GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead. According to a statement issued by the family on Tuesday, the business tycoon died on Monday at the age of 85. Born on 9 April 1939, Dozie was raised in a Catholic…
Hon. Bashiru Bisoye Emilagba, Youth Leader and APC Youth Ambassador, extends his heartfelt congratulations to the Chairman-Elect of Lagos Mainland Local Government, Hon. Jubril Kolawole Emilagba, his Vice Chairman, and all duly elected Councilors across the nine (9) wards, on the successful receipt of their Certificates of Return from the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission…
The Police Service Commission has ordered the immediate retirement of all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60. The directive follows controversy over the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun after he clocked 60 years. The Police and the Attorney General…
Emeka Beke, the reinstated Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has confirmed that 27 lawmakers who left the Peopleâs Democratic Party (PDP) to join APC in December 2023 are still members of the party. Beke made this statement while speaking to journalists after a court judgment in his favour on Monday….
Founder and Chairman of the Olusegun Okanlawon Foundation, OOF, Engr. Dr. David Olusegun Okanlawon has been inducted into the Ambassadorial Assembly of the AU Agenda 2063. In a press release made available by the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the newly inducted Ambassador, Comrade Adedokun Sunday Harshasha on Saturday, highlighted the objectives of…
Ethiopian Airlinesâ Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mesfin Tasew, has blamed politics for the failure of establishing a national carrier for Nigeria. According to him, Ethiopian Airlines had the intention of helping Nigerian government establish a profitable airline but the processed was politicised by Nigerian airlines opposed it. The partnership to establish Nigeria Air which…
Chelsea star, Mykhailo Mudryk has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. Claims in his native Ukraine suggested that an âAâ sample provided by the winger was found to be positive. Mudryk is still awaiting the result of a âBâ sample and could face a lengthy ban if it is returned positive. According to the…
The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, is unhappy that politicians who have had numerous opportunities to serve Nigeria but failed, have now connived to hijack the party from the genuine members, who sacrificed over the years to nurture the party to where it is today, to…
A review of Public Payments platform Open Treasury portal has shown that the President Bola Tinubu-led Presidency under the âState Houseâ spent the sum of N9.2billion on motor vehicles between March and May 2024. The review shows that in March 2024, the sum of N1.904billion was recorded as used to purchase motor vehicles. In May,…
Renowned clergyman and senior pastor of Trinity House, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, has addressed rumours about his alleged plans to marry Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw. Speculation about his remarriage has been circulating on social media, with some even claiming that Aso Ebi is already being prepared for the supposed wedding. However, in a recent interview with…