A 12-member delegation from Benin Republic’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has visited the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on a study tour. The delegation, led by Sacca Lafia, CENA president, included national commissioners, directors, and senior staff. They were received on Monday by Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, alongside other commission members at INEC headquarters…
Iran has reportedly fired six missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating the bombing of its nuclear sites by the US military. Explosions have been heard over Doha after Iran launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar. Qatar has confirmed the attack on the US-run Al Udeid base, calling it…
Comrade Ojetola Babatunde Yussuf ‘Toyyem’, the treasurer of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest (Zone D) has urged students to look beyond merry as the world ushers into new year. In a press release from his office sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Comr. Toyyem disclosed that he is writing the new year message with gladness….
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…
Honourable Abayomi Fagbenro-Bibire has taken the opportunity to congratulate Nigerians living in the Diaspora as well as his colleagues and friends in the United States and people from all walks of life on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day. The retired US Navy veteran communicated this in a statement he personally signed and issued to the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said self-made or leaders enthroned by Satan are bound to fail. Obasanjo said this on Sunday night while speaking on a Zoom programme tagged “Boiling Point Arena,” hosted by a radio station in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. The former President also spoke on anti-corruption war in the country, his legacies…
The Southern Governor’s Forum has commended President Bola Tinubu’s prompt response to recent security threats witnessed in some parts of the country. The Chairman of the forum and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, stated this in his opening remarks at the regional meeting of governors of southern states of Nigeria, in Iperu on Wednesday. Mr…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has threatened legal action against institutions found to be engaging in deceptive practices within the student loan scheme. The threat is coming on the heels of recent findings that some institutions, after receiving student loan disbursements directly into their accounts, failed to notify the affected students or reflect the…
The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) Media Centre has refuted claims that President Tinubu is distributing buses ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement, the Centre said the initiative being circulated online was solely undertaken by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, an independent support group with no involvement from the President or the Presidency….
Open Letter To His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, and Oyo State PDP Leaders: “ONA ARA LÓ KÀN” – 2027 Egbeda-Ona Ara Federal Constituency Ticket Must Go To Ona Ara Your Excellency, We, the concerned members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ona Ara Local Government, write to you with a unified voice, urging that…
