The Honourable Member representing Ibadan North Constituency 1, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, fondly called Olutunu De, has extended her warmest wishes and heartfelt felicitations to her respected senior colleague and my dear brother Hon. Babajide Gabriel, popularly known as the JAGABAN of the 9th and 10th Assembly, on the occasion of his birthday anniversary….
A former governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola has asked Nigerian youths to remain in the country despite economic challenges. In recent times, there has been a wave of migration by Nigerians who are seeking greener pastures abroad. “Japa” is a popular word used to describe migration in the country. Speaking on Saturday at the combined…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that German President Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected to visit Nigeria on a three-day official visit. Steinmeier, according to a statement by the German Embassy in Abuja, will be in Nigeria between December 10 and 12. The visit will be the third exchange between both countries on the level of head of…
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: DEBUNKING MISINFORMATION To the Esteemed Citizens of Lagos Mainland, We are compelled to address a recent publication circulating online, purporting to list APC’s 57 chairmanship candidates for the forthcoming Local Government polls. We categorically state that this news is COMPLETELY FALSE and lacks any official validation from LASIEC or APC. Hon. Jubril Kolawole…
The Nigerian government has frozen more than $37 million worth of cryptocurrency held in wallets believed to be owned by some organisers of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The freezing followed an order by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The judge, Emeka Nwite, gave the order in a ruling delivered on 9 July, a copy of the…
A Nigerian police inspector, Mohammed Bulama, has stabbed a Yobe resident, Abdulmalik Pompomari, to death at CMC Area, Zango, Damaturu, the state capital. PThe police inspector attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF), 41 Division, Damaturu in Yobe State, who has been arrested, was alleged of stabbing Pompomari, a suspect to death over a N200…
The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, was present at the National Executive Council meeting of the Julius Abure faction of the party on Monday. The Labour Party has been embroiled in an internal crisis which has divided the party into two factions, with Abure leading one faction while Nenadi…
In preparation for the 2027 general elections, a faction of the Labour Party (LP) loyal to the interim Chairlady, Nanedi Usman has launched a comprehensive strategy to revive the party’s fortunes and position it as a major party to beat. The strategy, tagged “Operation Recover and Redeem,” was aimed at addressing the party’s internal challenges…
On 9th. January, 2025, the Rivers State Police Command received a petition about the disturbing activities of unknown hoodlums attacking local security guards and vandalizing public assets. The report suggested that on the 3rd of January, 2025, at about 0300hrs a 1,000KVA transformer worth Fifty-Two Million Naira (₦52,000,000.00) was vandalized and stolen from NNPCL Estate…
Crisis is looming in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, over the killing of one Prince Ogo Omoge by a scavenger identified as Machido Abubakar. There were fears that youths of Okitipupa might carry out reprisal attacks on the Hausa/Fulani community. To avert any possible clash, the chairman of Okitipupa Local…