The founder of Mammy Market in military barracks across the country, Maria Ochefu, is dead. Her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, who spoke to our correspondent on the phone on Thursday, said that she passed away in her sleep on Tuesday. Aged 86, she was married to Colonel Anthony Ochefu, who was once a military governor…
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Information has stated that there is no Genocide against Christians in Nigeria. This development is coming after Popular US Comedian, Bill Maher, commented about the killing of Christians and Burning of Churches majorly in Northern Nigeria. However, In a statement made available to POLITICS NIGERIA on Sunday, signed…
A former vice president who rose to the presidency after the death of predecessor John Pombe Magufuli, Samia Suluhu Hassan initially gave indications that she would relax the government’s repressive tactics against opposition leaders, civic groups, journalists and others. But as Hassan seeks her first properly elected term in Oct. 29 elections, critics say she…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is considering the sale of Nigeria’s refineries, the group chief executive officer (CEO) of the company, Bayo Ojulari has said. Ojulari, in an interview with Bloomberg, said revamping state-owned refineries is becoming more complicated than expected. Recall that the NNPCL had in November 2024, announced that the Port…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the country into another round of darkness. The grid suffered multiple collapse in the month of October, with the Federal Government promising a permanent solution to the embarrassment. As of 2:35pm, hourly generation readings showed that none of the the Power Generation…
Tension erupted on Tuesday during a meeting of princes in Ipetumodu, Osun State, after a call was made for Governor Ademola Adeleke to declare the stool of the Apetumodu vacant following the conviction of Oba Joseph Oloyede in the United States. Oba Oloyede, the 27th Apetumodu, was recently sentenced to more than four years’ imprisonment…
The Labour Party (LP) has alleged a plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack its structures ahead of the 2027 general election. The party’s interim national publicity secretary, Tony Akeni, said intelligence reaching the party shows that APC is positioning its moles to infiltrate LP’s ward, local government, state, zonal and national…
Udouko Ememabasi, a student at the Lagos State University (LASU), has cried out for justice after enduring an attack on the alleged order of her landlord, Idowu Shodipo, and his mother. In a chat with Daily Trust, Ememabasi said trouble started when she and her friend, Eseh Gift Uduoghene, returned home at about 8pm on…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said self-made or leaders enthroned by Satan are bound to fail. Obasanjo said this on Sunday night while speaking on a Zoom programme tagged “Boiling Point Arena,” hosted by a radio station in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. The former President also spoke on anti-corruption war in the country, his legacies…
Are you aware of the potential health risks associated with your phone use knowing how easy it is to get caught up in updates and endless scrolling? Are you aware of the potential health risks associated with your phone use? In today’s digital age, it’s easy to get caught up in the constant stream of…