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APDI Applauds Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi On Rehabilitation Of Abeokuta- Ayetoro-Imeko Road

GISTSMATE 012 months ago03 mins

Ayetoro-Yewa Patriotic Development Initiative (APDI) has lauded Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola ‘Yayi’ over rehabilitation of Abeokuta- Ayetoro-Imeko Road. APDI, a Community Development Non-Governmental Organisation has lent his voice to the commendations pouring in for the development oriented Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District over the unprecedented development initiatives across Ogun West and especially the ongoing…

House Of Assembly Suspends All LG Chairmen, Vice Chairmen For Defying Governor

GISTSMATE 012 months ago34 mins

The Edo State House of Assembly has suspended the chairmen and vice chairmen of the 18 local government councils for two months, following allegations of insubordination to Governor Monday Okpebholo. The suspension followed a petition from the governor, accusing the council leaders of refusing to submit their financial records to the state government. Okpebholo described…

JUST-IN: Tinubu Appoints Eight New Permanent Secretaries (Full List)

GISTSMATE 012 months ago02 mins

President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. It was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the president, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South-east and South-south. The…

BREAKING: FEC Approves 2025 Budget Proposal With N47.96 Trillion Expenditure Plan

GISTSMATE 012 months ago05 mins

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a N47.96 trillion expenditure for the 2025 budget, marking a 36.8% increase from the 2024 estimate. The decision was made during the Council’s final meeting of 2024, held on Monday in the Council Chambers of the Statesl House, Abuja. Speaking to State House Correspondents, the Minister of Budget…

JUST-IN: Federal Govt Renames UniAbuja To Yakubu Gowon University

GISTSMATE 012 months ago02 mins

The Nigerian government on Monday, December 16, 2024, renamed the University Of Abuja, Gwagwalada to Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information, culture and tourism after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to the minister, the…

Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Sack Tinubu As President

GISTSMATE 012 months ago09 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Supreme Court, on Monday, declined a suit seeking to sack President Bola Tinubu from office. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, awarded a fine of N5 million against the plaintiff, Chief Ambrose Owuru, who was the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party,…

FLASH: Former Sport Minister Resigns From PDP

GISTSMATE 012 months ago03 mins

Bolaji Abdullahi, a former minister of sports and youth development, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He disclosed his intention to resign in a letter dated December 16 and addressed to the PDP ward chairman in Ubadawaki, Kwara state. Abdullahi confirmed the development to TheCable on Monday. The ex-minister also said he is…

How Cabals Hijacked Power After Buhari’s Victory In 2015 – Ex-minister, Dalung

GISTSMATE 012 months ago03 mins

Solomon Dalung, a former Minister of Youth and Sports, has explained the influence of cabals in Nigerian governance. He spoke on the Mic On Podcast published on Sunday. Dalung, who served as minister in the first term of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, alleged how a powerful group hijacked power after the former president’s victory in 2015….

FLASH: Presidency Slams UK Conservative Leader, Kemi Badenoch, Over Comments About Nigeria

GISTSMATE 012 months ago04 mins

The Nigerian Presidency has dismissed remarks made by Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, about her upbringing in Nigeria, labelling them as a “cock and bull story.” Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu criticized Badenoch for her comments, which included claims that…

Caution VP Shettima Over Kemi Badenoch Attack, Igboho Urges Tinubu

GISTSMATE 012 months ago05 mins

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…

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APDI Applauds Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi On Rehabilitation Of Abeokuta- Ayetoro-Imeko Road

House Of Assembly Suspends All LG Chairmen, Vice Chairmen For Defying Governor

JUST-IN: Tinubu Appoints Eight New Permanent Secretaries (Full List)

BREAKING: FEC Approves 2025 Budget Proposal With N47.96 Trillion Expenditure Plan

JUST-IN: Federal Govt Renames UniAbuja To Yakubu Gowon University

Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Sack Tinubu As President

FLASH: Former Sport Minister Resigns From PDP

How Cabals Hijacked Power After Buhari’s Victory In 2015 – Ex-minister, Dalung

FLASH: Presidency Slams UK Conservative Leader, Kemi Badenoch, Over Comments About Nigeria

Caution VP Shettima Over Kemi Badenoch Attack, Igboho Urges Tinubu