Military investigation into the alleged coup plot has reportedly uncovered a trail of N45 billion disbursed from the bank accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission to some politically exposed persons and the soldiers detained in connection with the rumoured conspiracy to topple President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Earlier this month, Sahara Reporters reported that 16…
Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has replied the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not make former President Muhammadu Buhari President in 2015. In a post on his social media account, the Presidential aide said even though…
The price war in the downstream oil sector continued on Thursday as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery quietly implemented a price reduction at its loading gantry, reducing the loading cost of its petrol from N825 per litre to N815 per litre. It was gathered that the new pricing structure introduced on Thursday was met with enthusiasm…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has warned that poverty and hunger have escalated beyond social issues, now posing serious threats to Nigeria’s national security. Speaking at the opening of the 14th National Security Seminar in Abuja on Monday, Gen. Musa, represented by the Chief of Defence Training, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shetimma,…
An officer of the Osun State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has been killed by suspected hoodlums at Papa Farm Area, in Iwo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the killing on Thursday, Yusuf Idowu, the spokesperson for the Corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident happened on…
Ahmad Bunkure, the newly appointed Special Adviser on works to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state, has passed away. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that Bunkure died on Wednesday in Egypt. He was among 13 Special Advisers, seven Commissioners and six Permanent Secretaries sworn in on Monday at the Kano State government house. Governor Yusuf in a…
Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, says he is under immense pressure to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) opposition coalition. According to Punch newspaper, Bakare who spoke on Saturday during the inaugural edition of the Citadel School of Governance Dialogue Series, also ruled out the possibility of joining the ADC. He said…
Following a recent surge in insecurity that has unsettled communities across the region, governors of the Southwest states, operating as the Southwest Governors’ Forum, have stated their demand for state Police. They declared that establishing State Police “can no longer be delayed” and officially unveiled a new regional security architecture designed to protect lives and…
Dr Ibrahim Wada, a medical expert, has suggested that advancements in modern medicine could extend human lifespan by up to 250 years within the next 40 years. Wada, Founder of Nisa Medical Group, made this assertion while delivering the Second Nimi Dimkpa Briggs Legacy Lecture Series at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Thursday….
Ryan W. Routh, the 58-year-old man arrested for attempting to assassinate former American President Donald Trump, had his plan written in a note in which he offered $150,000 to anyone able to kill the former American president. In a federal court filing on Monday, Mr Routh, in the note, admitted that his attempt on Mr…
