The Senate has passed two out of four major tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. However, the upper chamber rejected a proposal to increase the value-added tax (VAT) to 10 percent, opting to retain the current rate at 7.5 percent. The bill allows VAT input claims on fixed assets, overhead costs and administrative…
The Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly called Sunday Igboho, has debunked the rumour of death in an undisclosed hospital stating that he is “alive and well.” Igboho who debunked the death rumour in a statement issued through his spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, described the report circulating on social media as “false” and “misleading”….
There is a plot to compromise the 2027 general election through the instrumentality of appointing a yes-man as a replacement for Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Vanguard says it can authoritatively confirm. Yakubu’s tenure ends in November of this year when he will have served two terms….
Nigeria is the third-largest debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association as of June 30, 2024, following a significant increase in its borrowing from the institution. A financial statement dated June 30 2024 but recently made public and obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday disclosed this. The IDA, a key arm of the World…
A man, Ajayi, has told Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, that he is no longer interested in his wedlock to his wife, Lanre, on the grounds of violence and lack of peace. Ajayi alleged that their home had known no peace since they got married because his wife was quarrelsome and violent….
Thousands of Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Tuesday morning joined the #FearlessInOctober protest against hardships and poverty that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has unleashed on them. In photos of the protests, the protesters chanted “We are hungry” as they marched on the roads. Some of the banners they displayed are; “Bad…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that popular social media influencer, Martins Otse, well known as VeryDarkMan will appear in court today (Friday) in Abuja for allegedly impersonating a policeman. The Nigeria Police Force disclosed this in a statement on Friday titled, ‘Impersonation: VDM To Appear In Court Today, FCT Command Leading Prosecution’ It said, “In response to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the wife of the General Overseer, Victory Life Bible Church (VLBC) Rev. Pastor Fola Achudume is dead. VLBC Assistant General Overseer, Pastor Adeoye Adeyanju, broke the news of the sudden death during Sunday service in Abeokuta. I See Myself As Beautiful And Well Dressed, I Don’t Look At The Mirror…
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, has strongly condemned the recent social media campaign under the hashtag #IgboMustGo, which demands the forced relocation of Igbo people from Lagos and other Southwest states. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Atiku stated that such divisive rhetoric poses to national unity and security. A pro-Lagos X account,…
A tragic incident has rocked the residents of Edo State as a man, Kelvin Osamede Izekor allegedly killed his 38-year-old wife, Ugiagbe Osaiyekemwen Success Izekor, just eight months after their wedding. According to reports, the incident happened at No. 50 Upper Mission extension, Benin City on Saturday, February 22, 2025. It was gathered that the…