President Bola Tinubu has appointed Chisom Obih to the governing council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State. Obih’s appointment follows the death of a council member. Tinubu also appointed Ralph Akinfeleye, communications scholar and former head of the mass communication department at the University of Lagos, to the governing council of Obafemi Awolowo…
Prominent activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore on Tuesday led a protest to the headquarters of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja, demanding the immediate release of the discharge certificate of Ms Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a corps member whose service year was allegedly extended unjustly. The protest follows allegations of political victimisation…
Sixteen inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in the early hours of Tuesday after breaching the facility’s security. In a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Umar Abubakar, the inmates reportedly overpowered personnel on duty during the breakout. Five officers were injured in the incident,…
The National Youth Service Corps Members have been urged to lead the way in fighting terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, cultism, political thuggery and all sorts of insecurity across the country. The call was made by the Northeast Zonal Coordinator, National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW, Northeast Zonal Centre, Major General…
Residents of Anegbette in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo celebrated a rare feat on Monday after a massive hippopotamus was killed in a local river. The animal, described as a formidable beast, was killed by a local vigilante Patrick David in the Okumuzo River, a tributary of the Alika River. Dozens of youths…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of using the detention of former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of an agenda to harass, intimidate, and weaken the opposition. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the EFCC recently detained Tambuwal over alleged fraudulent…
Nigeria and Israel have said that security and terrorism are global issues that require support and cooperations of all the international community. The concern was raised at a comprehensive and productive Political Dialogue between the countries. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and Isreali Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sharren Miriam…
A fresh wave of violence has struck Sokoto State as armed bandits launched a deadly attack on worshippers in Marnona village, Wurno Local Government Area, leaving one dead and others injured. The incident, which occurred during prayers, has intensified fears in the already volatile Sokoto East axis. Eyewitnesses reported that the heavily armed assailants stormed…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has clarified that the case involving Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting Ibom Air crew members, is different from that of Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mike Achimugu, made this known during an X Space session…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has showcased his mansion in Ibadan, Oyo State, reportedly worth millions of naira. In a viral video, Adelabu was seen inside the lavishly furnished white mansion alongside his supporters, some of whom described it as the “next Oyo State government house” ahead of the 2027 elections….