The Federal Government has announced plans to build 10,000 housing units under the Renewed Hope Medic Cities initiative. The project, which is being led by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in collaboration with the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria,…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared an end to the political feud with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, saying they have agreed to ābury the hatchet and embrace peaceā for the stability of the state. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Mr Fubara acknowledged that the six months of emergency rule imposed by President…
Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary and Conservative Party leader, has declared that she no longer identifies as Nigerian and has not held a Nigerian passport for over 20 years. Badenoch, who was born in London and raised in Lagos, made the statement while speaking on a podcast. She said that while she knows Nigeria well…
The Kano State Police Command has placed a ban on all Durbar activities during the 2025 Eid-El-Fitr Sallah festivities, citing security concerns and the need to maintain public order. The announcement was made by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, during a press briefing at the Bompai Police Headquarters, on Friday. CP Bakori…
Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, says Nigeriaās budget is too small to fund meaningful development. Oyedele spoke on Monday at an interactive session organised by the house of representatives on the tax reform bills The fiscal policy expert said the budgets of African countries like Kenya and…
The Senate has confirmed Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole, JCA, as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The confirmation on Tuesday was a sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, APC,…
Three buses in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv have been involved in an explosion incident. According to footage on social media, at least one bus on fire can be seen in a parking lot, with a large plume of smoke rising above. The police in Israel are investigating the development, according to the BBC…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular nollywood actress, Pat Ugwu, has passed away at the age of 35. Her colleague, Emeka Okoye, announced the development in an Instagram post on Wednesday along with a funeral poster detailing her funeral arrangements. āRest in peace sis. Pat Ugwu. @patpat_ugwu so we no get to work again?…
āThe Osun State Community Development Council (CDC), under the leadership of its State Chairman, Alhaji Salam Moshood Agbajelola, alongside the State Secretary, Engr. Adewole Titus Akinlolu, and all CDC members across the state, joyfully joins millions of Osun citizens in celebrating the third anniversary of Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adelekeās administration. ā āSpeaking on behalf…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has asked Nigerians to ignore the fabricated falsehood associating him with the infamous Association of Better Nigeria (ABN), a group that worked against the actualisation of the presidential mandate given to the late MKO Abiola who won June 12 1993 presidential election that was…
