In a dramatic scene at the airport on Tuesday morning, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of ordering the seizure of her international passport in an alleged bid to stop her from travelling out of the country. In a Facebook Live video streamed directly from the airport terminal, Akpoti-Uduaghan…
Member of the US Congress, representing West Virginia’s Second District, Rep Riley M. Moore has slammed former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso over his stance on the alleged Christian massacre in Nigeria. Kwankwaso had while reacting to the designation of Nigeria as Country of Particular Concerns by President Donald Trump and the subsequent threat…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the Federal Civil Service. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, in a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public…
Our attention has been drawn to recent misleading comments credited to the Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbenga Joseph Oyekola, representing Atiba State Constituency, regarding the ongoing land dispute between the Awe Community and the Elepe Family of Oyo Town. His remarks — suggesting that Awe leaders are attempting to…
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, Yinka Folami, has revealed that the Federal Government will soon end the sale of tickets in dollars by foreign airlines. Folami stated this while speaking on a cultural and tourism programme in Lagos at the weekend, describing the cross-border trading in foreign currency as…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the United States is mobilising for a mass protest in Washington, D.C., to oppose the visit of a high-level Nigerian government delegation reportedly traveling to America to “polish Nigeria’s image.” In a statement issued on Monday by Comrade Emma Powerful, the media and publicity secretary for the Indigenous…
Some legal experts have advised victims whose nude images were shared online without their consent to pursue both civil and criminal remedies under Nigerian law. The lawyers gave the advice in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. They described the act as a violation of privacy and human dignity,…
Canada has joined the United States in raising alarm over what lawmakers describe as an ongoing attack against Christians in Nigeria. The development followed a strong statement made in the Canadian Parliament, calling global attention to rising killings and targeted violence in the country. The issue was brought forward by Andrew Scheer, a Member of…
Nigeria’s top security leaders have entered an emergency session in Abuja following comments by former U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting possible military action in Nigeria. The meeting, held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre on Monday, was led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that security chiefs and intelligence heads were present…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist Omoyele Sowore wanted over an alleged plan to incite public disorder and block major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, announced this on Monday at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge, saying the command is closing in on Sowore and others accused…