Governor Abba Yusuf on Saturday lamented that his state, Kano, has suffered the worst form of corruption when compared to other states of the region. He said Kano was hit by one of the major grand corruptions above any other state for eight years when Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje governed the state from 2015 to…
In a distressing incident that has captured widespread attention online, a husband discovered his wife, a teacher, in a compromising situation with one of her students in their matrimonial home. The shocking video footage, which has since gone viral, raises serious concerns about inappropriate relationships between educators and students. The video shows the husband confronting…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set to swear in newly elected local government chairmen today, following their successful election on Saturday. This was announced by Dr. Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to the State Government in a statement on Sunday. This development comes after the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission declared the winners of…
Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (RTD), has extended his condolence greetings to the family of late Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua. In the condolence message sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Dambazau described Hajiya Dada as a woman who left a space that can’t be filled. The message reads: Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (RTD), extends his heartfelt condolences…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has named Ibrahim Umar to his team of media handlers. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Peter Obi Media Reach. Umar took over from the Obi campaign spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, who was recently announced as…
A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has accused the Nigerian authorities of turning bandits operating in North-west and North-central Nigeria into religious fighters like Boko Haram insurgents operating in the country’s North-east. Mr said a recent video of a jubilant terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, and his armed bandits celebrating “victory” over the Nigerian military and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described the raid on its office as a new low in operation of security operatives. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how the Police raided headquarters of the Congress (NLC) over allegations that members of the organised labour sponsored the #EndBadGovernance protest. Some labour leaders who spoke to Daily Trust on…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited has released another version of the breakdown of the estimated price of petrol bought from the Dangote refinery. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that in a statement on Monday morning, the NNPC gave a chart breakdown of the refined petrol product it bought from the refinery on Sunday, September 15….
A foremost non-govermental organisation, Yiaga Africa, that observed the 21 September Edo State governorship election, says the exercise failed its integrity test. Yiaga said this in a report it released on Monday and shared with P.M News. The report was jointly signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, Yiaga’s Africa Chair of the 2024 Edo Election Mission,…
The World Bank Group Finances has disclosed that the Nigerian government is still repaying $10.6billion in loans taken by former presidents. The loans totalling 69 were obtained during the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan. The Debt Management Office (DMO) had in June 2024 reported that as…