The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has accused security operatives of abducting its House of Representatives candidate for the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election, Princess Esther Ashivelli Dawaki, with 25 supporters. In a statement on Saturday, August 16, by its Chairman, Sir Edward Percy Masha, the PDP alleged that the operation was carried out…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intercepted three petrol tanker trucks in Apapa, Lagos, that were allegedly used to transport crude edible vegetable oil. The trucks were seized following concerns about potential health risks due to chemical contamination, as the tankers had previously been used for transporting petrol. NAFDAC…
The Zamfara State Government, through the Zakkat and Endowment Board, has sponsored the mass wedding of 200 female orphans, widows, and less-privileged women as part of its 2025 social intervention programmes. The event, held on Monday, also marked the conclusion of the board’s annual activities, which included business grants, debt relief support, poultry production training,…
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students in public secondary schools in Ondo due to debts owed to the examination body by the state government. On Tuesday, students from the state waiting to apply to tertiary institutions could not access their academic results on the WAEC website. A student in…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a58-year-old man who embarked on 19 days of spiritual fasting has died. The death of the yet-to-be-named man was confirmed by the Police Command in Lagos State. Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin who serves as the spokesperson of the command on Tuesday, August 20, said the incident happened in Alagbado axis…
Oyo State Government on Monday arraigned the former Chairman, Disciplinary Committee of the state Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi, also known as Auxiliary before Justice O. A. Adetujoye of Fiat Court 5 of the Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan. The case with suit number i/74c/2024 was between the State versus Mukaila Lamidi…
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, says the distance between him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “widening”. El-Rufai, a chieftain of the APC, spoke on Monday at the national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria held in Abuja. The ex-governor criticised the party for allegedly straying from its core values and promoting…
Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola is mourning the death of his father, Pastor N.A. Adekola, who passed away recently. The movie star, known for his vibrant and comic roles in the Nollywood industry, announced the loss through an Instagram post on Friday. Sharing an image of his late father with the words on the picture “Rest…
The House of Representatives has advanced a new legislative proposal to establish the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Nigerian Languages, a specialised institution dedicated to preserving and promoting Nigerian languages. The bill, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and eight co-sponsors, passed its first reading last week, marking an important step in Nigeria’s effort…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Nigeria Police Training Institutes by signing the Establishment Bill into law. Announcing the development at Tuesday’s plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed that the President has given his constitutional assent to the bill, officially creating a new legal framework for specialised police training institutions across the…