The former governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi has said that Nigeria needs at least 1,000 universities to ensure quality education. Obi making a comparison between Nigeria’s education system and that of Indonesia said there is a need for the nation to prioritise learning and development. In…
Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the presidency will return to the northern region after President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Ganduje spoke on Tuesday when he received a delegation from a support group named Tinubu Northern Youth Forum (TNYF) at the APC secretariat in Abuja. The APC chairman’s…
Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, has alleged that his political opponents are planning to arrest, detain and torture him in a dungeon in the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). El-Rufai, however, vowed that he wouldn’t be intimidated by such threats. He said this in response to a warning from…
Keystone Bank has confirmed that it is now fully owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria, stating that the takeover will enhance its stability and facilitate a smooth recapitalisation process. The bank disclosed this in a statement on its Instagram page on Tuesday evening, following a ruling by the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. The…
There was chaos at the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, after a yet-to-be-identified female student attacked and bit a lecturer during a heated altercation. The incident, which occurred on campus, stemmed from an argument after the lecturer, identified as Dr. Chukwudi Michael, interrupted the student while she was recording a dance video in…
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has expressed disappointment over his father’s behavior. In an Instagram post, Portable accused his father of betraying and abandoning him during a difficult time. Portable alleged that his father accepted money from him to oversee his house projects but failed to settle a dispute with the police,…
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be cultists have attacked and injured soldiers guarding an oil company’s pipeline at Okporowo community in Orlukwor clan, Ahoada East Local Government Area, Rivers State. A source, speaking in confidence, revealed that the attack was carried out on Monday by an unnamed notorious gang leader on the watchlist of security agencies….
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, has resigned his membership of the party. Okonkwo was the LP campaign spokesperson in the 2023 election. In his resignation statement, he said the LP has been afflicted by internal and leadership crises. “My entrance to politics is for good governance, and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its Board of Trustees (BOT) chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, over alleged anti-party activities. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the suspension is coming at a time when the party is weathering through crises. The suspension was handed down by the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party in Abia State….
MTN Nigeria has increased the price of its data subscriptions as telecommunications operators in Nigeria have begun the implementation of the 50% price increment recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The revised MTN data prices seen by Nairametrics show that MTN’s 1.8GB monthly plan now goes for N1,500. This replaces the previous 1.5GB…