US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in an extraordinary shouting match in the Oval Office Friday, leaving efforts to end the war with Russia hanging in the balance. “You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out,” a furious Trump told Zelensky, as a meeting that was meant to ease…
In a decisive move aimed at reinvigorating leadership, strengthening command structures and repositioning the Nigerian Army (NA) for heightened operational effectiveness, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff and instructional positions across formations, units and training institutions of the…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, to participate in the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit and the 7th African Union–European Union Summit, the Presidency has said. This was disclosed in a statement released on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on…
Operatives of the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have arrested three impersonators of the police and the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged ‘one chance’ robbery. FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Olatunji Disu, disclosed this during a media briefing, yesterday, in Abuja. He said the three suspects along with nine others were…
Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, says foreign lobbyists are fuelling the narrative of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Idris said the government’s findings point to a network of external actors, particularly in the United States, deliberately promoting divisive and misleading portrayals of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the country into another round of darkness. The grid suffered multiple collapse in the month of October, with the Federal Government promising a permanent solution to the embarrassment. As of 2:35pm, hourly generation readings showed that none of the the Power Generation…
Benin prosecutors announced on Wednesday that three high-profile individuals, including a presidential guard commander, have been arrested on charges of plotting a coup d’état in the country. The suspects include former sports Minister, Oswald Homeky, businessman, Olivier Boko, who is a close associate of President Patrice Talon, and Djimon Dieudonne Tevoedjre, the Commander of the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended former Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola over alleged anti-party activities. The party accused the former Governor of creating divisions within the party by establishing a splinter faction. According to the Osun APC, Aregbesola’s actions have undermined cohesion and…
Chelsea have etched their name into football history, becoming the first club to win all five major UEFA competitions after a commanding 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the UEFA Europa Conference League final. Played at the Stadion Wroclaw in Poland, the match added another glittering chapter to the club’s European legacy, completing their collection…
Three students of Iseyin College of Health Science and Technology, Oyo State, have been remanded for allegedly causing the death of their colleague. They were remanded on Tuesday by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan. The trio, Shodimu Halima, 18; Agbedun Zainab, 23, and Olaleye Oladunni, 23, are facing a two-count charge bordering on…
