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BREAKING: Omisore, Alabi, Five Others Disqualified By Osun APC Guber Screening Committee

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago03 mins

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee for the Osun State governorship primary election has disqualified seven aspirants, including former deputy governor and APC National Secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore, immediate past Deputy Governor Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Kunle Adegoke (SAN), and Babatunde Haketer Oralusi. The decision was announced following…

Wike Speaks As Rivers Lawmakers Dump PDP For APC

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago03 mins

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has insisted that he is still a member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) despite the defection of 16 lawmakers of the Rivers Assembly who are his loyalists from the party to the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC). The 16 lawmakers, including the Speaker,…

Why We Can’t Track Bandits – Tinubu’s Aide Drops Shocking Revelation

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago13 mins

The Presidency has offered a new explanation on why security agents still struggle to trace the digital footprints of many bandits operating across the country. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed that the major challenge comes from criminals using internet services that are outside Nigeria’s regulatory reach. Speaking during an…

FLASH: Supreme Court Strikes Out Osun Suit On Withheld LG Funds; But Declares FG’s Action Illegal

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago03 mins

The supreme court has dismissed the suit filed by the Osun attorney-general (AG) against the federal government on withheld local government allocations due to the state. In a split decision of six to one, which was delivered on Friday, the apex court held that the Osun AG does not have the legal rights to institute…

PBAT Media Centre Denies Alleged Distribution Of Buses For 2027 Campaign

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago02 mins

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) Media Centre has refuted claims that President Tinubu is distributing buses ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement, the Centre said the initiative being circulated online was solely undertaken by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, an independent support group with no involvement from the President or the Presidency….

UPDATED: Rivers Speaker, 15 Other Assembly Members Defect To APC

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

16 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection, announced during plenary on Friday, marked a major political realignment in the state’s legislature and could significantly alter the balance of power between…

Northern Groups Caution Tinubu Against Replacing Shettima With Ex-Speaker Dogara

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago02 mins

Youth and socio-political groups from the North East and North West have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima, warning that elevating former Speaker Yakubu Dogara could unsettle party loyalists ahead of the 2027 elections. The appeal was made during separate media briefings held in Gombe and Kaduna. In Gombe,…

Full List: Meet The 68 Nigerians Nominated To Represent The Nation Abroad

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago03 mins

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a list of 68 nominees for ambassadorial positions to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The list includes both career diplomats and well-known public figures. Some of the prominent nominees are former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd.); former presidential aide Ita Enang; former Imo…

BREAKING: Tinubu Swears-in Ex-CDS Musa As Defence Minister

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago03 mins

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd), as the new Minister of Defence. The brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa saw Musa take the oath of office, just 24 hours after the Senate screened and confirmed his nomination. Tinubu had forwarded Musa’s name to the…

Ndigbo Are Greatest Stakeholders In Nigerian Project – President Tinubu

GISTSMATE MEDIA2 months ago05 mins

The Igbo race have been described as the greatest stakeholders in the Nigerian project. This formed part of the message delivered by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, at the Imo Economic Stakeholders Summit, held in Owerri. His words: “The Igbo are geographically mobile, economically enterprising and educationally ambitious. “This Nigerian…

BREAKING (LG Crisis): Tinubu Told To Declare State Of Emergency In Osun To Avoid Chaos

FLASH: Cubana Chief Priest Gets Political Appointment

Nigerian University Confers Posthumous Degree On Buhari

Tinubu Presents As Bello Matawalle’s 10 Children Wed In Abuja

BREAKING: Bandits Kidnap Catholic Priest, 10 Others, Kill Three In Fresh Kaduna Attack

FLASH: Akpabio Admits, Defends Removal Of ‘Real-Time’ From Electoral Bill

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BREAKING: Omisore, Alabi, Five Others Disqualified By Osun APC Guber Screening Committee

Wike Speaks As Rivers Lawmakers Dump PDP For APC

Why We Can’t Track Bandits – Tinubu’s Aide Drops Shocking Revelation

FLASH: Supreme Court Strikes Out Osun Suit On Withheld LG Funds; But Declares FG’s Action Illegal

PBAT Media Centre Denies Alleged Distribution Of Buses For 2027 Campaign

UPDATED: Rivers Speaker, 15 Other Assembly Members Defect To APC

Northern Groups Caution Tinubu Against Replacing Shettima With Ex-Speaker Dogara

Full List: Meet The 68 Nigerians Nominated To Represent The Nation Abroad

BREAKING: Tinubu Swears-in Ex-CDS Musa As Defence Minister

Ndigbo Are Greatest Stakeholders In Nigerian Project – President Tinubu