President Bola Tinubu has issued a fresh directive to security agencies to go after cyber criminals and other organized crime groups in the country. This was made known by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, President Tinubu said security and…
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, says he is not scared of the outcome of the political crisis in the state. Fubara spoke on Monday during the inauguration of the residential quarters for the government house staff in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. Speaking at the event, Fubara said the worst thing that could happen…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, has finally spoken about the rumours suggesting he could be the next spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu. Following the recent resignation of Ajuri Ngelale, who previously held the role, there were suggestions from certain ends that Bwala might be considered…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Timipre Sylva, former Governor of Bayelsa State wanted for fraud. Sylva, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources was wanted over an alleged $14.8 million fraud. The EFCC said the former Governor is wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion…
United States (U.S.) President-elect, Donald Trump, has announced the appointment of X owner, Elon Musk and American entrepreneur, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), aimed at overhauling federal bureaucracy and cutting down on wasteful spending. The announcement, released on Tuesday via a statement from the Trump transition team,…
A former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, said that he would have performed better than President Bola Tinubu in two years if he was occupying his position. In an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Mr Obi said Mr Tinubu has not done well in…
Allies of former President Goodluck Jonathan are lobbying opposition figures, including former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to step down from the 2027 race in Jonathan’s favour. The move, according to sources, is part of a wider plan to build a formidable opposition front capable of unseating President Bola…
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been hospitalised after being attacked by a fellow inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. The incident occurred on Monday morning, and Lanez was stabbed 14 times, resulting in collapsed lungs and requiring a breathing apparatus. Fortunately, he is now breathing on his own and said to be in…
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s interim leader, has dismissed the notion that democracy is a prerequisite to development. Traoré said it is difficult to pinpoint a country whose development is attributable to democracy as a system of government. According to him, it is false to believe any country has developed under a democratic system. The…
Family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned the presidential pardon granted to his wife, Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his murder. In a statement on Monday, the family described the move as the worst possible injustice any family could be made to go through. It said that the decision…