US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the United States, claiming Hollywood was being “devastated” by a trend of US filmmakers and studios working abroad. The announcement comes as the White House is coming under mounting criticism over its aggressive trade policies that have seen Trump…
The Indigenous People of Biafra has rejected the Federal Government’s proscription of the organisation, calling it a “blatant perversion of the rule of law” and an attempt to subvert justice through secrecy, following their failure to achieve the same result in an open, contested hearing. In a statement issued on Sunday, IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful,…
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has vowed to seek legal redress against those responsible for his arrest and detention in connection with a now-withdrawn defamation case filed by senior lawyer, Afe Babalola. Farotimi was arrested by police in Lagos in December 2024 and taken to Ekiti State, where he was charged with defamation over comments…
Nigerian passport holders seeking long-term access to foreign countries for business, tourism, or family visits can now benefit from more liberal visa policies offered by several nations. Some countries grant Nigerians a five-year multiple entry visa, allowing holders to enter and exit the destination several times without applying for a new visa for each trip….
Abdulfatai Buhari, senator representing Oyo north, has declared his intention to contest the state’s governorship election. In an interview with Parrot FM, an Oyo-based media platform, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said he is ready to shift gears from legislative duties to the demands of executive leadership. “This is the third time I would…
Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, sentenced two women; Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi, to one year imprisonment each for hawking Naira notes in violation of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act. According to a Sunday statement posted on X by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the defendants…
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has promised to support Operation Safe Corridor, OSC, a Federal Government initiative focused on deradicalising, rehabilitating and reintegrating repentant insurgents. The agency made the pledge when the coordinator of OSC, Yusuf Ali, and his team paid a courtesy visit to the NOA’s headquarters in Abuja. NOA Director-General, Lanre Issa-Onilu, while…
Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, has warned that sacking her or changing the party leader will not fix the Tories after their poor outing in the local elections held on May 1. Ms Badenoch made this statement after her party lost 674 council seats and control of 16 authorities, while the Nigel…
Oseloka Obaze, a key ally of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has resigned his membership of the party. Mr Obaze disclosed this in a letter addressed to the LP chairman in Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government in Awka on Sunday. The politician, a former United…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Former Plateau State Deputy Governor, Sonni Gwanle Tyoden is dead. Tyoden died at 74 after a brief illness on Sunday, May 4, 2025, Our correspondent gathered. Simon Lalong, the immediate past governor of the state, confirmed the development to journalists on Sunday in Jos, the state capital. Mr Lalong, who visited…