GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that at least 60 people have died in a boat mishap in Borgu LGA of Niger state. Abdullah Arah, director-general of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), said the boat was conveying about 90 passengers when it capsized on Tuesday at about 11:30am at Gausawa in Malale ward. The vessel departed…
The fuel scarcity crisis in Nigeria has taken a tragic turn, as the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) for Akure South Local Government, Oluwatuyi Olasoji, has passed away. Olasoji collapsed while waiting to purchase fuel at a filling station in Akure, Ondo State. Local reports indicate that the incident occurred…
The police have asked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan to cancel her planned Sallah rally in the Central Senatorial district of Kogi State. The State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye made this known on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya. According to the statement, the Kogi police boss…
In an exclusive interview, Comrade Amb. Megbowon Olusola Ezekiel, ACPA, Secretary General of the Association of Southern Nigerian Students (ASONIS), praised the remarkable efforts of Hon. Sunday Adedayo Asefon, Senior Special Assistant on Students Engagement to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his unwavering dedication to advancing student welfare and representation in national policies. He also…
The Trump administration released hundreds of thousands of pages of records on Monday about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. despite concerns from the civil rights leader’s family. “The American people have waited nearly sixty years to see the full scope of the federal government’s investigation into Dr King’s assassination,” Director of National Intelligence…
Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Arowolo Verheijen, has clarified recent media reports suggesting an imminent 65 percent increase in electricity tariffs, stating that her comments on the topic were misrepresented. Reacting to media reports on the said comment in a statement she issued on Monday, Verheijen emphasized that her remarks during a…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has assured Nigerians that the Commission will never again allow hitherto looted assets by corrupt individuals to be relooted in the country. He gave the assurance in Kachia, Kaduna State, on Wednesday when he paid a visit to the main campus of the newly established…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, stated that the current administration has made significant achievements that have positively impacted the daily lives of citizens. He specifically highlighted the introduction of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas initiative, which according to him has alleviated transportation difficulties for the populace. Addressing journalists…
Don Pedro Obaseki, a cousin of former Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has narrated how he was allegedly abducted, beaten and stripped by suspected assailants in Benin City, Edo State. Obaseki spoke in a video shared by Africa Independent Television on Sunday, after GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that suspected thugs had stripped him naked and taken…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the camp of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, lobbied him extensively before the general elections. According to PUNCH Online, in the lead-up to the 2023 presidential election, Wike refused to back Obi’s presidential bid or that of Atiku…
