The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress in Oyo State, Yinka Olona, on Monday said Governor Seyi Makinde is free to join the party if he is willing to abide by its rules and internal democratic processes. He disclosed this while speaking with The PUNCH on the sidelines of a party stakeholders’ meeting held at…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, held that the Senate acted within its powers when it suspended the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for misconduct. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, said it was satisfied that neither the Appellant’s parliamentary privilege nor…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the commitment of his administration to finding solutions that would defeat terrorism and banditry in the country. The president said this on Monday during his opening remarks at the ongoing National Executive Council, NEC, conference on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable National Development in Abuja. He, however, applauded several governors, especially…
A police constable serving in Borno State Police Command, Mohammed Alhaji Muhammad, has returned ₦2.6 million mistakenly transferred into his bank account, saying the gesture was motivated by his desire to counter negative public perceptions about the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Borno State Police Command, ASP…
A 30-year-old man has died after entering a well to retrieve a burning gas cylinder in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi. According to the statement, the Emergency Response Unit received a distress…
Fresh indications of reconciliation have emerged in Rivers State after President Bola Tinubu intervened in the lingering political crisis during a late-night meeting in Abuja. A source within the Villa told Vanguard that the President held talks with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and other key…
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has said that he and other opposition politicians will accept the winner of the 2027 presidential election if the results are transmitted in real time. Mr Obi made the remark during a protest at the National Assembly on Monday, where he, activist Aisha Yesufu, and others protested against the Godswill…
A civic accountability report has uncovered widespread cases of abandoned, uncompleted, and fraudulently delivered federal government-funded projects across Nigeria, with losses running into billions of naira. The 2024/2025 project tracking report released by Tracka, BudgIT’s citizen-led monitoring platform, revealed that 92 projects valued at N15.07 billion were fraudulently delivered, while hundreds of others remain incomplete…
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose has said Monday’s protest at the National Assembly complex is just a tip of the iceberg. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that a cross section of Nigerians stormed the complex on Monday morning to demand that the electronic transmission of election results be made…
A dispatch rider employed by Dibecs Industry Limited in Okpella, Edo State, has allegedly staged his own abduction after losing the company’s N1.3 million to gambling. The rider, identified as David Ekes, was said to have lost the money through a visual sports betting platform before travelling to Abuja, where he sold his mobile phone,…
