The Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Federal Government over the management and distribution of recovered looted funds. The suit was filed by the 36 state governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). Delivering judgment in the high-profile constitutional dispute, a seven-member panel of the apex court held unanimously that the case…
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has announced that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin the takeover of properties, including the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over unpaid ground rent, starting Monday, May 26, 2025. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the land housing the permanent headquarters of the PDP, currently…
Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, met with fellow vice presidents, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Namadi Sambo, in Ondo State. This their meeting is ahead of the coronation of the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup. Atiku made this…
Meta, owner of popular social media platform, Facebook has deactivated account of Human Rights Activist and Politician, Omoleye Sowore. A quick check by our correspondent shows that Sowore’s account cannot be found again on Facebook after several attacks by him against Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023. While it’s not yet clear why…
Nigeria Police Force has arrested rapper Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, popularly known as Ruggedman, and four others: veteran musician Sunny Neji, Zakky Azzay, Boniface Itodo, and Raymond Lasisi. According to SaharaReporters, the musicians were arrested over allegations of burglary, criminal trespass, and theft of $130,000 from the national secretariat of the Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of…
Former governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday, said he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no presidential ambition. In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his Media Director, Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of his 2022 rally, claiming he had started campaigning against President…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have recorded significant successes in recent operations against Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in Borno State. According to a statement on the Nigerian Army’s X handle, on May 21, 2025, troops intercepted a group of terrorists attempting to loot food supplies…
Music star David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, and nightlife socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly called Cubana Chief Priest, visited Senate President Godswill Akpabio in Abuja. The meeting, captured in a video shared by Cubana Chief Priest on Instagram, showed Akpabio addressing Davido and his entourage while holding a document. Cubana Chief Priest paired the video…
The Nigerian Police Force in Ogun State has arrested one of its officers, Constable Idris Oloyede, over alleged involvement in conspiracy, stealing, cybercrime and other related offences. This was made known on Friday in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region. Makama said he was reliably…
Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, one of the original nine persons (G9) that laid the foundation of what later became the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has revealed how the late Chief Bola Ige challenged northerners in the group to prove their sincerity in the fight against General Sani Abacha’s rule. Lamido gave an account…