Over 6,000 farmers have benefited from the Senator Jide Ipinsagba facilitated fertilizers distribution across the Six local government areas in Ondo North Senatorial District. The distribution which took place at the Campaign office Senator Ipinsagba office in Ikare-Akoko witnessed convergence of farmers from the Senatorial District. Addressing the farmers, Senator Jide Ipinsagba represented by Elewe…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has aborted his trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa. President Bola Tinubu had delegated Nigeria’s number two man to represent Nigeria at the forthcoming meeting. But in a statement on Thursday night, the presidency announced that Shettima’s trip had been cancelled, explaining that a foreign object hit…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the traditional worshippers in Ondo State have urged governments to adopt traditional oath-taking for political officeholders in Nigeria. They argued that traditional oath-taking by political leaders would help curb corruption and the arbitrary use of power. Speaking during the Isese Day celebration in Akure, the state capital, on Tuesday, the Araba…
Udouko Ememabasi, a student at the Lagos State University (LASU), has cried out for justice after enduring an attack on the alleged order of her landlord, Idowu Shodipo, and his mother. In a chat with Daily Trust, Ememabasi said trouble started when she and her friend, Eseh Gift Uduoghene, returned home at about 8pm on…
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said “very many” immigrants come to Europe expecting a free ride, in an interview aired Sunday on a US political affairs programme. The comment comes against a background of Warsaw’s accusations against Moscow that it has tried to smuggle thousands of people from Africa into Europe by flying them to Russia…
The father of Ndiika Benson, one of the newly constituted councillors in Rivers State, representing Ward 4 in Khana Legislative Council, has tragically lost his life amid the violent crisis that erupted in the state on Monday. The victim, Mr Benson Ndoone, a security officer at Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic in Bori, Khana Local Government…
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has declared his support for the state governor, Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office, regardless of what his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would do to him. Fayose stated this at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, during the commissioning of De-Head/ Faglo Road and electrification project that…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of the application period for the 2024/2025 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). The scholarships, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), aim to support talented individuals from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries in pursuing higher education in the…
The Ibadan North FC hopeful and Pioneer Chairman Aare Latoosa LCDA, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji has Congratulated newly appointed Acting Chairman of the APC in Oyo state, Alh. Moshood Olaide Abass. In a statement made available to the Pressmen, Omo BAO also commended the State working committee of the party for upholding the cause of peace,…
The founder and presidential candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana, Kofi Akpaloo, has stated his requirement for his daughter’s potential suitors. In a recent interview with Accra-based Kingdom FM, Akpaloo revealed that he does not intend to give his daughter out in marriage if she hasn’t been impregnated, GhanaWeb reports. His condition is reportedly…
