A former governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has joined the All Progressive Congress. Ozigbo joined the APC on Thursday at his ward in Amesi area of the state, 24 hours after resigning from the LP. Ozigbo, who is aspiring to contest the Anambra governorship election, on Wednesday, resigned his…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the national assembly will enforce a law mandating a minimum of 30 percent local value addition before any raw material is exported. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday when he received members of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), led by Nnanyelugo Martin Ike-Muonso, the council’s director-general, at his office…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, stated that the current administration has made significant achievements that have positively impacted the daily lives of citizens. He specifically highlighted the introduction of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas initiative, which according to him has alleviated transportation difficulties for the populace. Addressing journalists…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resign or face impeachment. APC made the call while reacting to Fubara’s invitation to a breakfast meeting with the 27 Pro-Wike lawmakers at Government House on Monday. Rivers APC chairman Tony Okocha described the invitation as a Greek Gift. Okocha…
The Federal Government has confirmed that the COVID-19 variant XEC has not been detected in Nigeria, dispelling recent rumors and fears circulating on social media. In a statement released on Saturday, Mr. Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, emphasized the importance of addressing misinformation…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced a 27-year-old fashion designer, Haruna Musa Tolani, to 12 months imprisonment for impersonating and defrauding Callitus Egwuonwu, an investigating officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Directorate. Tolani, an indigene of Ilorin East Local Government Area…
A Federal High Court sitting in the Jabi area of Abuja has sentenced Danji-Fari Ubadallah to two months imprisonment for defrauding an American $50. In a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday that the convict was arraigned on a count bordering on Internet fraud. The statement noted that the defendant cheated…
The United States of America has been urged to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, and subsequently place her on the US watchlist over the rising spate of killings by bandits and criminal herdsmen. The call was made by a delegation of American Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID; and Rising Sun &…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Kebbi State Government has finalised plans to sponsor the mass wedding of 600 individuals. The wedding comprising 300 grooms and 300 brides, with the government covering a dowry payment of ₦180,000 per couple. Addressing journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, the Chairman of the Mass Wedding Committee, Suleman Argungu, revealed…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that the multiple explosions that rocked Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, in the early hours of Thursday were caused by extreme heat triggering the detonation of stored ammunition. In a statement issued by Captain Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations at the headquarters of the Theatre…