Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, official letter to the state House of Assembly, notifying the lawmakers of his intention to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill for consideration and approval has been leaked online. Fubara’s letter, dated March 11, 2025, was addressed to the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and titled Presentation of the Rivers State 2025 Budget…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers, saying he wanted the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state. In a move which has continued to divide opinions among Nigeria Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Dr Mukail Akinde, on Friday said the institution is planning to have a mini assembly plant for the production of its newly invented electric automated tricycle. Akinde also called on the Federal Government as well as corporate organisations especially in the manufacturing…
Godwin Emmanuel, a 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, has admitted to stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun State Police Command. Emmanuel was arrested along with two others—28-year-old Olajide Kareem and 33-year-old Mike Emmanuel—who are accused of robbing residents and sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman on the Ilesa-Osu…
The Oyo House of Assembly Chairman on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide has extolled the virtues of the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislature in Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Edward Adebo Ogundoyin on the occasion of his birthday. In the message she made available via her Media team, she described…
Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has revealed that Iran is the root cause of global terrorism, citing its support for extremist groups in the Middle East and Africa. Freeman made the claim during the screening of the documentary “We Will Dance Again” in Abuja, marking the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks. Freeman…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has asked the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party to demonstrate that they are not terrorist organisations, following a ruling by a Canadian Federal Court which described both parties as entities engaging in conduct amounting to terrorism under Canadian law. In a…
Usman Abdullahi, a 24-year old convict from Shelleng local government area of Adamawa State, has opened up on stealing packs of Indomie noodles and distributing it among his three girlfriends. Usman, who was sentenced to community service, lamented that none of the 3 girlfriends paid him a visit in detention. He, therefore, vowed to end…
Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has maintained that the newly formed coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), will not stand the test of time. The ADC was recently launched by opposition politicians, including former governors, former ministers and former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who are determined to wrest power from President…
Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the cause of the violence recorded in Rivers State following the local government elections. “The governor is the architect of the violence in Rivers State,” he said during an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday evening. https://x.com/channelstv/status/1843719495849795714?t=J1OldEicI65EXnVTveFI1Q&s=19 Regarding the burning…
