The federal executive council (FEC) has approved an allocation of N4.5 billion for the procurement of HIV treatment packs to supportNigerians living with HIV/AIDS. The approval by FEC comes after the US government granted an emergency humanitarian waiver, reversing a previous funding pause on HIV treatment in developing countries—including Nigeria. The pause was initially ordered…
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has removed HRM Ahmed Muhammed Tajani Anaje as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. Presiding Judge, Justice Salisu Umar, issued the ruling on Monday, directing Anaje to cease parading himself as the paramount traditional ruler of Ebiraland. The case, numbered HCO/05C/2024, was brought before the court by Dr. Barnabas…
Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Arowolo Verheijen, has clarified recent media reports suggesting an imminent 65 percent increase in electricity tariffs, stating that her comments on the topic were misrepresented. Reacting to media reports on the said comment in a statement she issued on Monday, Verheijen emphasized that her remarks during a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has visited Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the Lagos House, Marina. Drogba’s Team alongside the Representatives of E1 Racing Team, paid a courtesy visit to Sanwo-Olu on Monday. The visit was made known via a video shared by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media,…
Residents of Esa-Oke in the Obokun local government area of Osun State were on Monday thrown into anxiety as gunmen invaded the town in buses shooting sporadically in the town. This is as police and the community traded blame over the alleged shooting which reportedly led to the death of four persons in the town….
President Bola Tinubu has signed a bill establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni. Tinubu signed the bill at the State House, Abuja on Monday, 3rd of February, 2025, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports. The special adviser to the president on policy communication, Daniel Bwala, who announced this in a tweet on his verified X handle…
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga A Adepoju, psc, mnips, has advised Police Officers to plan ahead of retirement, emphasizing the importance of self-preparedness. Speaking at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Cadet ASP Course 22, held at the Police Officers’ Mess, Old GRA, Port-Harcourt on Saturday, 1st February, 2025, CP Adepoju likened the Police…
A tragic incident occurred in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday when unknown attackers killed three siblings—a five-year-old boy and two girls aged seven and nine. Reports said the killers entered their home while the children were eating, murdered them and placed their bodies inside a deep freezer in one…
The workers of polytechnics and colleges of education in Oyo State have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike from February 6, 2025, following the continued delay in implementing the approved minimum wage for the institutions by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde. The Chairman, Joint Action Committee, Dr Kola Lawal, made this known in…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, on Monday ordered the remand of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu gave the order after Yusuf was arraigned and took his plea. Yusuf is accused of abusing his office to confer undue…