The House of Representatives has approved far-reaching amendments to the Electoral Act, introducing stiffer penalties for vote buying and selling, including a minimum of two years’ imprisonment or a N5 million fine, or both, alongside a 10-year ban from contesting elections. The decision was taken during the clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the House…
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signalling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration’s policies by talking to Vladimir Putin. Trump’s campaign manger Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to be named to the high-profile role…
A senior lecturer at the Faculty of Management, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Dr Samuel Ojogbo, has been accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old female student of the institution. The university management confirmed the allegation to Tribune Online yesterday. It was gathered that the 300-level student (name withheld) alleged that the lecturer invited her into…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned opposition candidates not to rely on their proposed coalition platform, All Democratic Alliance (ADA), because it will fail. In a statement sent to PM News on Tuesday, Primate Ayodele opined that ADA would not give opposition politicians anything, but ADC still has the…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this…
Hon. Kareem Khadijat Omotayo, the personal assistant to President Bola Tinubu on constituency affairs has congratulated Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the just appointed minister for women affairs. GISTSMATE Media reported that Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim was redeployed to ministry of women affairs from state of police affairs. Reacting to the development, Hon. Khadijat said Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim new appointment…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a young man who allegedly killed his mother, grandma, sister and nephew through food poisoning in a quest for money ritual through what they called “Okeite.” Although the incident reportedly happened in September 2024, Amaeze in Nsukka town, he was picked and handed over to the police on…
Judges and workers of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ran for their dear lives following a sudden heavy fire alarm that sounded repeatedly at the court complex. Justices Peter Lifu and James Omotosho, who were delivering judgments when there was fire alarm, ran away from their courtrooms alongside lawyers and journalists to…
Some yet-to-be-identified bandits on Monday, February 17, attacked the home of a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Austin Ifeji and killed his son. The bandits were also said to have abducted the pastor’s wife during the attack on their residence in the Gwagwalade area of Mararaba, a Nasarawa State community close…
Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to issue an executive order aimed at removing 15,000 transgender military personnel upon taking office in January 2025. According to sources within the military, the order would medically discharge these service members over unfitness for duty. This move could extend beyond Trump’s previous policy that only banned new transgender recruits…
