GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to a recent comment by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, over his (Atiku) failed presidential bid. In a statement released by Paul Ibe, Atiku’s Media Adviser, on Saturday night, Atiku described Wike’s comments as “theatrical outbursts” and “baseless rants” driven…
When the legislation process is faulty and not efficiently formed, it will in turn birth obscurity in the entire system. Fundamentally, It is the duty of our legislatures to ensure accountability in the state and deliver efficient services. The legislative arm, embodied with the power to make laws and act as an effective check on…
Protests have broken out across Syria following the burning of a Christmas tree in Suqaylabiyah, a predominantly Christian town in central Syria. The incident, captured in videos shared on social media, shows footage of the tree in Suqaylabiyah’s main square engulfed in flames, with masked men seen pouring an unidentified liquid onto it on the…
Oil marketers are seeking to deal directly with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery instead of buying the company’s Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Dealers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria said they had…
Tragedy struck in the Ukubie community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Monday when a woman, identified as Madam Stella, drowned her six-year-old daughter, Rachael, in a fit of rage. The incident, which has left residents in shock, reportedly occurred after Rachael defied her mother’s repeated warnings against bathing in the river….
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Tuesday insisted that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, must inform him before visiting Edo State. Okpebholo reiterated that as governor, his responsibility includes the protection of the lives of all Edo people and visitors to the state. The governor,…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has cautioned River State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, from making “unfounded allegations” against him. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how Fubara said Egbetokun will be held accountable if law and order break down in the state. The warning came after the governor intervened in an incident at the Rivers State Independent…
Pregnant woman seeks financial support from ex-husband for her Court dissolves 23-year-old marriage over lack A pregnant woman, Harira Aliyu, has asked a Shari’a court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State, to compel her former husband, Nasiru Al-Hassan to provide financial support for her upkeep. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complainant also…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has seen his net worth climb to $30.2 billion, according to the latest data tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The figure reflects an increase of $2.25 billion year-to-date (8%), supported by gains in his cement, oil, and fertilizer businesses. The Bloomberg data also shows that Dangote’s wealth rose by…
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery has dispatched its first gasoline shipment to the United States, marking a new milestone for the $20bn facility and signaling the country’s growing influence in global oil product markets. The consignment left the refinery’s jetty near Lagos on 26 August aboard the vessel Gemini Pearl, carrying about 300,000 barrels of gasoline, according…