Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on Youths and Students Affairs to the Ondo State Governor has extended warm congratulations to Hon. Ayodele Olawande on his appointment as the Honourable Minister for Youths Development. In the wake of the recent Federal Executive Council reshuffle by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Hon. Ayodele Olawande, formerly…
The Federal Government has unveiled the University Advancement Initiative, a new programme designed to strengthen the financial sustainability and global competitiveness of federal universities. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the initiative while addressing Vice-Chancellors of federal universities at a national convening organised to formally roll out the programme. At the event, the Federal…
The man who was living with nursing student Tamilore Odunsi, who was brutally stabbed to death days before her graduation, allegedly killed her following a dispute over their pets. Odunsi’s roommate, Chester Lamar Grant, is suspected to be responsible for the fatal stabbing and allegedly attempted to kill himself after the altercation, Houston police told…
The Rivers State government has begun implementing the N85,000 minimum wage it recently approved for its workers. According to The Guardian, some public school teachers and some other workers in the state were jubilant as they received their November salary alert and realised that the new minimum wage had been implemented. Recall that President Bola…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has expressed strong disapproval of President Bola Tinubu’s recent trip to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, condemning it as ill-timed and insensitive, given Nigeria’s severe economic and security challenges. Obi’s criticism comes on the heels of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report that reportedly ranks Nigeria…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Senator Ned Nwoko has denied recent rumours alleging that he is planning to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike as his seventh wife and that she is pregnant with his child. This development comes amid reports suggesting that Nwoko had been involved in an affair with Ike. The rumours intensified after the…
Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, yesterday, emerged the 14th Asagba designate of Asaba Kingdom, Delta State. Azinge, a Professor of Law, was pronounced 14th Asagba of Asaba designate by the Ochendu Asagba, Prof. Anthony Edozien, at an enlarged meeting of Asagba-in-Council and members of the kingdom after a selection process by the five quarters of the…
The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the Niger Delta Development Commission, Boma Iyaye, apologised to Wike on Saturday at the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed former PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his comments during the recently concluded two-day National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria in Abuja. APC accused Atiku of consistently blaming the APC for issues within his party, describing his claims as “like a broken record.” This was contained…
Nigerian singer Rudeboy has vowed to go after a lady who accused him of rape on social media, saying she will be used as a scapegoat. The netizen with the X handle @chubbiedivah alleged that the singer raped and coerced his domestic staff while sending his wife and sister-in-law out of the house at the…
