Over 1,000 women, including petty traders, vulnerable and persons living with disabilities from various communities across Anambra State, have received the recapitalisation grant of N50,000 each from Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme. The First Lady had on Thursday, unveiled a recapitalisation grant for 37,000 women petty traders across the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the forthcoming local government elections in Ogun State have been fixed for Saturday, November 16 2024. The Chairman of Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr Babatunde Osibodu, disclosed this in a statement signed by him and made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Osibodu, according to the statement, said, “Thursday,…
The Senate has referred Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions for disciplinary review following a dispute over seating arrangements in the chamber. The committee, chaired by Senator Neda Imaseun, has been given two weeks to investigate the matter and submit its findings. The decision was reached after a voice…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has seen his wealth more than double to $28 billion following the long-awaited opening of his Nigerian oil refinery, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The refinery is the world’s largest single-train facility, capable of processing a broad range of global crude types. It represents a monumental investment for Dangote,…
No fewer than eight people have been shot by some angry individuals identified to be members of a local vigilante group in Elele town, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. However, police in the state said that four people were shot in the incident that happened on Wednesday at Elele around-about on the Port…
A retired police inspector identified as Linus Monday has allegedly been caught embarking on a stop and search operation. A post on Instagram by whiteshark_blog about his arrest showed the former officer in a police uniform with ID card number 6257. The post had already generated 175 likes over 30 comments. Although the place where…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the leadership for Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that it cannot take Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa serious. Damian Okeke-Ogene, the vice president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said Ekpa has already described himself as a content creator and can’t be taken seriously. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, November 30, Okeke-Ogene , the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Mahdi Shehu, a prominent whistleblower and rights activist in Kaduna, over a controversial social media post alleging that France was influencing Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to establish a French military base in the Northwestern region. Mr. Shehu’s post, which featured an old video falsely suggesting French dominance…
Reports emerged on Wednesday indicating that a French court has granted an order for the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The court’s decision comes as part of a lawsuit filed by Zhongshan, a Chinese company, to ensure the payment of a $74.5 million compensation award. According to Premium…
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have refused a bribe of ₦174 million offered by a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Patrick Akpoguma. The suspect is accused of engaging in various forms of cyber fraud, including romance scams, identity theft, hacking, cryptocurrency fraud, ritualism, and cultism. Akpoguma, speaking with journalists at Zone 2…