The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has named Ibrahim Umar to his team of media handlers. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Peter Obi Media Reach. Umar took over from the Obi campaign spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, who was recently announced as…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 21-year-old Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Qoyum Ishola, who was allegedly killed during a fuel hike protest by the students last week Wednesday, saying that it has commenced a full-scale investigation into the death. Qoyum, an ND2 student of Electrical/Electronics Engineering at the institution, was…
The Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) weekend sealed off the premises of Oracle Business Limited, owned by former Governor Samuel Ortom over an alleged N93.5 million tax default. Also sealed in the Makurdi operation led by the BIRS acting Chairman, Mr. Sunday Odagba and Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, Mr. Ushahemba Dekaa were Jagshu…
Barring last-minute change of decision, President Bola Tinubu is likely to dissolve his cabinet this week. The dissolution, a top source close to the corridors of power told the Sunday Tribune, “is to pave the way for the injection of fresh minds that can bring the needed vitality to the cabinet.” The president, who just…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that over 30 people have been confirmed dead in a petrol tanker explosion in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State. The petrol tanker reportedly collided head-on with a trailer truck carrying travellers and cattle from Wudil, Kano State. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arab,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the activities of a faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, using the agency’s name to deceive the unsuspecting public. NAFDAC, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, noted…
Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has released a video message calling for peace and an end to violence between Fulani and Hausas. In the video obtained and translated by PRNigeria, Turji claims that the ongoing conflict is impossible to win and will only lead to further bloodshed. Turji, who is known for his involvement in…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said the Peoples Democratic Party is dead in the country. Speaking on Saturday during the inauguration of a renovated party office in Katsina State, Kwankwaso said he and his followers left the PDP because “it is dead”. “I wish to remind you…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the State Government of Kano has postponed the resumption date for primary and post-primary schools for the 2024/2025 academic session. Recall that the government had earlier announced that schools were to resume on September 9, 2024. However, in another statement released on Saturday, the Director of Public Enlightenment of the Ministry…
A video of where the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, made a gaffe while addressing the crowd during a campaign rally at Ovia North Local Government Area of the state on Thursday has gone viral. In the video, which started trending on Saturday and has been widely shared on social…
