GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna sector command, has said that 13 persons died in a road crash on Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Friday. The sector commander, FRSC, Kabir Nadabo confirmed the incident to journalists in Kaduna. Mr Nadabo said, “The road traffic crash occurred near Olam farm on Kaduna-Abuja highway…
The Federal Government has summoned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Refinery to an emergency conciliation meeting scheduled for Monday in Abuja, following the union’s threat to embark on strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this in a statement over…
The U.S. denied an Iranian delegation entry to attend the World Cup draw in the country, according to the spokesperson for the Iranian Football Federation (FFI), Amir-Mehdi Alawi. Among those affected were FFI President Mehdi Taj, Head Coach Amir Ghalenoei, and seven other FFI officials, the spokesperson said, according to the daily newspaper Shargh. The…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has expressed confidence that Nigeria would soon experience peace after the church’s 100-day fast. His official Facebook page shared a video of him making the declaration on Sunday midnight. In the video, he said that the fasting would commence on January 11…
A surge in electronic transactions by Nigerians has helped the Federal Government to beat its revenue target by N88.73 billion by half-year 2025. This is according to data contained in the Federal Government’s 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), just released by the Budget Office. The EMTL performance helped boost the government’s non-oil revenue for…
Author Charles Omole says there are five groups of cabals in President Bola Tinubu’s government, listing FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike and the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, and Seyi Tinubu, the president’s son as some of the persons in such groups. Omole, the author of the book, “From Soldier to Statesman –…
The federal government says it has reviewed the feeding allowance of all the inmates serving their respective terms in the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) across the country by 50 per cent Daily Trust reports that the review came on the heels of a recent viral video which showed that inmates complained of poor feeding in…
A freelance journalist, Oluwatosin Oshibanjo, who was recently abducted by some unidentified gunmen in his Ijebu home in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been found. Oluwatosin’s mother, Tokunbo Bakre, confirmed to our correspondent in a telephone conversation over the weekend that he was found unconscious by some motorcyclists in the Ijebu-Ode…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again regarding the vice president, Kashim Shettima, and his 2027 second-term ambition, while also stating that America is “desperate to remove” the president. Primate Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, warned Tinubu not to…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the National Open University of Nigeria is not inferior to other universities in the country. Obasanjo said this on Monday when he played host to some of the university’s officials who came on a courtesy visit to confer on him the Alumni Award member. The former president initiated the…
