GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chidoka, who was also the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He said he is leaving politics to focus…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Monday hosted suspended Rivers assembly lawmakers in the United Kingdom. In a video shared on X, Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant on public communications and social media to the minister, said the lawmakers, “who are in the UK for legislative capacity building”, were hosted to…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event…
Fresh protests broke out in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday over the persistent killings of indigenous residents by suspected Fulani militants. The demonstrations, which were led by Christian leaders including Plateau chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Polycarp Lubo, began at the Fawvwei Junction community road, causing significant traffic gridlock…
Police operatives in Cyprus are in the process of dismantling a Nigerian prostitution ring in Limassol, a city on the southern coast of the Middle Eastern country. This follows the arrest of three women, in coordination with the country’s anti-trafficking unit on Wednesday. The case first came to the attention of the police last year…
An Air Peace aircraft was grounded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after it collided with a large antelope while taxiing on the runway. The impact decimated the animal and rendered the aircraft on the ground, causing flight disruptions. Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil…
A former Governor of Edo State and incumbent Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has caused a stir at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 in Lagos after disrupting operations on Wednesday morning According to a release issued by a domestic carrier, Air Peace, the airline affected by the incident, Oshiomhole arrived at the airport at approximately 06:10…
US President Donald Trump floated a plan on Saturday Saturday to “just clean out” Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace. Describing Gaza as a “demolition site” after the Israel-Hamas war, Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s King Abdullah…
Panic spread on Tuesday evening following a gas explosion that occurred behind the Alake Sports Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State — the venue currently hosting the handball event of the ongoing sports games. Eyewitnesses reported a loud blast that shook the area and caused confusion among residents and participants at the sports facility. The explosion…
President Bola Tinubu has openly mocked Nigeria’s opposition parties, declaring that he has no intention of helping them resolve their internal divisions. His remarks reflect a firm stance against aiding political rivals struggling with unity. While addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, Tinubu said, “I will not advise the opposition to…