Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has praised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s economic policies during his time in office. El-Rufai made the remarks during a condolence visit to the family of late Pan Niger Delta Forum leader, Chief Edwin Clark. El-Rufai acknowledged Atiku’s leadership in shaping economic policies under the Obasanjo administration which was…
Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has fired back after former Anambra governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, threatened him with a defamation suit. Obi’s legal team, EJESIMEN & CO MADIBA CHAMBERS, SAN, had earlier issued a notice accusing Adeyanju of repeatedly defaming the ex-governor on X and other social media platforms. The notice…
Suspected bandits have abducted a man, identified as Anas Ahmed, alongside his wife, Halimatu, and their young daughter in Katsina State’s metropolitan area. The attack occurred around 3:00 am on Tuesday at Filin Kanana community, located in Sabuwar Unguwa, Kofar Kaura, within the state capital. The bandits were reported to have shot and killed a…
National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has requested for fact-finding visit from Minster of Agriculture and Director General of Nigerian Emergency Management Agency. In a separate press release to the NEMA DG, Ahmed Habib and Minister for Agriculture, Abubakar…
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, Howell…
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has announced the approval of a licence for the construction of a new refinery. The approval was given to MRO Energy Limited, an energy company for the construction of a 10,000 Barrels Per Stream Day Refinery at Imode In Ughelli, Delta State, This…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated that May 30th remains Biafra Heroes Day and not Igbo Day, as claimed by some individuals and politicians. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB criticized what it called a deliberate distortion of historical facts by “compromised Igbo politicians”…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed eleven new officials to the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), an entity established to manage electricity transmission operations separately from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Dr. Adesegun Olugbade has been named as the Board Chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello will serve as the Managing Director. The executive directors…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced on Wednesday that its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai successfully neutralized over 20 terrorists and destroyed a gun truck during two separate operations on November 25, 2024, in Kukawa, Borno State. The airstrikes also thwarted an attempted attack on troops in the area. Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, speaking…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that there is nothing wrong in Nigeria being a one-party state. He said the APC was willing and capable of integrating all defectors into its ranks. Ganduje stated that although the APC was not gunning for a one-party state, it welcomed the…
