Mamman Daura, nephew to late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has reportedly been admitted to a hospital in London. Daura, who is sick, is currently recuperating at the undisclosed hospital. The office of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima confirmed Daura’s ill health in a statement while providing information on the vice president’s trip to London. Shettima…
Veteran stand-up comedian Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba, has shared how his plan to have one more son with his wife, Mary at 59 unexpectedly led to the birth of triplets. Ali Baba explained that his wife had a strong desire for another son, especially after their children had travelled abroad, leaving the…
A coalition of staff unions at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has dismissed allegations levelled against the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, as baseless and malicious. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, 26th November, 2024 in Ado-Ekiti, members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Congress of Nigerian Academics (CONUA), Non-Academic…
Residents of Lafiagi in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State took to the streets on Monday in protest against what they described as worsening insecurity in their communities, including repeated cases of terrorism, kidnapping and killings. The protesters, predominantly youths from the area, voiced frustration over what they termed government inaction in the face…
As communities in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) bury their loved ones killed by marauding gunmen, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has commiserated with victims’ families. In the Zikke community of the LGA, over 50 people were gunned down in the early hours of Monday, April 14, with houses razed. Two weeks earlier, scores…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims to have identified several of its governors as potential presidential candidates for the 2027 general election. Debo Ologunagba, the party’s national publicity secretary, told reporters in Abuja on Wednesday that the PDP has a roster of “capable and performing governors” who could challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC). He…
The Obidient Movement has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to support Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, instead of contesting against him in the build-up to the 2027 presidential election. This comes after Obi and Jonathan held a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Thursday amid growing talks of a united opposition coalition…
In August 2021, Olufemi Adegoke, the late father of Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, said at Igboho Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba Nation activist had the right to call for secession of the Yoruba ethnic group from Nigeria. During an interview with BBC Yoruba, Adegoke, who was president of Voice of Reason…
The Nigerian Army has raised alarm over the poor enlistment of South East youths into military service, and called for a change of attitude to reverse the trend. According to the Army, while Kaduna State has recorded over 3,000 applications in the ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise, Enugu State is still struggling with just a hundred….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Government workers in Oyo State will begin to enjoy the ₦80,000 minimum wage from January 2025. A statement from the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, stated that the Oyo State Government this morning reached an agreement with organized labour on the implementation of the minimum wage and consequential…