Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has assured that contrary to perceptions in some quarters, South East governors have not abandoned the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during a media parley on Thursday night in Umuahia, Otti said the governors are actively engaging relevant authorities to secure…
Professor Fatima Alkali, a nominee for the position of commissioner at the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC), has rejected her appointment by President Bola Tinubu. The disclosure was made on Tuesday by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, during the presentation of the committee’s report at…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two Catholic nuns by unidentified gunmen along Ufuma Road in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued in Onitsha on Wednesday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening. The nuns were…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the operatives of Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command, on Tuesday, rescued a four-year-old boy, Muhammad Jamilu, who had recently been kidnapped. The police also arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction. The spokesman for the State Police Command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the arrest in a press statement in…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that at least one person has been confirmed killed following a communal clash between youths from Faruruwa and Tarandai villages in Takai Local Government Area of Kano state. According to a counter insurgency reporter, Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred at about 7:45 p.m. on May 23, at Faruruwa Market. The clash, which…
In celebration of my birthday, I will be marking the occasion not with fanfare, but with service, giving back to those who represent the heart of the community. In an act that reflects my lifelong commitment to service, I will be distributing foodstuffs, not just meals for a day, but essential provisions that can support…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna says the N25.9 million cash seized from one of its members during Saturday’s by-election was meant for the welfare of 5,000 party agents. On Saturday, police officers arrested one Shehu Aliyu Patangi with about N25,963,000 at a popular hotel located along Turunku Road in Kaduna metropolis. The police…
Gregg Musgrove, a former California highway patrol officer, has discovered a collection of unreleased songs by Michael Jackson, the late pop singer. The 56-year-old stay-at-home dad unexpectedly came across the trove of Jackson’s tapes when he purchased an abandoned storage unit in the San Fernando Valley. The storage unit was said to have once belonged…
Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has countered Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claim about the seating reassignment in the Senate. Senator Natasha recently sparked a controversy in the Red Chamber when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, reallocated her seat. Her reaction to the seating arrangement sparked drama in the Senate during plenary as…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sacked all commissioners and public officers serving under his administration. Fubara, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday evening by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said the sacking was with immediate effect. The governor said the decision followed the recent Supreme Court judgment. Meanwhile, Fubara thanked…