Out of 108 elected Senators (excluding the late Senator Ifeanyi Uba), only four are women. The remaining 104 Senators in Nigeria are men. Female Senators constitute approximately four percent of the entire 10th Senate. Political watchers have lamented the gross under representation of women in parliament. In the 9th National Assembly, there were eight female…
The National Youth Service Corps Members have been urged to lead the way in fighting terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, cultism, political thuggery and all sorts of insecurity across the country. The call was made by the Northeast Zonal Coordinator, National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW, Northeast Zonal Centre, Major General…
Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, according to a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government. The claim was made by Hon. Biodun Ajayi, a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government and a close ally of Obasanjo,…
The US Mission in Nigeria said on Friday that the reason it reduced visa validity for Nigerians was not because of a recent action by the Nigerian government. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the US embassy on Tuesday announced that it had reduced visa validity for non-immigrant Nigerian applicants from five years to three months. Although…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed how the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration harassed his key officials over the Malabu Oil deal scandal, specifically referencing the OPL-245 case. This controversy revolves around the 2011 acquisition of Oil Prospecting Licence 245 by Shell and Eni for $1.3 billion, with allegations that $1.1 billion was routed as bribes to…
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch condemned the Prime Minister Keir Starmer-led United Kingdom’s decision to formally recognise the State of Palestine. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Britain, alongside Australia and Canada, on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of Western foreign policy. Britain and Canada became the first G7 countries to…
The Nigerian Army has commenced the enlistment of tradesmen, non-tradesmen, and women for its 89th regular recruits intake. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the NA made this known on its X handle on Tuesday. The statement read, “The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the general public that the online application for 89 Regular Recruits Intake for…
Hon. Chief Mrs. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, the Member Representing Ibadan North Constituency 1, at the Oyo State House of Assembly has congratulated the quintessential and astutely brilliant Hon. Kamil Ademola Omotosho, the Oyo State Housing Corporation Chairman on the occasion of his birthday. Her birthday message read: “Happy Birthday to the distinguished and visionary leader,…
Some officials of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) have resigned from their positions, citing ongoing challenges within the commission and the recent Supreme Court ruling that nullified the local government elections held on October 5, 2024. The Supreme Court had recently annulled the elections, ruling that they did not comply with electoral guidelines….
Five months after gospel singer Timilehin Ajayi allegedly murdered and dismembered his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, he has been sentenced to death. In January, GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that Mr Ajayi was arrested in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, while attempting to dispose of the severed head of Ms Adaidu, a 24-year-old Youth Corps Member serving in…
