Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya, a spectacular downfall for the conservative who led France from 2007-2012. The sentence, which will soon make Sarkozy the first post-war president of France to be imprisoned, was harsher than…
The Benue State Police Command has described the death of a French tourist, Pietier Gilles, in a hotel room located in the Gboko area of the state as unnatural. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Udeme Edet, disclosed this in an exclusive conversation with our correspondent on Monday. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on…
Jane Edidiong Ufot, the daughter of Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, has posted a video on social media accusing him of sacrificing his deceased wife (her mother). Patience Oluwakemi Umo Eno died in September 2024 over an undisclosed illness. Mrs Ufot, appointed as a senior special adviser to the governor on health, safety and environment,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Senate has passed the Tax Reform Bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The bills, which were presented by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, were passed after a closed-door session that lasted over an hour. The Tax Reform Bills are aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s tax system to drive revenue generation, simplify…
In the vibrant and often unpredictable terrain of Oyo State politics, few figures have emerged with the same intensity and integrity as Dr. Salami Dikko. A name that is rapidly becoming synonymous with reform, vision, and unwavering character, Dr. Dikko’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric, striking the political landscape like a hurricane, yet…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has accused the United States President, Donald Trump, of lying to the world regarding his claims of killings of Christians in Nigeria. Falana made the assertion on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. The senior lawyer argued that the allegation by…
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun, alongside the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote have arrived in Katsina. Others who arrived at the Musa Yar’Adua Airport alongside the trio, ahead of the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, were the former Minister of Information, Lai Muhammed, among others….
The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed a fatal accident in the Billiri Local Government Area, which claimed multiple lives during the Easter celebration. Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Buhari, stated that five persons were confirmed dead and several others injured. “We recorded an accident at Billiri Local Government after…
About 140 police officers lost their lives in active service last year in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Also, 1,426 cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, “one chance”, cybercrime, homicide, burglary, fraud, cultism, police misconduct and car theft suspects were reported, out of which 1,000 were arrested. FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, Josphine…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons all over the world. Tinubu made the call while delivering Nigeria’s statement at the high-level meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons at the UN headquarters in New York. Represented by the Minister of…