GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara is set to re-present the 2025 budget to the Rivers State House of Assembly. The budget will be laid before the Assembly faction led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule this morning. This decision follows a recent Supreme Court ruling, which ordered the suspension of Rivers State’s…
The federal government has commenced the payment of the long-awaited N35,000 wage award arrears to its employees, fulfilling a key part of its commitment to support workers amid prevailing economic challenges. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and signed…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Monday that the government was channelling funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy into the provision of critical infrastructure across the country. He said this at the opening of a National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Public Accounts Committees (PACS) of the Senate…
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 Jika da Kolo community in Yadin Kidandan, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have alleged that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane, while fighting terrorists at the weekend, mistakenly bombed the community, resulting in the deaths of over 25 people. However, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disagreed with the villagers, insisting that…
The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Sadiya Suleiman,16, of Sabon Gari Ward in Gashua town in the Bade Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in Yobe, Dungus Abdulkarim, told reporters that the deceased teenager was raped and killed by unknown person(s). Mr Abdulkarim said the police received…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared himself a hero of Nigeria’s democracy for frustrating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency in 2023. Wike dismissed claims that former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, was the “hero” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in 2022, where Tambuwal stepped…
Famous music star, DJ Cuppy, has encouraged single ladies who are over 30 years of age not to lose hope. Quoting the Bible book of Isaiah 54, verse 5, Cuppy explained that single ladies must first of all understand that God is their “real husband.” She revealed that the verse had been a great source…
Suspected gunmen killed three policemen and set their vehicle ablaze in Nnewi, Anambra State, early Thursday morning. The attack was confirmed by Tochukwu Ikenga, Superintendent of Police and Public Relations Officer, in a statement. He said: “Joint Security Force, begins manhunt operation on armed men who murdered two police operatives on investigation activities in the…
MultiChoice Nigeria has reduced the price of its DStv decoder by 50 per cent, from ₦20,000 to ₦10,000, as part of a new campaign aimed at boosting subscriptions and addressing recent declines in customer numbers. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, announced the price cut in a statement on Tuesday, noting that it forms…
