GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, has revealed that he will drop his presidential ambition if former President Goodluck Jonathan decides to run for the top seat in 2027. Mohammed, a governor under the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made this statement on Thursday at the Government House in…
There was tension at the entrance of the Abia state House of Assembly, Tuesday, as some DSS personnel allegedly beat up a policeman attached to the Assembly. It almost turned to a free- for -all -fight between the two sister security agencies as other policemen attached to the Assembly came out to defend their colleague….
The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a landmark bill seeking to designate kidnapping and hostage-taking as acts of terrorism, impose the death penalty on offenders, and empower security agencies to trace and forfeit assets linked to the crime. The bill, titled Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (SB.969), was sponsored by Senate…
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled his previously scheduled nationwide broadcast for Nigeria’s 26th Democracy Day anniversary and will instead deliver his address during a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. In an official statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, the cancellation is due to President Bola Tinubu’s…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has challenged the widely held belief that Ile-Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba race. Speaking in a video shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, the monarch dismissed claims that Yoruba culture originated from Ife. He argued that people were already living in the ancient town before…
Former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82 years at a clinic in London, United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement shared by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on his personal X account on Sunday, July 13, 2025. “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN. The family of the former president…
The Supreme Court has overridden the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based house wife, Maryam Sanda, who was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. President Tinubu had reduced Sanda’s sentence to 12 years imprisonment on compassionate ground. But in a judgment…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is prepared to fix Nigeria and restore it to its former glory. Speaking at the inauguration of the Board of Governors and the unveiling of the roadmap for the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI), held at the PDP National Headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, on…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has increased its ex-gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N699 to N799 per litre, effective immediately following the conclusion of the festive period. In a statement released on Monday, the refinery explained that the adjustment ends a temporary price support measure implemented during…
After two days of demonstrations across the country, the #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Freedom Park, Ojota have vowed to mobilise for mother-of-all-protest in Lagos on Monday. They declared the venue of the ongoing protest will shift to the Secretariat of the Lagos State Government at Alausa in Ikeja. The protesters also lamented that they were…
