The Nigerian gospel music community has been plunged into fresh grief following the death of gospel singer Taye Ojesina, popularly known as TJass. The sad development was confirmed on Friday by fellow gospel singer Olaniyi Olusegun Peters, who announced the news on his social media page. He wrote: “Another music minister. Taye Ojesina a.k.a TJass…
Some youths have staged a protest at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), demanding the removal of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over alleged disrespect to party leaders. The protesters converged on the APC secretariat on Friday with placards bearing inscriptions such as “President Tinubu, sack Wike now”…
The house of representatives minority caucus says it has discovered “illegal” alterations in the gazetted copies of the tax reform laws. In a statement issued on Friday, Afam Ogene, chairman of the seven-member committee set up by the caucus to probe the alleged alterations, said a review of the Acts showed that different versions are…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday received the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The visit came less than four months after Ladoja’s formal installation as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland in September 2025 and just a day after Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, also paid a visit to the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned his membership from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises and the need to safeguard the broader interest of the people of Kano State. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin…
A Baptist Church cleric, Pastor Daniel Bagama, and his three daughters have been abducted by bandits at Tudun Bussa village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Conference President of the Kaduna Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Adamu Jangado, disclosed this in a letter copied to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), saying, “I…
The Zamfara State Government has approved enhanced monthly allowances for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state, with Medical Corps members to receive ₦150,000, while other health professionals will be paid ₦50,000. Governor Dauda Lawal disclosed this during the swearing-in ceremony of 2026 Batch A, Stream I corps members deployed to Zamfara…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, of laying the groundwork to manipulate the 2027 general elections by delaying amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. In a statement posted on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday, Atiku said flaws in the current Electoral Act contributed significantly to…
Justice Florence Fiberesima of Oyigbo High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Ordu challenging the impeachment processes against them by the Speaker and twenty-six other members of Rivers State house of Assembly as well as the clerk of…
Nigeria’s electricity grid has recorded its first collapse of 2026 with generation recording 20 megawatts as at 1 pm on Friday 23. Following the collapse, power load allocation to the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) dropped to 20 MW as of Friday afternoon. According to details of power load allocation released by the Nigeria…
