Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources. Durov was travelling aboard his private jet, TF1 said on its website, adding he had been targeted by an arrest warrant in France as…
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, on Saturday evening submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Abubakar who disclosed details of his resignation after the brief meeting said personal and family issues were among his reasons for resigning office. However, he expressed gratitude…
The federal government has listed four main reasons for raising the fees of the Nigerian international passport. The new fees are effective from September 1, 2024. It can be recalled that on Wednesday, the government through the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) raised the fee for a 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity from N35,000…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has submitted his resignation to President Tinubu. This development was confirmed by Nigerian Television Authority, NTA. The reason behind his voluntary resignation was not known at the time of reporting this. Details later… Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification”…
The Kogi State Government has declared that Governor Usman Ododo remains a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress, stressing that he is not considering defecting to the opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party. This statement was made in response to a report by an online news platform (not PUNCH Online), which went viral early on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the workers in Adamawa State are in jubilation mood after confirming that they were paid the new N70,000 minimum wage, recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Despite reservations from many governors about the economic feasibility of the increased wage, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has commenced payment to the Adamawa State…
Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has fueled defection rumours with his unexpected attendance at a meeting of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. The meeting, which took place at the Taraba State Government House, was hosted by Governor Agbu Kefas and attended by some PDP…
The Senior Special Assistants to the President on Students’ Engagements, Hon. Sunday Asefon, has commended the federal government and Nigerian Police Force, for swiftly securing the release of 20 medical students abducted by kidnappers in Benue State last Thursday. The Presidential aide stated that the seriousness exhibited by the Federal Government to secure the release,…
A former Senator, Dino Melaye on Saturday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead and now once upon a time. Melaye, a chieftain of the party, in a tweet on X decried the crisis plaguing the party, saying it has been destroyed by the acting chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagun and others. He…
The Nigeria Police Force has said the officials from the National Cybercrime Center arrested one Bristol Tamunobiefiri, also known as PIDOM, for allegedly undermining the integrity of government operations. Tamunobiefiri operates as an anonymous whistleblower on X.com, 99% Oppressed, and tweets as #PIDOMNIGERIA. The police said PIDOMNigeria was arrested on August 5 in his hotel…
