Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a second term. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the organisation made the disclosure in a post on X on Friday. WTO said the reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the…
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, has passed away at the age of 82. According to a statement from the Royal Court, the prominent cleric died in Riyadh on Tuesday morning. His funeral prayer will be held at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh…
A group advocating for President Bola Tinubu re-election in 2027, Tinubu Media Force (TMF) has called on Nigerians to join the ongoing voters card registration. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced CVR on 18th August with the online pre-registration. INEC also said the in-person registration option will follow a week later on 25th August…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has finally spoken out on the contentious tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Atiku’s statement comes on the heels of the National Economic Council’s (NEC) recommendation to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bill, which is currently before the National Assembly. In a statement released on Sunday, Atiku cited the…
A housewife, Mulikat Abdulrasheed, has prayed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on grounds that her husband, Abdullahi was jobless and had no source of livelihood. “My uncle arranged the marriage with Abdullahi. I didn’t know that he was jobless, had no money or any source of livelihood. “I later realised…
Fuji musician, Alhaji Taye Adebisi, popularly known as Taye Currency, has recounted how he lost N10 million to an alleged Ponzi scheme operated by Crypto Bridge Exchange, popularly called CBEX. In a viral video circulating on social media, the singer recounted the ordeal during a stage performance. He disclosed that he was introduced to the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that 20 chairmanship aspirants in Kano State have tested positive for multiple drugs during screening for the upcoming local government elections. NDLEA’s Commander in the state, Abubakar Idris Ahmad, said the aspirants presented by the ruling NNPP in the state tested positive for substances including opioids,…
Nigeria’s non-oil exports has risen to $3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, a 19.59 percent increase from the $2.696 billion recorded in the same period of 2024. This was made known in a post via the X handle of the Personal Assistant to the President on Special Duties Kamorudeen Yusuf. Quoting Nigerian Export…
The pioneer chairman Aare Latoosa LCDA and Oyo APC chieftain, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji has Congratulated the former ALGON Chairman Hon. Abass Ayodeji Aleshinloye on his birthday today. In a statement signed from his media office on Monday, Pioneer Chairman lauded the leadership and administrative experience of Hon. Abass Ayodeji and his qualitative knowledge, as an…
Despite the economic hardship being experienced by majority of Nigerians, banks’ vaults are bustling with customer deposits. The latest report of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on money and credit situation in the country shows that banks’ demand deposits in the first nine months of this year rose by 16.5 percent to N31.08 trillion…