Kabiru Turaki, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called for intervention of Donald Trump, the U.S. President and other developed countries over Nigeria’s democracy. Turaki also shifted the party inaugural national working committee (NWC) meeting earlier slated for Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking to journalists after gaining access to the PDP headquarters at…
Members of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) have abducted some female teenagers in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State. The Deputy Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Abdullahi Askira, confirmed the abduction, saying the victims were abducted on their fields in Mussa district. Abdullahi, who represents Askira-Uba constituency, said the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that three members of the House of Representatives – one from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and two from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – have officially dumped their parties for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers who resigned from their parties included Oluwole Oke (Osun, PDP) as well…
Many Nigerians are reportedly being hired as prison officers in the United Kingdom, UK as the British government seeks to address staffing shortages in overcrowded prisons. According to The Telegraph, the UK prison service is now sponsoring skilled worker visas for the first time, as a result of a rule change that allows them to…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the successful commissioning of a new 330/132/33kV Bauchi Transmission Substation in Bauchi town. The substation, commissioned on July 3, 2025, according to a statement by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, has added 250MW to the national grid. The project, a TCN/World Bank initiative which commenced…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). A copy of the letter obtained by…
Former Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to a year in prison for accepting illegal gifts, following his guilty plea to obstruction of justice and corruption charges. His case marks the first time in nearly 50 years that a minister in Singapore has been imprisoned. Justice Vincent Hoong, in delivering his ruling, emphasized the…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released a list of 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 student loan application exercise. It also announced the reopening of the portal for 48 hours to allow institutions yet to comply to do so. The Guardian reports that institutions are required…
Operatives attached to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested three suspects with alleged specialty in forging cheques of international banks. The suspects, the police said, were also notorious for impersonating foreign celebrities. Innocent Odumosor, 27, Ajie Samuel Chukwudi, 31, and Godwin Divine, 19, were arrested at their Lagos…
The earthquake that struck Myanmar has resulted in more deaths, with the death toll rising above one thousand persons on Saturday. Al Jazeera reports that 1,002 people have been killed in the earthquake that occurred on Friday. It has also been reported that more than 2,300 people had been wounded, and hundreds are still missing…
