Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State, Daily Trust has reported. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted…
Nigeria pays $600 million each month on fuel imports, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed. According to him, the expenditure is partly because neighbouring countries, extending to Central Africa, are benefiting from these fuel imports. Speaking during an interview on AIT’s ‘Moneyline with Nancy’, which was shared on…
Former Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly Mr Asimiyu Alarape has alerted residents and motorists plying the Ibadan-Oyo road to be vigilant as a gang of kidnappers has kidnapped some passengers on the expressway. He said one of his neighbours who was released by the kidnappers narrated his ugly experience in the hands of the…
The Kano State Government has approved N502 million for the procurement of 10 water pumps for the Tamburawa and Chalawa water treatment plants. The decision was taken during the 17th meeting of the State Executive Council held on Tuesday at the Government House, Kano. According to a statement issued by Gov. Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sunusi…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Emeritus Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu of the Benin City Archdiocese has passed away at the age of 92. The announcement was made by the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin, through Very Rev. Fr. Michael Oyanoafoh, and was shared with the media on Wednesday. Archbishop Ekpu’s death occurred after a brief illness…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the medical doctors in Ogun State have commenced an indefinite strike over unresolved issues concerning their allowances. The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr Kunle Ashimi, confirmed the commencement of the strike at a press conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday. According to Daily Trust, the industrial action is hinged…
The Nigerian Army says the soldier who killed a teenage protester in Zaria, Kaduna State, has been arrested. According to Daily Trust, one of the soldiers on patrol in Samaru, Zaria, gunned down the victim, Isma’il Muhammad, who was a secondary school leaver, at about 9am on Tuesday. Samaru community is a host to hundreds…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven persons to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday evening. The statement was titled,…
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), has kickstarted the resuscitation of Nigeria’s cotton industry. The target is to create over 1.4 million jobs annually in the cotton/textile sector, while the focus is to develop key components of the cotton value chain comprising farming, weaving, ginning and linking of cotton,…
As the hunger protest enters Day six in some states, a video has emerged showing youths in Daura, Katsina State, destroying the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the street processions. The situation, which has been deteriorating over the past few days, has proved difficult for security agencies to contain, especially in northern Nigeria. Video footage…