GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the approval of two appointments into his administration. In a statement on Monday, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced that Ms. Rinsola Abiola has been named Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC). Abiola, a specialist in strategic communication…
Governor Dapo Abiodun-led Ogun State Government has sealed the Sagamu residence and luxury hotel of former governor and serving senator Gbenga Daniel, escalating the political feud between both politicians. Officials from the Sagamu Zonal Planning Office stormed Mr Daniel’s properties on Monday, removing the contravention and notices to quit earlier pasted on Friday and replacing…
Activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has lambasted former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi over his claim that he could end corruption within one month if elected president. Sowore labelled Amaechi “a fool at 40” and questioned why he failed to tackle corruption during his long years in power. In a video, Sowore said, “Amaechi said…
Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a Nigerian born UK-based lawyer and women’s right activist, says Kemi Badenoch, Conservative Party leader, has “pressed her self-destruct button” with her repeated denigration of Nigeria. Recently on the Rosebud Podcast, Badenoch made headlines when she stated she had not renewed her Nigerian passport in over 20 years. She said she no longer…
The Chairman and Sole Administrator of Pacesetter Transport Services (PTS), Dr. Ibrahim Oladeji, popularly known as Dikko, has appealed to residents of Ibadan North Local Government to rally behind the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Folajimi Oyekunle, in the House of Representatives by-election scheduled for August 16, 2025. Speaking in Ibadan on Friday, Dikko urged…
A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi on Sunday dismissed claims by ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi that they started the opposition coalition together. Amaechi had said he and Fayemi initiated discussions about the opposition coalition before it expanded to other politicians. The former governor of Rivers State made the claim during an X…
Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, says the well-being of Nigerians remains a top priority for the Federal Government. Tinubu gave the assurance after receiving a chieftaincy title of Iya Oba of Ikorodu in Lagos State on Saturday. The honour was bestowed upon her by the traditional ruler of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Shotobi, at Ikorodu. The…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday said the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has, for the first time in 55 years since the end of the Nigeria-Biafra War, demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing the needs of the Southeast. The group declared that Igbos will support Tinubu’s re-election bid in…
Former Minister of Transportation and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has vowed that if elected President of Nigeria in 2027, he will amend the constitution and eradicate corruption within his first month in office. Speaking during an X Space session titled Weekend Politics, Amaechi declared that should he fail to end corruption within that…
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, says he will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election if he gets the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket. Speaking on Saturday during a conversation on X Spaces, Amaechi also said he has never participated in election rigging, adding that he has consistently turned down appointments…