A dramatic twist has emerged in the case involving Nasiru Buba, a resident of Jigawa State, who accused the Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, of engaging in an illicit affairs with his wife, Tasleem. Buba, speaking to journalists in Kano on Tuesday, disclosed that he had presented overwhelming evidence against the commissioner in…
As Nigeria marked the 32nd anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, last week, Olalekan Abiola, one of the children of the late business mogul and politician, Chief MKO Abiola, the widely acclaimed winner of the election, spoke to Sunday Vanguard during the anniversary at the family residence in Ikeja, Lagos on the…
Nigeria’s immediate past Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has responded to public criticism of Buhari’s anti-corruption legacy. Malami, who spoke on Arise News on Tuesday night, said that the late president did not tolerate corruption throughout his term. He said, “During the period of President Muhammadu Buhari, corruption was not thriving at…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The presidential plane touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, where he was received by top government officials led by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. At the summit, President Tinubu joined…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has directed all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either defect with him to the All Progressives Congress, APC, or resign from their positions. The directive was reportedly issued during an ongoing State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting on Thursday, where the governor openly confirmed his decision…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria after private visits to France, UK. The President had left the country, on April 2, for France on a short working visit. Recall that the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has earlier revealed that…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the federal government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over what it described as the administration’s failure to deliver on its campaign promise of providing uninterrupted electricity to Nigerians within four years. In a strongly worded post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Bolaji Abdullahi, interim spokesperson of the coalition-backed ADC,…
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has responded strongly to critics calling for his resignation following challenges during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking during a meeting with key stakeholders, including chief external examiners and civil society organizations in Abuja, Oloyede dismissed the calls for his resignation,…
In a significant move towards enhancing youth development in Nigeria, Rt. Hon. (Amb.) Oluwasegun Famuyibo, Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN), met with Hon. Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, yesterday at the Commissioner’s Alausa office. This meeting, aimed at fostering collaboration between YAN and the Lagos State…