GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday said nobody can accuse him of corruption as a public holder. Speaking during the Michael Okpara leadership lecture and award 2024 at the Musa Yar’ Adua Centre in Abuja, the governor advised public office holders to live within their legitimate means and desist…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday said there has been no system collapse in 2025. The TCN in a statement posted on its official X handle on Saturday made this known in reaction to reports that the national grid had collapsed twice in 2025. On 12 February, electricity distribution companies announced that a…
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Ondo State Command, Adebowale Lawal, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Enu-Owa Division in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. Lawal said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade. The CP…
Former Governor Senator Gbenga Daniel on Saturday raised the alarm that Governor Dapo Abiodun – led State Government has marked Asoludero Court, his private residence built in 2004 in Sagamu for demolition for allegedly contravening building regulations. Daniel, who represents Ogun East in the 10th National Assembly, also named Conference Hotel Sagamu built in 2013…
The house of representatives has released the four tax reform acts recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Saturday night, Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the house of representatives, said the move is aimed at ensuring transparency following the alleged alteration of the legislation. Abdussamad Dasuki, member of the…
The police command in Ondo has rescued a four-year-old girl, Jesinta Sunday, who was sold for ₦3.7 million in Asaba. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday in Akure, adding that two suspects had been arrested. He stated that the case began on February 3, 2025, when a…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Checks reveal that INEC has updated its website to reflect these names. The commission also listed Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim as the…
A South African pastor recently claimed that Jesus could be making a return on Sept. 23, with the Feast of Trumpets ringing in the Rapture and Judgment Day. In a viral YouTube video, Pastor Joshua Mhlakela claims he saw Jesus in a divine vision returning to Earth during this year’s Rosh Hashanah — a date…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative — the Healthcare Expansion Programme — is a major milestone in the health sector as ten world-class healthcare facilities specializing in oncology and diagnostics will be established across the nation’s…
A magistrates’ court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Tuesday remanded a bishop, Onyeagoziri Ndubueze, in the Abakaliki Correctional Centre for alleged sexual abuse of a 22-year-old female member of his church. The chief magistrate, Nike Chima, ordered his remand after the magistrate rejected the bail application by the defence counsel, Friday Agbom. The magistrate told…
