The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has stated that it is aware of the recruitment activities of a newly formed Jihadist group known as ‘Lakurawa’ using the social media and welfare packages. The Jihadist group had reportedly been imposing taxes and levies on communities in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria. According to SaharaReporters, heavily armed Lakurawa Islamic preachers…
Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has challenged the Senator representing the Territory, Ms Ireti Kingibe to go to the satellite towns and campaign against his service in the President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet if indeed, she was sure of her political credentials. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT…
GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to end the 15 months of war in Gaza. Quoting sources, the BBC said the deal follows months of talks with Qatar being one of the key mediators. Two days ago, an official familiar with the negotiations said mediators gave Israel and…
The Federal Government has filed a six-count charge against nine defendants for allegedly publishing false information on October 16 that the Department of State Services (DSS) laid siege to the National Assembly with a view to effecting the impeachment of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/555/2024 was filed before the Federal High…
The four tax reform bills are not against the interest of the North, the Presidency said yesterday. Apart from refuting the claims that the bills will undermine the economy of any region, the Presidency also clarified that the reforms are designed to streamline tax administration and promote equitable economic development across the country. The bills…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has tacked the Presidency over what he described as a futile attempt to cast him in bad light using the American Presidential election. Obi who spoke through his Media Office, in a statement titled: “Why desperate OBI traducers are kissing…
A nurse was sentenced to life in prison for killing five babies and attempting to murder eight others at a hospital in Argentina, according to local media. Brenda Cecilia Aguero injected potassium and insulin into newborns between March and June 2022, taking doses from emergency medical carts without inventory control, prosecutors said. Under Argentine law,…
Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N144.67tn ($94.23bn) as of December 31, 2024, representing a 48.58 per cent increase compared to N97.34tn ($108.23bn) recorded at the end of December 2023. The Debt Management Office disclosed this in its latest report on the country’s public debt profile. The report also revealed a quarter-on-quarter rise of 1.65…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to consolidate its political control by clearing the opposition fold, asserting that there is nothing wrong with a one-party system. Speaking at the APC summit held Thursday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu responded to growing criticism over the…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who was assigned to hear a suit that was filed by the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, recused himself from the case. The trial judge based his decision on a petition the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, wrote to challenge his objectivity…