President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening summoned the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ibas, who arrived at the State House at about 5:50 p.m. dressed in brown native attire, was accompanied to the meeting by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions. The president, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, gave the assurance while declaring open a public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in Abuja. Tinubu described the ongoing…
The Federal Government has announced “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation” as the official theme for the country’s 2025 Independence Day celebrations. Director, Information and Public Relations in the the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF, Segun Imohiosen disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday…
After five months of being closed down for upgrade to international standards, Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, has received its first flight. The aircraft, which is an advanced member of the presidential flight scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2025, arrived at the airport at exactly 9:14 am on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. A…
Renowned historian, Prof. Toyin Falola, on Wednesday said that the reign of Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, would pave way for modernisation of Ibadanland. Falola said this when he delivered the First Olubadan Coronation Lecture organised in honour of Ladoja, which had as its topic: “Ibadan History: Issues in Tradition and Modernity.” Ladoja will be…
A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has stated that Yorubas as his in-laws will occupy a topmost place in his policy making and governance, if elected president in 2027. Atiku, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), also extolled the virtues of the Yoruba people, describing them as one of the finest species…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed circulating images suggesting he recently met with former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu “MC Oluomo” Akinsanya, describing them as fake. In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday titled “Clarification on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that dormer Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Solomon Ewuga, has died at the age of 70. Ewuga, who was also Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and a senator who represented Nasarawa North in the 7th National Assembly, died on Tuesday. His demise was announced by family sources, and…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has declared that the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio is not more of a senator than she is. Addressing newsmen shortly after gaining access to her office at Suite 2.05 in the Senate Wing, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan remained defiant, insisting that she would not tender any…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has formally resumed duties at the national assembly following the unsealing of her office after a six-month suspension. The senator arrived at the assembly complex on Tuesday, September 23, accompanied by supporters, just hours after the sergeant-at-arms unlocked her office at suite 2.05 in the senate wing. “While we…