Former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has urged the United States to assist Nigeria in combating insecurity with cutting-edge technology, rather than posing a threat that can worsen divisions in the country. “The United States should assist the Nigerian authorities with better cutting-edge technology to tackle these problems, rather than posing a threat that could further…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that late Indian Billionaire, Ratan Tata, has named his dog, Tito as a beneficiary in his Rs 10,000 crore will. The industrialist passed away on October 9 at 86. According to the will provisions, Tito will receive “unlimited” care under the supervision of Tata’s trusted cook, Rajan Shaw, who has long tended…
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…
Abdullahi Musa Huseini, a popular make-up artist known as Amuscap, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment in Kano State for abusing and mutilating the Nigerian currency. He was convicted by Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court for spraying N100,000 in N1000 denominations during his wedding celebration. The offence took place on December…
Comr. Jamiu Titilayo, the Vice Chairman, Nigerian Female Association, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, is set to host a pivotal Leadership Symposium aimed at fostering transformational leadership and sustainable growth in Nigeria. The symposium is themed, “Leading for a Better Tomorrow: Empowering Leaders, Transforming Organizations, and…
Former Governor of Abia State, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare the late Chief MKO Abiola one of Nigeria’s presidents posthumously. Kalu said Abiola’s portrait should also be hung among the portraits of Nigerian presidents. He spoke at the National Assembly on Tuesday against the background of the recent…
The Gombe State Police Command on Friday said it has recorded major successes in the fight against crime, with the rescue of two abandoned infants and the arrest of two teenagers for alleged rape. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement, stressed that the Command remains committed to safeguarding…
The House of Representatives will on Tuesday inaugurate an ad-hoc committee to take over the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Recall that President Bola Tinubu on March 18, declared emergency rule in the oil-rich state following a worsening relationship between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state House of Assembly. Citing Section…
The federal government says its dollar-denominated domestic bond will be issued on Monday. Gbadebo Adenrele, managing director of investment banking, at United Capital Group, spoke on Thursday during a hybrid roadshow with investors organised by the Debt Management Office (DMO). On July 25, the federal government said it would issue $500 million in domestic foreign…
Wives of soldiers detained in Maiduguri have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and military authorities to grant them pardon, saying their husbands deserve the same mercy extended to Boko Haram members and other criminals. The women, numbering over 30 and some carrying children, staged a protest on Tuesday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)…