GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji has resigned from office over ongoing certificates forgery scandal. His resignation was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations…
A former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi weighed in on a matter that had once sparked national indignation after U.S. President Donald Trump’s remark labeling the country a “now disgraced nation.” While many had previously dismissed Trump’s words as brash foreign interference, Obi’s commentary transformed them from perceived insult to uncomfortable mirror, reflecting a…
Armed bandits numbering about 200 stormed Babanla town in Kwara state on motorbikes at around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, killing a police officer and looting a local market. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the assailants who fired sporadically, attacked the Babanla Police Station, where ASP Adejumo Wasiu attached to the ACPOL Offa…
The Oyo State Government has officially withdrawn the criminal charges against Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, over the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of at least 35 children during a…
The Dangote refinery has re-employed the engineers sacked last month during the crisis between it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the engineers were now being posted to Borno, Zamfara, Benue and others. The engineers, some of whom were still graduate trainees during their sack,…
Police in Bangkok have arrested eight Nigerian men and a Thai woman after disguising themselves as construction workers during a late-night drug bust in the city’s Nana area. The operation took place around midnight on Sukhumvit 11 Road in Watthana district following complaints from residents and tourists about drug peddlers and pickpockets harassing people in…
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), 19 Northern States and the FCT, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, has called for mandatory psychological test for Nigerians seeking elective political offices. Hayab, who also chairs the National Patrons Forum of the Royal Ambassadors of Nigeria (RAN), made the call on Saturday at the Royal Ambassadors…
A startling incident in Jos, Plateau State, has left residents in shock as a video of a completely naked woman walking along Rayfield Road went viral on social media. The footage, which surfaced on Friday, showed the woman strolling casually in broad daylight, sparking curiosity and concern among onlookers. Eyewitnesses at the scene recounted the…
Access Bank said it is cooperating with authorities after a former employee was accused of secretly recording colleagues in a restroom at the bank’s contact centre in Lagos. The individual, identified as Stephen Ejezie, was caught recording a female colleague in the women’s restroom at around 1:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning. According to FIJ, Mr…
In the spirit of the New Year, the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji Beyond 2026 (BB26) extends warm wishes for a prosperous and fulfilling 2025 to the good people of Ekiti State. As we embark on this new journey, we are particularly excited to congratulate Mr. Olaniyi Adebayo on his recent appointment as Chief of Staff to…