The Senate on Tuesday resolved to constitute an adhoc committee to organise a national security summit as part of efforts to stem the escalating security challenges in the country. This was sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South), and co-sponsored by Senators Titus Zam (APC, Benue North West), Nwebonyi Onyeka…
The Labour Party (LP) has denied reports that the party leadership is partnering with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. The reports alleged that the LP has agreed with Tinubu to deliver his second term if he decides to contest. However, in a statement released on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the…
Former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kabiru Marafa has vowed to mobilise against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, pledging to reduce the President’s votes by one million. Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2019, made the declaration on Monday during an appearance on Channels…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released important dates and guidelines for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the sale of UTME forms will commence on January 31, 2025, and close on March 5, 2025. For Direct Entry (DE) candidates, the sale of application…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-ekun as the substantive 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria. The swearing in ceremony, which held in the Council Chambers of the State House, followed the confirmation of Justice Kekere-ekun by the Senate last Wednesday. The ceremony was witnessed by three of Kekere-ekun’s…
The bodies of 27 victims, including women and children, killed in last Tuesday’s deadly attack on a community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, are being transported from the hospital morgue back to the community for mass burial. The victims, who sustained fatal injuries during the night assault by unidentified gunmen, had been…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on world leaders to recognise the stealing of countries’ mineral resources through illegal mining and smuggling as an international crime. Speaking at the 7th Annual General Assembly of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) in Abuja, the President said the illegal exploitation of Africa’s natural resources…
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected a request by Chief Afe Babalola SAN’s law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practising license of lawyer and author, Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. Farotimi was brought before the LPDC based on a petition authored…
The Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to apologise to Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo over the invasion of his Ibadan residence, describing the July 1, 2021, raid by a combined team of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army as unlawful and criminal. It is recalled…
Ruth Thomas, wife of gospel singer Steve Crown, has stirred reactions online after kneeling to exchange vows during their wedding ceremony. In an emotional declaration, she pledged to be Steve’s “heaven of peace” and “steadfast support,” vowing to stand by him as his partner, biggest fan, and anchor through life’s journey. A video posted on…
