The Federal Government has announced that Nigeria is now free of the Lakurawa terrorist group, following a decisive military campaign that forced the group back into Mali. The declaration was made by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, during a press briefing in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Sunday. Speaking to journalists, Matawalle emphasized…
Popular socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has issued a fiery warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (MNK), insisting it will destroy the President’s 2027 re-election chances in the South-East. In a lengthy Instagram post, he declared: “President @officialasiwajubat, as long as MNK remains…
United States President, Donald Trump, has said his power as the president of the U.S is constrained only by his personal sense of morality, declaring: “I don’t need international law.” Speaking in a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only limit to his authority is “my own morality, my own mind”….
Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Office of Vice President Kashim Shettima, speaks with TAOFEEK LAWAL on the state of the nation, giving insights on what Nigeria should do to move forward. He also speaks about the second-term ambition of President Tinubu. At the just concluded summit of The Patriots…
Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 25 female students of Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Birnin Kebbi. He said that at about 4 am on Monday, Nov. 17, information…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the father of Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, is dead. His death was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday by the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo. Fanwo described the 83-year-old Momohsani as a devout Muslim who would be buried in line with Islamic…
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, disclosed that looted funds totalling $ 967.5 billion and N277 billion have been recovered in cash and assets. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said the recovery was made in 2024 alone. According to him, whereas the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the workers in Adamawa State are in jubilation mood after confirming that they were paid the new N70,000 minimum wage, recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Despite reservations from many governors about the economic feasibility of the increased wage, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has commenced payment to the Adamawa State…
President Bola Tinubu has granted automatic employment to 774 fellows of the national health programme. The President stated this while speaking at the presidential launch of the programme in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Addressing the young fellows tasked with monitoring primary healthcare centres (phcs) across all 774 local government areas, Tinubu declared, “You are hired,”…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that it has now received a total of 129 applications from associations seeking registration as political parties. The update was provided during the commission’s regular weekly meeting held on Thursday. According to a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee,…
