Elisha Abbo, a former senator who represented Adamawa north, says Senate President Godswill Akpabio handles the affairs of the upper legislative chamber like an emperor. Abbo spoke on Wednesday when he appeared on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. The former lawmaker was reacting to the suspension and other sanctions meted to Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,…
Researchers in Sweden have developed an injectable “skin in a syringe” that can heal burns without scars, leveraging innovative materials and biological mechanisms. This “skin in a syringe” gel developed at Linköping University can help treat severe burns and wounds by supporting the body in regenerating the dermis and wound healing. The gel, designed to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian government has banned singer Eedris Abdulkareem’s new protest song, ‘Tell Your Papa.’ Announcing the ban on Thursday evening, the Federal Government, through the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, stated that the song is inappropriate and offensive. In a memo signed by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, NBC…
No fewer than 250,000 registered voters in Kogi Central Senatorial District yesterday submitted a recall petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The total number of registered voters in the district is 580,000. The petition was received by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs. Rose Oriaran-Anthony, at the agency’s head…
An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between a woman, Hajarat Isa and her husband, Muhammed Hassan, for lack of love. The judge, Mohammed Wakili dissolved their marriage according to Islamic Law, following Hajarat’s prayer for divorce on the said ground. Wakili ordered that the divorce…
Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party was declared winner Tuesday of last week’s disputed elections, ushering in the southern African country’s first woman president after a disputed vote that the main opposition has already said it does not recognise. Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took just over 57 percent of ballots followed by the candidate for the main opposition…
It appears the controversy over the allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill and her suspension from the Red Chamber may not be getting off the news anytime soon. This is because the suspended Kogi Senator on Tuesday took her case to a global stage. At the Women in Parliament session held…
Controversial socialite, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky opens up on how he provided food for over 2,500 inmates during his time at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison. The Lagos-based influencer took to his Instagram page to reveal this, a few weeks following his release. He noted that he was moved to perform the charitable act,…
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the end of a meeting with the union leadership on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Education. Following resolutions reached at the union’s national…
Transcendent greetings from the ambience of true leadership of ever progressive, energetic, and dynamic Nigerian University Students and the law-abiding citizens in the name of Aluta with tactfulness and purity. The National Association of University Students (NAUS), an upright association whose civil uprightness and unpretentious acts have over time proved to the citizenry to be…