Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has disclosed how he did menial jobs before venturing into politics. Nwifuru revealed that he was once a bus conductor and a bricklayer, looking for N1,000 job per day. He spoke during a night-long Adoration programme held on Tuesday in Abakaliki to mark the second year anniversary of his…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have killed more than 50 terrorists and repelled multiple coordinated attacks on military locations across Borno and Yobe States, in what has been described as the biggest blow against insurgents in 2025. The Nigerian military said the simultaneous attacks occurred between midnight and 0400 hours on Thursday when terrorists…
The Federal Government has revealed that privately-owned Computer-Based Test centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based Senior School Certificate Examination by next year. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known after monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council at…
A South African pastor, Joshua Mhlakela, has sparked social media debate after his prediction of the rapture failed to materialise. Our correspondent gathered that Mr Mhlakela, during an interview on Centtwinz TV podcast posted on YouTube on 22 July, claimed the rapture would occur on 23 to 24 September 2025. In Christian teaching, particularly within…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the arrest and detention of Martins “VeryDarkMan” Otse by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as a hallmark of President Bola Tinubu’s repressive and authoritarian government. In a statement on Monday, Mr Abubakar said VeryDarkMan’s detention is another case of “abuse of power” by the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike hailed the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu, to the advancement of higher education in the country. Wike said Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda has injected new life into the university system through landmark Interventions that are transforming the landscape of tertiary education. The Minister, who…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the reduction of deductions in aviation agencies’ internally generated revenue (IGR) from 50 percent to 20 percent. Gbenga Saka, special adviser to Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, announced on his X page on Thursday. Details later… Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification”…
United States’ law enforcement agencies have insisted Nigerians “have no right” to unfiltered access to past records of President Bola Tinubu. The position was stated in a memorandum filed by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the theft of one of its official vehicles, a Toyota Buffalo Land Cruiser, from the premises of the Force Headquarters in Abuja. According to an internal wireless message from the Commissioner of Police (DFA, Katsina Command) relaying information from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), the vehicle, with chassis…
In a dramatic turn of events, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered the recall of top executives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), reversing management changes that had unsettled Africa’s largest TV network. The President directed the immediate return of Mr. Salihu Abdullahi Dembos as Director-General of the NTA. Dembos, who was first appointed in…