GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), should arrest Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over a comment credited to him. While speaking at a congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state in August, Wike…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Chief Benedict Akika, a People Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain and an ally of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has been reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday by unknown gunmen. According to an update sighted on Westerndailynews Chief Benedict Akika, a Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party was said to be kidnapped at his…
The Campaign Council of the APC for the Edo Governorship Election has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to subject party candidates in the poll to compulsory drug tests. The council made the call in a statement by its Director of Media, Kassim Afegbua, on Wednesday in Benin. According to him, the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Labour Party (LP) has appointed Senator Esther Nenadi Usman as the Chairperson of its Caretaker Committee. Usman’s appointment was announced during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, on Wednesday. The new leadership is tasked with resolving the party’s ongoing leadership crisis. Senator Usman, a former…
The pioneer chairman Aare Latoosa LCDA and Ibadan North Federal Constituency hopeful, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji has mourned the death of the former Oyo SSG, Chief Michael Koleosho, who died in Ibadan, on Monday. According to a statement made available from his media office at Ibadan on Wednesday, ‘it is with rude shock I received the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Chairman of the Sokoto State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ibrahim Milgoma, has passed away. A statement by the party, made available to newsmen on Wednesday, revealed that Milgoma died on Tuesday after a protracted illness. The party described his death as a colossal loss, not only to…
President Bola Tinubu says the relationship between Nigeria and China needs to be strengthened for trade advancement and economic development. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the capital of China. The president said Nigeria-China ties have been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Tinubu said his administration…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, named Dr Yunusa Tanko as the Interim National Coordinator of his Obidient Movement worldwide. Before the new appointment, Tanko was the former Anambra State governor’s spokesman and media director of the defunct Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation. In 2015, the activist cum politician was…
Honourable Kareem Khadijat Omotayo, the Personal Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on constituency affairs has felicitated with Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima on occasion of his birthday. Celebrating Nigerian Vice president, Hon. Khadijat described Shettima as a leader with unwavering supports for the nation. The wishes read: On this special day, I extend my…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former secretary to the state government of Oyo state, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho is dead, aged 86. Saki, Oke Ogun, and the entire state of Oyo have lost a highly respected and visionary leader in the passing of Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho, a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government…