Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has criticised the appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said Tinubu is only appointing his ‘boys’ from Lagos into political offices. El-Rufai said: “The president’s appointments are not being made because the appointees are Yoruba,…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has asked the Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, to answer a petition before the Committee over the refusal of some top officials of the service to leave the service after their due retirement dates. While issuing the summons, the House noted that the CG…
Comedian and actor Ijoba Lande has publicly retracted his earlier claim that filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele underpaid him for his role in the TV series My Sibling and I. In an emotional apology video, Lande clarified that his previous statement was misunderstood and taken out of context. While he initially mentioned being paid N90,000,…
No fewer than seven persons died in an early morning accident at NIPCO filling station axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Mrs Okpe stated that the crash, which occurred at 7:00 a.m., involved a Mack…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Anas Yakubu, for allegedly killing his sister-in-law, Fatima Adamu. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the tragic incident happened in Baura Village, Albasu Local Government Area of the state. Sources informed Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred…
Lagos lawmakers have listed perpetual lateness to legislative sections and meetings, highhandedness and inciting members against each other as some of the ‘sins’ over which Mudashiru Obasa was impeached as Speaker of the state assembly Recall that members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, impeached the embattled Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, representing Agege,…
Two domestic staff of Mrs. Olakunbi Adene, the late CEO of Kitchen Country in Akure, Ondo State, confessed to causing her death. One of the suspects revealed that he, along with the Driver and a Personal Assistant and another friend visited their boss’s house on that fateful Thursday. Mrs. Adene had prepared a meal for…
A new report from Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, reveals alarming trends in identity fraud across Africa, with Nigeria recording the highest average fraud rate in 2024 at 5.91%, doubling from the previous year. Other nations with significant fraud rates include Algeria, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Chad. Sumsub provides customizable solutions in KYC, KYB, transaction…
Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have converged at the National Secretariat of the party for its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in the nation’s capital, Abuja. All roads leading to the venue of the meeting on Blantyre Street were cordoned off by a combined team of armed security men including soldiers from…
The Federal Government has explained that the inclusion of more youths in the policy-making process is essential because no nation can plan for the future without involving the young generation in decision-making. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who was represented by his Technical Adviser on Women and Youth Engagement, Hauwa Liman, reassured Nigerian youths of President…