The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the operation took place on July 15 at about 2:00 a.m.,…
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN on Thursday, said any state governor who tampers with funds belonging to their Local Government Areas will be guilty of gross misconduct, which is an impeachable offense. The AGF, while addressing the 2024 annual conference of the National Association of Judiciary…
Hon. Khadijat Omotayo Kareem, Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Constituency Affairs, has dedicated her recent award to the President in recognition of his administration’s commitment to societal progress. The award was presented on Tuesday during a symposium on femicide prevention, a vital societal concern. In her acceptance speech, Hon. Khadijat Kareem commended Ambassador…
GISTSMATE MEDIA recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed a new national minimum wage of N70,000 into law on Monday, July 29, 2024, from the initial N30,000. This decision followed a series of negotiations where the Tripartite Committee, which includes representatives from Organised Labour, the private sector, and the federal government, failed to reach a…
Kabiru Maipalace, a member of the House of Representatives has renovated 80 cemeteries in the Gusau and Tsafe local government areas of Zamfara State. Maipalace, who represents Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency in Zamfara announced the initiative as part of his constituency project. Addressing members of his constituents on Tuesday at the inauguration of the renovated cemeteries,…
The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants has agreed that the new minimum wage will be implemented from July 29, 2024. This was stated in a Memorandum of Understanding issued at the end of the committee’s meeting, which was seen by our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. The MoU reads: “The NSIWC…
The National Assembly has formally adopted June 12 as the day for the President of Nigeria to address a joint session of the legislature. The decision was taken on Thursday during a special Democracy Day sitting at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, where President Bola Tinubu delivered a commemorative address to lawmakers. Presiding over…
Frontline leaders representing over 60 youthful organisations on Thursday promised the office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme that their members would steer clear of the October 1 nationwide protest. The groups alleged that the demonstration being planned by some agitated youths and civil society movements was targeted at embarrassing the administration of President Bola Tinubu….
Several property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Saturday, in a fire that gutted a two-storey building at number 21, Oduntan Street, Mushin area of Lagos State. The affected building comprises of two units of 3-bedroom flats. The second floor of tte building was gutted by fire that reportedly started from the front flat…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the sealing of its Headquarters at the Wadata Plaza in Zone 5 Wuse, Abuja. Bode George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, described the sealing of the party’s secretariat by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as sacrilegious and unacceptable. Speaking on Arise Television on…