A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. The incident which happened at Jigawa-Kano border, caused panic among bystanders. Aliyu M. A., Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Jigawa State Command, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. According to Aliyu, “On November…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has opposed any posthumous recognition for the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), arguing that he failed Nigerians by not officially declaring the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Speaking during a Senate debate on Thursday, Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North,…
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly set to finalise and announce the appointment of Nigeria’s new ambassadors to foreign missions worldwide. This development follows months of diplomatic gaps and mounting pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, which has persisted for two years since the worldwide recall of the previous ambassadors. According to Arise News,…
The Football Association (FA) is preparing to punish Arsenal after their 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday. The match at Stamford Bridge was full of tension and drama. Arsenal managed to leave with one point, but the game was far from smooth for them. Referee Anthony Taylor showed six yellow cards to Arsenal players, with…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced 41 properties to Abubakar Malami, the former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice. GISTSMATE MEDIA understands that the properties — hotels, residential buildings, lands, schools, and a printing press — are scattered across Kebbi, Kano and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The properties in…
The lawmaker representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, on Wednesday said President Bola Tinubu’s government would deploy technology to solve the nation’s security challenges. Ibrahim, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, said the government would use Artificial Technology to tackle insecurity in 2025, referencing the allocation of ₦4.91tn to defence and…
As the New Year dawns, Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Community Engagement, has extended warm New Year greetings to the good people of Osun State, urging them to embrace hope, unity, and renewed commitment to collective progress. ‎ ‎In his New Year message, Hon. Sulaimon described the new…
The rear section of a passenger aircraft caught fire at an airport in South Korea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 176 people on board, authorities said. The Air Busan plane, an Airbus A321, was set to fly to Hong Kong from Gimhae International Airport in southeastern Busan but caught fire at around 10:15 pm…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the organised labour in Abia State have commenced mobilisation in view of possible detention of the National President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, come Wednesday, August 29, 2024. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, titled, “Harassment of the Nigeria Police on orgnaised labour and NLC President. The…
The Presidency has downplayed the significance of a recent order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to release documents related to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Reacting to the development in a statement on Sunday, Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga stated that the materials in…
