The National Coordinator of the ‘Obidient Movement’, Yunusa Tanko, has affirmed the possibility of the Labour Party’s 2023 candidate, Peter Obi, becoming Nigeria’s president in 2027. Tanko also noted that electoral malpractice in the 2023 election denied Obi victory, adding that a “new Nigeria” is possible if the people elect the right leaders. He made…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that suspected food poisoning incident has led to the deaths of two individuals in Imo State. The incident occurred yesterday, Friday, April 18, 2025, at about 0500hrs, around Works Layout by Nwaosu Street, where members of the Nigeria Actors Guild were filming a movie. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the group was…
The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, Ossai Success, has offered a paid job and an all-expenses paid trip to Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger recently released from Kirikiri prison. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Ossai announced that a monthly salary of N500,000 had been secured for Emmanson in…
A political support group, under the umbrella of South-East Elders Alliance for Tinubu 2027, Enugu North Senatorial District chapter, in Enugu State, on Wednesday, declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The group stated that the South-East Geo-political Zone had benefited immensely from President Tinubu’s administration, citing the appointment of many sons…
Hon. Lukman Adeleye, Minority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, was reportedly abducted by unidentified gunmen on Saturday while casting his vote at Ward 15, Ibefun, in Odogbolu Local Government Area, Ogun State. The assailants, suspected to be military personnel, allegedly whisked Adeleye away to the Ilese barracks. According to a source who…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Aribemchukwu, the daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, has been killed. She was reportedly murdered at her residence in Parkview Estate, located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Aribemchukwu, a doctor who had recently married, was the daughter of Soboma Ajumogobia, the younger brother of former Minister of State for Petroleum…
The Federal Government has met with Comfort Emmanson, the embattled Ibom Air passenger at the centre of a viral altercation at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The meeting was held on Thursday and had in attendance officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Emmanson, and her legal counsel. The development was confirmed…
The Defence Headquarters said investigations are actively underway into allegations of banditry sponsorship in the North-West region. The DHQ’s Director of Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja, affirming that relevant agencies tasked with such responsibilities were diligently investigating the matter. The development comes on the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Nigeria Police Training Institutes by signing the Establishment Bill into law. Announcing the development at Tuesday’s plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed that the President has given his constitutional assent to the bill, officially creating a new legal framework for specialised police training institutions across the…
A cargo plane veered off the runway during landing at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, striking a security patrol vehicle and skidding into the sea, killing two men in the vehicle, authorities reported. The Boeing aircraft, arriving from Dubai, left the tarmac at around 4 a.m. local time (2000 GMT Sunday), crashing through a…