Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has cautioned a former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, against visiting the state without informing him. Governor Okpebholo said Obi’s security in Edo State was not guaranteed. He said the former Labour Party presidential candidate should take whatever happened to him anytime he (Obi) visits Edo without informing…
In line with his mandate to strengthen grassroots participation and deepen the bond between government and the people, the Senior Special Assistant to the Osun State Governor on Community Engagement, Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan, has held a strategic meeting with Governor Ademola Adeleke. The meeting, which took place at the Governor’s office in Osogbo,…
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Saturday, March 1, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom. With the confirmation, more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world will begin fasting from sunrise to sunset each day. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced the introduction of an Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System aimed at transforming the country’s foreign exchange market. This new system is set to be operational in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market by 1 December 2024, following a two-week test run scheduled for November. The EFEMS is expected to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a vigilante operative has shot dead a final year student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. According to Daily Post, the incident occurred at about 9:00 am on Tuesday. It was gathered that the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Laboratory Science Technology (ND), was in his apartment reading…
The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the just-concluded Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has explained why he will not challenge the election results. Akpata made his position known in a statement on Saturday. Recall that Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, came third in the election with 22,763 votes. Monday…
Track star Favour Ofili has announced her decision to represent Turkey, ending her years of competing for Nigeria. The 200-meter Olympic finalist shared the news on X, citing negligence by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) during the Tokyo and Paris Olympics as a key reason for her switch….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Directorate, has apprehended 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Chanchangi Local Government Area of Niger State. In a Sunday statement released on the agency’s official X handle, titled “EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Niger,” the commission disclosed that operatives recovered two vehicles and 13 mobile phones…
An upper Shariah court in Kano has sentenced Shafiu Abubakar to death by hanging for setting fire to worshippers during prayers at a mosque in Gadan Village, located in the Gezawa local government area of the state. The attack occurred on the morning of May 15, 2024, while the victims were engaged in their early…
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says he once sacked his first daughter from working at his farm because she came late to work. Obasanjo said this while receiving the new Chairman of the Board of Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel, at his Penthouse residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo…