The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a notice of appeal challenging his conviction and multiple sentences imposed by the Federal High Court in Abuja, insisting that the trial was riddled with fundamental legal errors and amounted to a miscarriage of justice. In the notice of appeal dated February…
Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, following his registration at his village in the Logo Local Government Area in the ongoing APC e-registration exercise. Senator Suswam, who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last year following disagreement with his…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the senate on Wednesday passed the Electoral Act amendment bill after a five-hour clause-by-clause deliberation. The bill was the only item listed on the order paper after a valedictory session for the late Okey Ezea and was approved by the committee of the whole following consideration and adoption of its 155…
The Senate has rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results compulsory. The amendment, according to Channels Television would have required presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit results electronically from each polling unit to…
The ministry of the environment, water and agriculture said the initiative would enhance the “productivity and efficiency in the sector and build a reliable reference database for camels”. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that it will issue passports to the kingdom’s millions of camels, in a move aimed at improving the management of…
About 170 casualties have been recorded in a recent attack by armed bandits on Woro and Nuku communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area on Tuesday, according to lawmaker Saidu Ahmed on Wednesday. Mr Ahmed, who confirmed the number in a phone call with Reuters, said several dead bodies were being sorted following the dastardly…
Two opposition senators from Taraba State in Nigeria’s North-east region have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The senators are Haruna Manu, representing Taraba Central Senatorial District, and Shuaibu Lau, representing Taraba North Senatorial District. The lawmakers announced their defections in separate letters read by the…
The World Bank has commended President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, describing Nigeria as a frequent global example of successful reform implementation. The bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, made this known during a visit to the State House, Abuja. She said Nigeria’s reform outcomes over the past two years were widely discussed among global…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, was absent from activities organised by the Seyi Makinde-led government to commemorate the Oyo State 50th anniversary celebration. The week-long celebration featured several events that traditionally involve the participation of royal fathers across the state. However, the Alaafin did not attend any of the programmes. The Alaafin’s…
Hon. Tosin Alabi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hopeful for the Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency, has applauded Governor Seyi Makinde for his rare show of benevolence, political maturity, and unwavering commitment to the growth and stability of the PDP in Oyo State. Reacting to the recent commissioning of the PDP State Secretariat, Tosin Alabi described…
