Prominent leaders of different public interest groups under the Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria, ELFON has cautioned Professor Udenta Udenta over what they described as clueless and baseless statements on former Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara. The press statement read by the leader of ELFON during the press briefing in Abuja today, Friday goes thus: Press…
United States President Donald Trump has, for the second time, freed a female fraudster whom he pardoned during his first term but who went on to commit fraud again, as he pardons more criminals. The San Diego businesswoman who was granted clemency by Mr Trump in 2021, was later convicted on new fraud charges but…
The Federation of Oyo State Students’ Union (FOSSU National) has elected a new set of executives to steer the affairs of the union for the next administration cycle. The election was held on Saturday December 6, 2025, at the Federal College of Education (SPED-Special), Oyo, Oyo State. Comrade Mufutau Ahmed, a student of Lead City…
The Personal Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on constituency affairs, Hon. Kareem Khadijat Omotayo has congratulated the newly appointed Accountant General of the federation, Shamsideen Babatunde Ogunjimi. In a congratulatory message shared by Hon. Khadijat’s media team, Mr Ogunjimi was hailed for his great track record, dedication and professionalism, which earned him the new position….
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticised Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his silence on the conviction of Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-born Finnish separatist. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that the 40-year-old Ekpa, was on sentenced to six years in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland for terrorism-related crimes, aggravated tax…
US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was “not 100 percent sure” he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it. Trump has repeatedly alluded to the possibility that he might go beyond the current two-term limit for US presidents — but…
Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has asked the court of appeal to overturn the interim and final forfeiture of the 753 duplexes in Abuja. In an appeal dated April 30, 2025, the former CBN governor said the forfeiture orders were granted without proper evidence. BACKGROUND In December 2024, the…
The office of Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement has disclosed that any tertiary institutions engaging in illegal deduction of Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND will be sanctioned. In a press release sent to GISTSMATE MEDIA, Hon. Asefon Sunday Dayo said his office has been notified over ongoing deduction of NELFUND…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced measures to curb the growing misuse of honorary doctorate degrees in the country, including a decisive ban on the award of such degrees to serving public officials. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, stated this in Abuja on Friday while receiving report from a committee…
Ogun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its weight behind the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Ogun PDP chairman , Hon. Abayomi Tella, made this known on Monday at the inauguration of the campaign council and official campaign flag off of its candidate for House of Representatives, Remo Federal…
