Women groups under the Coalition for Women in Governance have rejected the suspension of the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing it as an assault on democracy and a deliberate attempt to silence women in leadership. The coalition threatened to mobilise women for a massive protest if the decision was not reversed. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that there is heavy shooting ongoing at Rumuepirikom Community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. A source in the area revealed to Vanguard News that earlier some people had come into the community and announced that people should not come out for the polls. It…
National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has requested for fact-finding visit from Minster of Agriculture and Director General of Nigerian Emergency Management Agency. In a separate press release to the NEMA DG, Ahmed Habib and Minister for Agriculture, Abubakar…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has instituted a N550 million lawsuit against the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and 10 medical practitioners over an alleged falsified medical report issued against him. The development was disclosed by one of Kanu’s lawyers, Barrister Maxwell Opara, in a video posted on…
Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili said she has accepted an invitation to become an Advisor to Club de Madrid. Ezekwesili announced this in a post on her X handle on Tuesday. According to her post, Club de Madrid is “the world’s largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers”. Ezekwesili explained that…
Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto state, is currently being quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports. According to TheCable, Tambuwal, a serving senator, is in detention over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of N189 billion. The withdrawals are in violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention…
The Nigerian Army has warned those impersonating the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on social media to stop or face the consequences. The warning is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the army had been inundated with complaints of…
The Ogun State Government has suspended indefinitely the principals of Ilugun High School, Elega, Mrs Olukoga Adeyemi Alaba (Junior) and Mrs Ladipo Olabisi Temitope (Senior), following the death of a suspected student. Reacting to a viral video showing students vandalising school property on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, stated…
A National Youth Service Corp member, Rofiat Lawal, who was kidnapped along the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday has regained freedom after her family paid a ransom of N1.1m. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Lawal was kidnapped while en route to Ibadan, Oyo State from Benin, Edo State to resume at her place of primary assignment. The…
The Ministry of Interior has announced the launch of a new Online Citizenship and Business Management Platform. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She explained that the initiative is a key part of the Ministry’s ongoing reforms aimed at promoting transparency, enhancing operational efficiency,…