Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, has expressed concerns about the potential impact of ineffective governance in the United Kingdom, drawing a comparison to Nigeria. Badenoch made the remarks during her first speech of the year on Thursday at an event hosted by Onward, a British think tank focused on economic and social…
On Friday, a Jos Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 22-year-old trader, Shederack Danlami, to four months’ imprisonment for stealing two chickens. Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge. In her judgment, the magistrate gave the convict an option of a fine of N20,000. She also ordered him…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who was assigned to hear a suit that was filed by the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, recused himself from the case. The trial judge based his decision on a petition the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, wrote to challenge his objectivity…
Brig Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), disclosed on Wednesday that two individuals who ingested cocaine allegedly en route to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage were recently arrested. Marwa, speaking at the opening of a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Drug Use Control, said the…
Mrs. Blessing Adagba, Coordinator of the Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was abducted by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Thursday. The incident, which occurred around midnight in the Okposhi Eheku community, has sent shockwaves through the local population. Eyewitnesses said the assailants, disguised as soldiers, stormed…
Nollywood actress Sarah Martins has said that Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu, has given her N20 million to support her charity initiative. This comes a day after the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC/KAI) apprehended her for allegedly violating environmental laws. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the actress was apprehended on Thursday during…
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) meeting in Abuja ended without a communiqué, sparking speculation about the discussions. Sources revealed that the governors failed to reach an agreement on the contentious tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The new tax bills have been met with widespread criticism and opposition from…
Kamoru Ogunlana, the clerk of the national assembly, says the nation’s parliament needs to fully embrace technology in lawmaking. Speaking on Friday at a retreat organised by the national assembly in partnership with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Ogunlana said adopting technology…
The Catholic Diocese of Awka in Anambra State has launched an investigation into an alleged altercation involving one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Jude Muokwe, and a 50-year-old widow, Mrs. Ikeorah Maureen. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, reportedly left the woman traumatised and in severe pain, leading to mixed reactions across the state….
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s decision to visit Plateau State on Saturday to attend the funeral of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. Atiku said Tinubu attended a social event in Plateau instead of visiting victims and consoling communities ravaged by…
