The Federal High Court in Lagos State has ruled for the final forfeiture of significant assets belonging to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, directing that a cash sum of $2.045 million and eight prime properties located in Lagos and Delta states be surrendered to the Nigerian government. In a judgment delivered…
At its first plenary since the lifting of emergency rule, the Rivers State House of Assembly called on the Governor to forward the list of commissioner-nominees for screening and confirmation. Meeting at the Conference Hall of the Legislative Quarters along Aba Road, the lawmakers commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for restoring peace in the state….
Kabiru Turaki, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called for intervention of Donald Trump, the U.S. President and other developed countries over Nigeria’s democracy. Turaki also shifted the party inaugural national working committee (NWC) meeting earlier slated for Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking to journalists after gaining access to the PDP headquarters at…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation. President Tinubu will…
The Board of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS) has reaffirmed its unanimous support for its Chairman, Hon. Dr. Ibraheem Oladeji Salami Dikko, while pledging continued alignment with the progressive policies of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration. This follows a special board meeting held on Thursday evening. In a statement issued after the meeting on…
Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage has revealed that she once returned a Range Rover gifted to her by an admirer for her birthday. In an interview on The Beat 99.9 FM, Savage explained her decision. She stated, “I once got a Range Rover for my birthday, but I returned it because I was not feeling…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday night asked Nigerian governors to air their views and make recommendations where necessary on the controversial Tax Reform Bills rather than attempting to stop the proposed laws. Dogara insisted that the bills cannot be shut down on account of timing and alleged non-consultation of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, has been confirmed dead. He passed away on Friday, June 6, at the age of 88, according to family sources. Justice Uwais, who served as the head of Nigeria’s judiciary from 1995 until his retirement in 2006, was widely regarded as…
Hon. Comforter, a distinguished lawmaker representing the good people of Ibadan North Local Government in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has extended her heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim faithful across the globe on the joyous occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. In her goodwill message, Hon. Comforter emphasized the significance of Eid-el-Fitr, marking the…
The Presidency has announced the take-off of the $550m upstream gas project between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this at an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the US State Department, in Washington,…