GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, on Sunday for a State visit. Tinubu visited Brazil at the invitation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, one of Nigeria’s biggest supporters and partners, Olusegun Dada, an aide to the presisent on social media said. According to Dada,…
The crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as state chairmen of the party condemned the coalition led by former Senate President, Senator David Mark. In a statement jointly signed by the forum leader, Elias Adokwu and Publicity Secretary, Godwin Alaku, and titled “Rejecting the Political Junta by Defending ADC…
A Turkish-born 51-year-old man, Hamit Coskun, who was fined for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London, has won his appeal against conviction, in a case hailed as a landmark victory for free speech in the United Kingdom. Coskun was originally found guilty in June at Westminster Magistrates’ Court of…
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has insisted that negotiating with bandits remains an effective approach, arguing that military force has failed to end insurgency in Nigeria. Gumi noted that dialogue was successfully adopted in resolving militancy in the Niger Delta and should not be abandoned by the government. Writing on his Facebook page, the controversial…
The lawmaker representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, on Wednesday said President Bola Tinubu’s government would deploy technology to solve the nation’s security challenges. Ibrahim, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, said the government would use Artificial Technology to tackle insecurity in 2025, referencing the allocation of ₦4.91tn to defence and…
Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneur, Femi Otedola, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the full report by the Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede panel carried out under the Goodluck Jonathan administration on the controversial fuel subsidy regime. In a statement yesterday, Otedola insisted that Nigerians deserve to know the truth about those who looted public funds under the…
A tragedy has struck Akyempim in Ghana’s Central Region, where a man allegedly set his house on fire, killing his wife and six children in what authorities believe was a deliberate act. According to the Ghana National Fire Service, the victims included the woman, five of her children aged between one and fifteen, and the…
In the spirit of giving and generosity that defines the yuletide season, a prominent figure in Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency double as the Director-General Liaison office, Abuja and Lagos Hon. Chief (Dr.) Ezekiel Temitope Oladimeji, popularly known as OTOPE, has donated food items worth ₦5 million to the people in Egbeda-Ona Ara Federal Constituency. This act…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the passing of Charles Bassey, a member of the historic Green Eagles squad that clinched Nigeria’s first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980. Bassey died on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the age of 71, following a prolonged illness. The former forward, who hailed from Eket in…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Sokoto State civil servants at a subsidised price of ₦40,000 per 50kg bag. The initiative was launched on Thursday at the Cabinet Office in Sokoto, with the Sokoto State Head of Service, Alhaji Sulaiman Fulani, overseeing the unveiling…
