A Professor of Political Science and Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Salisu Ogbo Usman, has recommended the death penalty for Nigerians found guilty of corruption. The Rector also advocated that corrupt practices should be rated as a capital offence in Nigeria’s legal system so as to discourage people from embarking on the negative trend…
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), on Saturday, November 23, reaffirmed its rejection of the Tax Reform Bill. NEF described it as a policy “conceived in bad faith”, adding that it threatens national cohesion. The group criticised the manner of its implementation, alleging that key stakeholders, including members of the National Economic Council (NEC), were sidelined…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Labour Party has lost all the local government seat in Abia state after the election held today. The Zenith Labour Party emerged victorious in 15 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State during the local government elections held on November 2, while the Young Peoples Party claimed…
The 36 state governors of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), have acknowledged the widespread hunger and hardship faced by Nigerians. The governors made the acknowledgement during an emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. Rising from the meeting, the governors sympathized with Nigerians and expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s reforms….
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwa Savage, has revealed that she is open to becoming a second wife, saying most of her eligible suitors are either much older or already married. Speaking on a recent episode of the American podcast Lip Service which started trending on Friday, the Afrobeats star said she has reached a stage…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting following the police invitation of its National President, Joe Ajaero, over allegations of terrorism financing. The NEC meeting, scheduled for 8 am on Tuesday at the Olaitan Oyerinde Hall, Labour House, will have all heads of affiliates and state chapters of…
A Senior Fellow of Centre for Democracy and Development, Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, has said that corruption was a major problem in 1966. Ibrahim made this known on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television, stating that people praised the military for taking over. He said, “The…
An officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, has been arrested by the agency following allegations bordering on the abduction of a 16-year-old girl, Walida Abdulhadi, from Hadejia local government in Jigawa state. The arrest followed a petition dated January 4, submitted to the DSS Director-General by an Abuja-based legal firm,…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has alerted his successor as Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara that his troubles are not over. “You (Fubara) surrounded yourself with people who wanted to be governor, whom I said ‘no, these people don’t mean well for Rivers State.’ “They are the ones surrounding you, giving…
The students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, has welcomed their lecturer great funfair after he arrived from USA. The students from the department of Local Government and Development Studies trooped in their numbers with musical instruments to welcome Dr. JM Etebom. Dr Etebom, returned back to the Institution after the completion of two years Postdoctoral…
