The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining exploration activities in Zamfara State, ending over five years of restrictions imposed due to security concerns. This decision follows significant improvements in the state’s security landscape. Announcing the development at a weekend press briefing, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, highlighted the economic…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has said that bandits and terrorists in the country are better armed than Nigerian soldiers. Lawal made the remarks on Monday during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television monitored by our correspondent He was commenting on the country’s security situation….
A Max Air flight from Lagos crash-landed at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with 53 passengers onboard. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday around 10:57pm. The aircraft, with the registration number: 5N-MBD, was said to have lost its nose landing gear tyre during landing, thereby leading to the incident. However, sources said passengers and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, 2024, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the Federal Government. In a statement released on Saturday, Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on…
Inspector General of Police (IG), Kayode Egbetokun, has responded to recent reports of bandits seeking peace deals and ongoing attacks on police officers, emphasizing a balanced approach of encouraging surrender while maintaining law enforcement. Addressing the issue of bandits coming forward for amnesty, Egbetokun said the police would not shut the door on those willing…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC) and representative of Abia North Senatorial District, has rejected calls by the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) to contest the 2027 presidential election. The Northern coalition, consisting of 40 youth groups, had urged Kalu to run for president with…
Iran launched a new wave of attacks targeting Israel on Tuesday, state TV reported, as fighting between the longtime foes raged for a fifth straight day. “The tenth wave of Operation Honest Promise 3 against the occupied territories (Israel) has begun,” state TV said, with the Tasnim news agency reporting that the new barrage consisted…
Another member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, Amos Gwamna Magazine has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Magaji, who represents Java/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, said he was leaving the PDP as a result of unresolved crisis in the party right from the national to…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that President Bola Tinubu’s chances of re-election in 2027 are so slim that “he will be lucky if he is third.” “Tinubu can’t win. In fact, he will be lucky if he is third,” El-Rufai said Monday night on a live interview on Arise TV, dismissing the…
Men of f the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police, in tye early hours on Monday, stormed the premises the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house. As of 10 am, armed security personnel have taken over the premises…