GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued the wife of the former Assistant Inspector General, Hakeem Odumosu. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this on his official X handle on Thursday morning. Adejobi added that the abductors of the former AIG’s wife were killed, and ransom was recovered…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has unveiled plans for a significant overhaul of the state’s educational infrastructure in 2025. He added that his administration is strategically reallocating resources to elevate the sector further. Makinde made this announcement during a media chat on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) on Saturday. In a solemn…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, named Dr Yunusa Tanko as the Interim National Coordinator of his Obidient Movement worldwide. Before the new appointment, Tanko was the former Anambra State governor’s spokesman and media director of the defunct Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation. In 2015, the activist cum politician was…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Abuja to visit Borno State, where he will offer condolences and evaluate the impact of the recent floods in Maiduguri. The President’s visit comes after Vice President Kashim Shettima and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar earlier visited the state to assess the situation. During his visit, Atiku Abubakar donated…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to a dispute between states and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd over unpaid remittances. States boycotted the meeting until NNPC settles an estimated N1.7 trillion in revenues, which have been pending since the full removal of the petrol subsidy in…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Dr Mukail Akinde, on Friday said the institution is planning to have a mini assembly plant for the production of its newly invented electric automated tricycle. Akinde also called on the Federal Government as well as corporate organisations especially in the manufacturing…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has revealed that 5,421 people were killed in road traffic crashes across Nigeria in 2024. This is a seven per cent increase from the 5,081 fatalities recorded in 2023. This was disclosed during a press briefing by the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, in Abuja on Monday, marking the conclusion of…
Tragedy struck in Kaduna State on Thursday, as the Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Rilwan Pate, slumped and died while attending an occasion alongside the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. According to an eyewitness, Pate, who was also a Council Member of the Emirate and Councillor in charge of Health Related Matters, suddenly slumped during the…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a young man who allegedly killed his mother, grandma, sister and nephew through food poisoning in a quest for money ritual through what they called “Okeite.” Although the incident reportedly happened in September 2024, Amaeze in Nsukka town, he was picked and handed over to the police on…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed that 10 people were killed in an attack on Amegu Nkalaha Community in Ishielu Local Government Area by unidentified gunmen. Police spokesperson Joshua Ukandu told Vanguard that security operatives recovered 10 bodies after the attack, adding that the assailants also burned houses selectively in the community. “Several houses…