Delta Police have arrested Merit Alice, a 27-year-old woman who confessed to orchestrating her own kidnapping to enable her repay N3.6 million entrusted by her brother. Alice admitted on Monday that her brother had given her the substantial sum to purchase tricycles but she instead diverted the funds to cover expenses for her bridal shower…
Two-time world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has visited President Bola Tinubu at his Lagos residence. The British-Nigerian boxer also presented an autograph glove to the President, signed “To the Great Asiwaju Jagaban Borgu of Africa, Bola A Tinubu.” This was seen via images by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun,…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Thursday, said that in the renewed total war against insurgency in the country, the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN and other security agencies, the gallant troops have neutralised 165 and arrested 238 persons in the last week. Briefing Defence Correspondents at the bi-weekly Media parley in Abuja on the ongoing…
The Young Progressives Party, YPP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Malik Ado-Ibrahim, has faulted the composition of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, asking the Nigerian leader to reshuffle his team. Ado-Ibrahim made this statement on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The YPP chieftain said that President Tinubu has not been able to translate his vision into…
The World Bank has projected that poverty will increase in Nigeria by three percentage points in five years to 2027. The World Bank made this projection in its Africa Pulse report released on the sidelines of the ongoing Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC. The report, among other information, painted…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command, on Friday, arrested one female, Hauwa Sani for concealing 124 rounds of anti-craft ammunition in a gallon of palm oil in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel revealed this in a statement posted on X.com on Saturday. According to the…
There is rising concern within opposition ranks about a likely repeat of the 2023 scenario, in which its split led to a narrow but strategic victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Bola Tinubu. Feelers from opposition camps indicate that members are worried it will be difficult to unseat the…
The National Leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by Comrade Olushola Oladoja GCNS, expresses deep disappointment over the recent gesture by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education where a cash gift of ₦200,000 (two hundred thousand naira only) was presented to Miss…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been named Best Woman of the Year at the Independent Awards 2024, dedicating the honour to Nigerian women and youths. Speaking at the Independent Awards 2024 Gala Night held on Saturday in Lagos, Tinubu praised the tireless contributions of women and young people to the country’s growth and…
Former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hadi Sirika, has accused some Nigerian domestic carriers of frustrating the establishment of the proposed national airline, Nigeria Air. Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief programme, Sirika said members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), including Air Peace, Azman Air and United Nigeria Airlines, stalled the project…
