The Oyo State Government, in partnership with Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS), is set to host the maiden edition of TRANSPORT Fest 1.0 on December 19, 2025, at the Engr. Seyi Makinde Terminal, Eleyele Transport Park, Ibadan. Speaking ahead of the event, Chairman and Sole Administrator of PTS, Hon. Dr. Ibraheem Salami Dikko, said the festival…
The Lagos State Government has announced the reactivation of its teaching recruitment portal to provide a centralized platform for eligible individuals to apply for entry-level teaching positions across the state. This was made known in a public notice issued by the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). The portal opened on Tuesday, July 1, 2025,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted reports making rounds that its operatives arrested former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. The anti-graft agency clarified that the former governor is not in its custody. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale also declared that Bello remains wanted “for alleged N80.2billion money laundering…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan tackled ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Muhammad Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over claims that sum of $49.8 billion dollars got missing from the national coffers under his watch as president. Sanusi made the allegation when he served in the administration of Jonathan as the CBN governor. However, Sanusi who is…
Gunmen have killed two police operatives in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, south-east Nigeria. The attack occurred at about 6 a.m. on Thursday at Umuluole Junction along the Okigwe-Umuahia Expressway, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. The attackers, said to be 25 in number, opened fire on the police operatives who were on patrol, killing two…
For the shinning streets of Ipesi, there was this notorious figure, Prince Solagbade Amodeni. He was once a local government council chairman, but he became a real master of corruption! He also lobbied to be a commissioner for every government that came after, but each time, they fired him, Mimiko fired him, so did Aketi,…
Suspected members of the Lakurawa terror group have killed five people in a series of attacks on Gueza, a village in the Dosso region of Niger Republic. Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the attacks occurred in two phases, with five villagers “strangled to death” in the first…
The Ancient Religious Societies of African Descendants International Council (ARSADIC) says it will hold a unique prayer session for the country and President Bola Tinubu during this year’s Osun-Osogbo festival. The president of ARSADIC, Ifagbenusola Atanda, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Atanda said the prayer would hold on August 8…
A Nigerian software programmer and self-proclaimed ‘tech queen’, Sapphire Egemasi, is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after being arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over her alleged involvement in a transnational fraud syndicate that defrauded multiple U.S. government agencies of millions of dollars. Egemasi, known for flaunting a luxurious lifestyle…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal government employees will begin receiving the new minimum wage payment starting Thursday, September 26th. Confirming the development, the Spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, told journalists on Thursday that employees under the federal government payroll can expect to receive notifications regarding their updated…