The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday directed chairmen on the party’s platform, who were purportedly reinstated by the Court of Appeal judgment of February 10, to resume duties in their respective local government secretariats on Monday. The directive was given in a press statement issued by the APC’s Director of…
The Yoruba Nation, comprising Yoruba communities across the globe, has declared its support for the President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim TraorĂ©, describing him as a key figure in Africa’s ongoing struggle for true independence and sovereignty. In a joint statement signed by its Chairman, Chief Omodunni Ayorinde, and Secretary, Mr. Banjo Adewale, the group…
The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 108 senior officers to the Major-General and Brigadier-General ranks. According to a statement on Friday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the list includes 35 Brigadier Generals elevated to Major-Generals and 73 Colonels promoted to Brigadier-Generals. Among the newly promoted Major-Generals are…
Former Brazil and Barcelona Dani Alves defender has won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling on Friday. The 40-year-old former right-back was found guilty in February 2024 of assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on New Year’s Eve in 2022 and was sentenced to four years,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a female student at the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Faith Aluko Adesola, has been crushed to death by a truck. Confirming the incident to Daily Trust on the phone, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Alhaji Rabi’u Muhammad, said the deceased was a National Diploma (ND1) student of Mass Communication at…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu never signed a peace accord when he was a presidential candidate. The clergyman stated this in Benin City, during the Edo Election Security Townhall. He warned that the failure of political parties and their candidates to sign the Peace…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday, August 5, declared null and void the sale of Nigeria Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa in his judgment stopping the sale, ordered that the proposed establishment of a national carrier-Nigeria Air, by the federal government, should not be carried out. The judge made…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has assured residents that the current political crisis will ultimately make the state stronger, not weaker. His statement comes as Rivers faces a political conflict allegedly fueled by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The crisis has led to the six-month suspension of elected officials and the appointment of Ibok-ete Ibas as…
Nigerian music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced plans to mark his birthday this year with a donation of ₦300 million to orphanages and a charity dedicated to combating drug abuse and addiction among young people. The singer shared the news on Monday via X, writing, “Once again, my birthday this year,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam for one month. He was suspended over allegations of insubordination. On August 7, the PDP summoned Suswam along with four other prominent members, including Terngu Tsegba, Richard Gbande, Terseer Tsumba, and Nicholas Ada, to address claims of “anti-party…