GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rivers State Government has announced the suspension of all political office holders in the state. Those appointed by the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara are particularly affected. The suspended officials include the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), the Chief of Staff, commissioners, board chairpersons and members, and officials in agencies,…
The National Assembly has commenced deliberations on far-reaching constitutional amendments that could see the creation of 55 new states and 278 additional local government areas across the country. Barau’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Speaking at the opening of a two-day joint…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has not directed corps members to upgrade their accounts for payment of N70,000 minimum wage. The NYSC said this in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Mr Megwa, the misleading information making the rounds…
I, Maisamari Yohanna Hassan was born on 6th December ; lately 1990s in U/Romi. Lusawa Street. Born and brought up in Chikun. Am Gbagyi by tribe. I am a twin, but my arrival brought unexpected rejection. My father divorced my mother, deeming the birth of twins an abomination in our family. My mother, heartbroken, returned…
Mark and Ros Dowey, parents of a British teenager who took his own life after falling victim to sextortion, have appealed to perpetrators to stop the act. Murray, their 16-year-old son, committed suicide after he was tricked by scammers from Nigeria who posed as a girl, into sending compromising pictures of himself. Authorities in Nigeria…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday did not rule out plans to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it would “end the conflict” between the two arch-foes. In a 20-minute interview with US network ABC News, the Israeli leader insisted his country’s deadly aggression to “defang” Iran was justified, and equated Khamenei…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2025. The electoral body said the exercise will commence at the LGA level and later extend to registration areas. In a memo dated November 20, 2024, sighted by TheCable, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission’s secretary, asked…
Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, has declared that the 2027 election will be a “walkover” for President Bola Tinubu. Obasa made the comment at the weekend during the launch of ‘Tinubu 2027’ in Ojokoro LCDA, Lagos, where residents reaffirmed support for the president’s re-election bid. The event, held at…
Fuji legend, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as Kwam 1, has denied claims of misconduct at the Abuja airport, insisting that he was the victim and not the aggressor in the incident currently under investigation by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Kwam 1, in a statement issued by his media aide, Kunle…
The United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the strikes ordered by President Donald Trump was conducted in Sokoto state in coordination with Nigerian authorities and resulted in the deaths of multiple ISIS militants. A US defence official said the operation targeted known ISIS camps. Video released by the Pentagon showed at least one projectile…
