Few weeks after his house was marked for demolition, Hon Marcus Onobun, the lawmaker representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben in the House of Representatives, is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Onobun, a former Edo Speaker, is the only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member elected to the National Assembly. He was,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dragged 151 senior officers before the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) for trial over misconduct pending disciplinary matters in a decisive step towards reinforcing internal accountability and professional standards. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO),…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter dated July 14 and made public on Wednesday, Atiku announced his resignation, stating that the decision was necessitated by what he described as a departure from the founding ideals of the…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has explained the reason behind his absence at the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, which was held in Daura on Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Fidau prayers held in honour of the late president on Wednesday, Obi stated that logistical challenges prevented him…
In what could be dubbed “family reunion with a twist,” two sisters, both proudly serving as Nigeria’s security personnel, decided that blood isn’t just thicker than water, it’s worth ₦10 million in cold, hard ransom. Juliet Chukwu, 39, an officer with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) stationed in Awgu Division, and her…
Following the burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor of Anambra State Peter Obi, and former Governor of Kaduna State visited the ex-president’s graveside in Daura, Katsina State, on Wednesday. Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82, was laid to rest on…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted and discharged former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, of an 11-count money laundering and fraud charges to the tune of N3.3 billion. In his ruling on Wednesday morning on Fayose’s no-case submission, Justice Aneke stated that the prosecution failed to establish a prima…
The Technical Adviser to Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri on Print Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli, has confirmed the possibility of an imminent defection of the governor to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as “non-negotiable and sacrosanct.” Ikuli, who is also the convener of Concerned Bayelsa Stakeholders, made the…
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the death of two students and the hospitalization of two others following an attack by their schoolmates at Government Secondary School, Bichi. According to Zagazola Makama, the principal of the school, Yusuf Ado Yakasai, reported the incident to the police on July 15. He said that on July…
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has recounted a conversation he had with the late President, Muhammadu Buhari. Radda recalled how Buhari told him he pitied President Bola Tinubu for being brave enough to remove the subsidy on fuel. Buhari passed away on Sunday at a London clinic at the age of 82 and was…