmark immigration tribunal ruling that declared Nigeria’s major political parties — the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party — terrorist organisations, while refusing asylum to a former member, Douglas Egharevba, over his decade-long affiliation with both parties. In a judgment delivered on June 17, 2025, obtained…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has declared that Peter Obi will not get the presidential ticket of the Labour Party (LP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 election. Bwala, who appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday, stated that Obi…