The suspects, identified as John Abugu (43) and Kenneth Abugu (31), were apprehended on Thursday, April 3, while preparing to board a flight to India, where they claimed they were travelling for medical treatment. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two brothers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for…
During the Christmas season, which is celebrated to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, you find red and green colours everywhere. From the twinkle of Christmas lights to Santa’s suit and the decorations that fill our homes, you wonder why the read and green colours, out of all the possibilities, became the official symbols of…
Former Senate President David Mark; ex-Minister Rauf Aregbesola; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal; former Minister Bolaji Abdullahi and General Tunde Ogbeha (rtd) have assumed key leadership roles in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as members of the party’s newly inaugurated National Executive Committee (NEC). Their emergence followed the formal swearing-in…
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), under the leadership of Comrade Temitope Afolabi—widely known across campus as Big Afo—has made a fresh appeal to investors, corporate organisations and private partners to channel strategic investments into the institution, insisting that such support is essential to accelerating growth and expanding opportunities for students….
Dangote Refinery has disclosed the price of its petrol, saying that it sells at N990 per litre in trucks and N960 per litre into ships. The disclosure follows the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) claim of importing the products at cheaper rates compared…
Senator Olusola Adeyeye has revealed how former President Olusegun Obasanjo allegedly attempted to bribe National Assembly members with N70 million each to support his failed third-term agenda. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, Adeyeye detailed how lawmakers were pressured and financial incentives were dangled before them to extend Obasanjo’s stay in power…
Nigeria’s national electricity grid suffered another collapse on Tuesday morning, plunging several parts of the country into darkness. Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that as of 11:00 a.m., power generation had dropped to zero megawatts (MW), cutting off supply to all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide. This marked the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-ekun as the substantive 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria. The swearing in ceremony, which held in the Council Chambers of the State House, followed the confirmation of Justice Kekere-ekun by the Senate last Wednesday. The ceremony was witnessed by three of Kekere-ekun’s…
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has appointed former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to head its Election Observation Mission for the forthcoming presidential election in CĂ´te d’Ivoire. In a statement by ECOWAS, the election is scheduled to be held on October 25, 2025, while the observation mission will be deployed from October 19…
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has described the Nigerian Civil War period (from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970) as the most difficult period of his life. Gowon made this known on Saturday in Abuja after being honoured with a Lifetime Integrity and Achievement Award at the 5th Convention of the…
