The leadership of the Congress of Nigerian Youth (CONYO) has passed the vote of confidence on CEO of Young Agro Service Limited CEO, Mr Johnson Ajibola, GISTSMATE MEDIA is reporting. Recall that the head of the Hausa community in Alubarika Rice Farm Cluster, Bello Zabarmawa, has refuted claims of complete ownership and management of a…
President Bola Tinubu says the 2025 budget forecasts that inflation will decline from current 34.6% to 15% next year. He said this during his presentation of the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday. The President also said that the exchange rate will improve from approximately N1,700…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, is dead. He was said to have died at the age of 90 on Tuesday. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the deceased family on Wednesday. The statement read, “With heartfelt gratitude to…
The leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, says she is Yoruba and identifies less as a ‘Nigerian’ because she has nothing in common with people in northern Nigeria, which is a haven for Islamism and Boko Haram. “I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I identify less with the…
18-year-old Adamu Usman has confessed to the Edo State Police Command that he was “arrested by some juju in Esama’s residence” when he went to the compound to steal artifacts worth five hundred million naira (₦500,000,000.00). Usman, who hails from Kano State said he was deceived by one of his friends ( now at- large),…
Ghanaian police said they had arrested 42 demonstrators in the capital, Accra, after clashes erupted during protests against economic hardship. The protests, organised by the group Democracy Hub, began on Friday and were set to continue until Monday. The demonstrators, mostly young people, marched through the city chanting patriotic songs and carrying placards expressing frustration…
The Delta State Police Command has paraded 123 suspected internet fraudsters, commonly known as “Yahoo Boys,” after a successful raid conducted by soldiers from the 3 Battalion of the Nigerian Army. The suspects were apprehended at the Army Estate in Effurun and subsequently handed over to the Ekpan Police Divisional Headquarters in Uvwie Local Government…
A French woman, deeply in love with a fake, AI-generated Brad Pitt, was duped out of €830,000 after the impersonator convinced her that he needed the money for cancer treatment amid his divorce from Angelina Jolie. Anne, a 53-year-old interior designer, was so taken by the supposed Hollywood heartthrob that she divorced her husband and…
The Kano State Government has approved N502 million for the procurement of 10 water pumps for the Tamburawa and Chalawa water treatment plants. The decision was taken during the 17th meeting of the State Executive Council held on Tuesday at the Government House, Kano. According to a statement issued by Gov. Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sunusi…
Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart are currently meeting with the Federal Government. Vanguard gathered that meeting is centered on the state of the nation, especially the petrol pricing and its consequences. According to sources, the meeting is taking place at the Secretary to the…