A 52-year -old man, identified as Salihu Byezhe, has reportedly slumped during Subhi prayers and died at Gudaba village in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident of Gudaba, Musa Dantani, said the incident happened on Thursday when Byezhe went to observe Subhi (early morning prayers) at the community’s mosque. He…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Tony Okocha, its former Caretaker Committee chairperson, as the substantive chairperson. Mr Okocha was elected at the party’s Delegates’ Congress held on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He was elected alongside other State Working Committee members to run the affairs of the party for…
Comrade Mahmud Abubakar, Kwara State Candidate for NANS National President Congratulate a worthy leader, esteemed political icon, builder of men and a peace-maker, Hon. Moshood Alaka, Senior Adviser to the Workaholic Governor of Kwara State Governor on Party Affairs, on his installation and coronation as the new Chief Aare Atobashe of Idofian Land in Ifelodun…
The National Association of Nigerian Students and the National Association of Polytechnic Students have cautioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against what they called coordinated political interference in student leadership. The Olushola Oladoja-led NANS, in a statement signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, accused Atiku and popular activist, Omoyele Sowore, of sponsoring…
A non governmental organisation, TOOL Community Development Initiatives, has distributed food items to over 1000 people drawn from various towns in Ibarapa zone of Oyo State. The beneficiaries comprising widows, less privileged, orphanages, people with disabilities and others. Titilope Oguntade Oladele Community Development Initiatives on Monday, distributed food items, sewing machines, deep freezers, hair dryers,…
Officials of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission and voters, on Saturday, ran for their lives as armed men dressed in police uniform arrived at Elekahia Primary School in Port Harcourt City Local Government shooting teargas and seizing election materials. About 21 Hilux Patrol Vans with heavily armed men were spotted driving into the venue…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to the All Progressives Congress, stating that he remains a committed member and will do everything within his power to strengthen the party. This is amidst growing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections. In a Thursday statement released by his former spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Chinese firm on a confiscation blitz of Nigerian assets has finalised repossession of a luxury jet owned by the West African country in Canada. According to Peoples Gazette, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd recently received a change of custodian paperwork for the Bombardier 6000 type BD-700-1A10 aircraft from Canadian authorities…
The federal government says its dollar-denominated domestic bond will be issued on Monday. Gbadebo Adenrele, managing director of investment banking, at United Capital Group, spoke on Thursday during a hybrid roadshow with investors organised by the Debt Management Office (DMO). On July 25, the federal government said it would issue $500 million in domestic foreign…
Founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has dismissed speculations that his aircraft was bought using church members’ offerings. In a trending video, reportedly recorded in 2024 but resurfacing on social media, Oyedepo clarified that the aircraft acquisition was an act of divine provision rather than financial planning, fundraising…