In a bid to enhance connectivity and mobility across the state and beyond, Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services (PTS) officially launched its interstate movement and PTSExpress services on Sunday, December 15, 2024. The launch ceremony, held at the Oyo State PTS state office in Eleyele, Ibadan, was attended by the wife of the Oyo State…
GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has denied having any record of fraud incident in its institution. The bank’s statement follows a recent media report which claimed that the bank lost N7 billion to a fraud incident. According to the report, the incident, which reportedly began several months ago, involved the unauthorised…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a tragic collision involving a J5 Ford bus and a Mercedes truck at Ilubirin, inward Sura, along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge, on Monday. The incident was said to have claimed one life and left a four other individuals injured. This was revealed in a statement…
Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima against further verbal attacks on Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho’s statement, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, came in response to Shettima’s remarks about Badenoch, who had earlier made…
President Bola Tinubu has called on West African leaders to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent elections, which he described as a model of democratic maturity and national unity. A statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Tinubu praised Ghana for its peaceful presidential and parliamentary elections held…
Troops of the 1 brigade of the Nigerian army have arrested Bako Wurgi, alias Baka NaGarba, a suspected notorious bandit leader and arms dealer. He is suspected to be behind the murder of Isa Bawa, the emir of Gobir in Sokoto state. In July, the traditional ruler was abducted by suspected bandits at the Kwanar…
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 individuals following a tragic boat mishap on River Benue, which claimed 20 lives in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when a wooden canoe, carrying traders across the river to Odenyi in Nasarawa State, capsized after…
The House of Assembly member representing Ibadan North constituency 1, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide has felicitated with Hon. Razaq Mabaje, OYHA member, representing Ido Local government. In a birthday wishes sighted by GISTSMATE Media, Hon. Comforter described Hon. Razaq Mabaje as Indefatigable. The lawmaker said: “Happy birthday to a ranking member of the Oyo…
The Supreme Court will on Monday, December 16, determine the fate of President Bola Tinubu in a fresh suit seeking his removal from office as Nigeria’s leader. The new suit marked SC/CV/667/2023 is praying the apex court to sack Tinubu on two major grounds of alleged non-qualification to hold office as Nigeria’s President and usurpation…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended his decision to approve a private airstrip amid rising concerns and allegations of preferential treatment. Keyamo said this on the ‘This Morning’ programme on Arise News on Sunday. Where he stressed the importance of fairness and adherence to legal processes in granting approvals for…
