The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Jarrett Tenebe, has defended Governor Monday Okpebholo after the governor faced public backlash for stumbling over budget figures during the presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. A video of the governor’s budget presentation which shows his repeated…
Danlami Abdullahi Saku, the chairman of Katcha Local Government Area in Niger State, has tragically passed away in a fatal road accident along the Minna-Suleja Road. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the accident occurred on Tuesday evening near Kwakwuti, while Saku was en route to Abuja. His untimely death has sent shockwaves across the state. Governor…
Sabrina Ezeoku, a legal practitioner, has apologised for claiming that the residence of Bello, the son of Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, was raided by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On December 5, Ezeoku posted on her X account that EFCC operatives busted Bello’s home in Kaduna. She added…
German Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day official visit, GISTSMATE MEDIA is reporting. He was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The visit will be the third exchange between both countries on the level of head…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, was captured in a video struggling to pronounce the figure for the state’s 2025 budget. Okpebholo was sworn-in as governor in November after winning the off-cycle election in October. The governor presented an estimated N605 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year at the Edo State House of Assembly….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). This was disclosed in a press release by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President On Information and Strategy. Onanuga stated that Ogunjimi’s appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised the newly elected UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, for disparaging Nigeria. He stated this on Monday at the 10th Annual Migration Dialogue at the State House in Abuja. The Vice President said, “Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Labour or Conservative Party. We are proud of her…
Fom Daniel Chollom, a member of the House of Representatives under the Labour Party, announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, citing the Labour Party’s leadership crisis and his desire to support the President in national development. In a letter read during plenary by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, Chollom explained that the…
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Delivering the ruling, Justice Anenih, said having been filed when he was neither in custody nor before the court, the instant application was…
Former Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has appeared at the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the hearing of his bail application, alongside those of his co-defendants. The proceedings took place before Justice Marryanne Anenih at the Maitama court in Abuja. The EFCC had declared Bello wanted in connection with allegations of laundering. The…