Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State, on Saturday, visited Darajamal, a community in Bama, to condole with families of the 63 people who were killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Friday night. The victims comprised five soldiers and about 58 civilians. The civilians were earlier displaced by the insurgents but returned to Darajamal two…
The Peoples Democratic Party has announced the postponement of its 103rd National Executive Committee meeting, earlier scheduled for Wednesday (today), citing recent developments within the party. In a statement by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, the National Working Committee said the decision was taken during an emergency meeting held on Monday in line with Section 29(2)(b)…
Olisa Agbakoba, a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has condemned a bill in Nigeriaâs National Assembly seeking to jail non-voters for six months. While criticising the mandatory voting bill, the senior lawyer disclosed that he would rather go to jail than obey it if it eventually became law. Agbakoba said this…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed Terrorism Charges against seven IPOB key commanders linked to Simon Ekpa before a Federal High Court in Abuja. In the three separate cases, FHC/ABJ/CR/632/2025; FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2025 and FHC/ABJ/CR/634/2025, filed on 19 November, the seven suspects were accused of receiving funds and other material support from Simon Ekpa and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rearrested Friday Audu, the Nigerian mastermind behind the activities of 193 foreigners and several others arrested in Dec. 2024 in one fell swoop for offences bordering on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud and Romance Scam. In a mild drama, Audu was rearrested by officials of the anti-graft agency as…
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has debunked the allegation that in his capacity as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, he labelled President Bola Tinubu, who was then governor of Lagos State, corrupt. Ribadu made the denial in reaction to the allegation by the leader of Northern Star,…
The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu, on Wednesday dismissed a claim by United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, alleging that the abduction of schoolgirls in Maga occurred in a Christian community. As reported by Channels TV, Aliyu said all the abducted girls are Muslims and urged the lawmaker to refrain from making unverifiable…
The federal government has officially ended fuel and foreign exchange subsidies, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun revealed on Thursday. The minister made the announcement during the presentation of the Nigeria Development Update by the World Bank in Abuja. The subsidies, the government said drained the countryâs economy to the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the House of Representatives has confirmed Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The approval followed the presentation of a report by Babajimi Benson, chairman of the Committee on Defense. Ekiti-born Oluyede was screened by the Joint Committee on Army and Defense on Wednesday, November 27. He…
A Fatal accident has claimed five lives leaving one critically injured in Ibadan, the Oyo state Capital The accident which occurred around midnight on Thursday along the Iwo Road Ojoo expressway, was between a commercial Micra car and a truck. The accident also left one person injured and 6 others rescued unhurt. In a release…