Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has called on the military to change the style used in tackling insecurity. The governor said this when he received Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas, at the Government House, Birnin-Kebbi, on Monday. The governor also reinstated his call for the probe of the withdrawal of…
President Bola Tinubu says the relationship between Nigeria and China needs to be strengthened for trade advancement and economic development. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the capital of China. The president said Nigeria-China ties have been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Tinubu said his administration…
France has been thrown into fresh political turmoil as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, barely weeks after taking office, marking yet another major setback for President Emmanuel Macron. The Elysee Palace confirmed that Macron has accepted Lecornu’s resignation, deepening the political deadlock that has gripped the country since last year’s snap parliamentary…
Following a recent surge in insecurity that has unsettled communities across the region, governors of the Southwest states, operating as the Southwest Governors’ Forum, have stated their demand for state Police. They declared that establishing State Police “can no longer be delayed” and officially unveiled a new regional security architecture designed to protect lives and…
The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, have dismissed three officers for alleged misconduct. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, announced this in a statement on Friday. Ms Chinaka, a deputy superintendent of police, said the officers were dismissed by the Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Danladi Isa. The police spokesperson identified…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas, and the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). It also announced zero per cent import duty for the products. Its National Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada broke the news in a press…
Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma, retd, was in the team that led the peace mission to Sudan between 2013 and 2015. He was the Director of Military Operations in the Northeast. He led the troops that bombarded Sambisa Forest to flush out Boko Haram and recaptured the local government areas lost to insurgency. In 2016,…
The United States President Donald Trump has stated plans to impose a travel ban on 43 countries. According to a report on Saturday, Reuters cited an internal memo and officials familiar with the matter. The memo lists a total of 43 countries divided into three groups: red, orange, and yellow. Although the list has yet…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Chairman of the Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Kolade Alabi, slumped at a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon, causing panic and disrupting the event. Alabi, also the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), slumped at…
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has lamented the excessive estimated billing by electricity distribution companies, revealing that Eko Disco issued a N29 million bill to his residence at the State House this month. Before then, he said the disco brought a N2.7 million bill to his house for electricity consumption in…
