Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, says Nigeriaâs budget is too small to fund meaningful development. Oyedele spoke on Monday at an interactive session organised by the house of representatives on the tax reform bills The fiscal policy expert said the budgets of African countries like Kenya and…
In a disturbing incident, a journalist identified as Mr. Oladuni Sunday was allegedly assaulted by operatives of Southwest Security Network (Amotekun) and Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) at Eleyele, Ibadan, the state capital. This unfortunate incident occured while the Journalist was on his way for an official assignment on Monday. According to a…
Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disassociated himself from campaign posters on social media, claiming he would be contesting for the presidency in 2027. In a statement on Sunday by Edwin Olofu, chief press secretary (CPS), to the APC national chairman, Ganduje said the campaign posters are âmalicious pieces…
A 17-year-old boy, Jamiu Adebayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbourâs eight-year-old daughter in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta, the state capital. According to PUNCH, the suspect reportedly lured the survivor into his parentsâ sitting room on Sunday, instructed her to remove her underwear, and then defiled…
A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for an alleged N33.8billion fraud. During the arraignment, EFCC presented its first witness, Abubakar Kweido. Recall that Mamman was arraigned on Thursday, July 11, 2024, on 12-count charges bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the…
An explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, located in Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State, has resulted in the deaths of four people and left several others injured. The explosion occurred on Sunday morning when miners had resumed work at the site. The cause of the blast remains unknown, though residents of…
Popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, will be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office in Abuja for interrogation regarding allegations of bribery and corruption. Bobrisky was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos by EFCC officials on Thursday night. Bobrisky, according to…
The arrest of Alhaji Bashir Hadejia, a former aide to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, by security operatives has sparked outrage. Some Nigerians, who reacted to the development, demanded answers from the authorities after videos and photos indicated that the suspect was connected to top government functionaries and politicians. Hadejia, who was…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeriaâs first-ever Olympics medalist, Nojim Maiyegun, has been reported dead. This was disclosed late Monday by an Austria-based acquaintance of the deceased identified as Rudolfine Soultan (Funmilayo) on her Facebook post. The post read, âMy Jimylein (Jimmy) is dead. I canât say more about this right now because itâs just…
A yet to be identified Chinese man has tore Nigerian Naira note into pieces in the presence of Lagos state government officials. The incident reportedly happened yesterday at a Chinese company opposite Eko Kate, along Lekki Epe express road, Lagos state. Reports have it that the man tore the note for the reason best known…