Youth and socio-political groups from the North East and North West have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima, warning that elevating former Speaker Yakubu Dogara could unsettle party loyalists ahead of the 2027 elections. The appeal was made during separate media briefings held in Gombe and Kaduna. In Gombe,…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has declared that if any violence occurs at her homecoming rally today, three political figures should be blamed. She listed them as Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Former Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello and incumbent, Usman Ododo. Akpoti-Uduaghan called for a peaceful Sallah celebration today, urging her constituents to embrace harmony during the…
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…
Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant works to prove it can keep pace in the generative AI race. The Silicon Valley powerhouse held its annual iPhone release event amid mounting pressures: the White House is pushing the company to reduce its dependence on Chinese…
The Regional Leader of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Plateau State, Rev Ezekiel Dachomo, has alleged that Nigeria’s security architecture, particularly in the North, has been compromised by the integration of so‑called repentant Boko Haram members into the system. Rev Dachomo made the claim on Monday during an interview on Monday, while…
A retail outlet of ExxonMobil filling station along Awolowo Road, opposite Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, went up in flames on Thursday, leaving two people critically injured, six vehicles burnt, and segments of a nearby building destroyed. The fire incident was caused by the explosion of a 12-tonne gas truck at the filling station. Emergency responders…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered and seized over 10 trucks, each carrying a 40-foot container, fully loaded with fake, expired, and falsified drugs at the Ogbo-Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. The agency made the discovery during an ongoing enforcement exercise at the market. The operation,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Obisia Nwankpa, the iconic boxer and former national coach fondly known as “Golden Gloves,” is dead. He passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 June, at the age of 75. While speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on the development, Rafiu Ladipo, president of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB…
A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed rumours suggesting that he has left the All Progressives Congress to join the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Reacting to the speculation on his verified X account, formerly Twitter, El-Rufai urged Nigerians to ignore the false reports, describing them as “patent lies.” He also disclosed that he…
Delta State government has sacked workers while others were demoted for extorting money from pregnant women and children under five for drugs. Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, disclosed this on Saturday, at Ashaka, Ndokwa East local government area, during the flag-off of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiatives (MAMII) Project Action…