The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, Howell…
Fitch, a global rating agency, has reviewed Nigeria’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) from negative to stable. IDR is an entity’s relative vulnerability to default (including by way of a distressed debt exchange) on financial obligations. In a statement on Friday, the agency said Nigeria’s outlook was revised to B’, from ‘B-‘. “The upgrade…
Honourable Comrade Sunday Asefon, the Presidential Senior Special Assistant on Students Engagement, has articulated the profound benefits of the Nigerian Students Loan Fund, emphasizing its pivotal role in enhancing access to tertiary education across the nation. Asefon highlighted that far too many bright and promising students in Nigeria are forced to abandon their academic dreams…
In a bid to address the lingering security issue in Zamfara State, a group called the Northern Citizens Alliance for Justice (NCAJ) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency. The group cited the “total breakdown of governance, and the alleged complicity of the state government in criminal mining operations”…
Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has criticised the National Broadcasting Commission following its decision to ban his new single, ‘Tell Your Papa’, from airplay across broadcast stations, labeling the move as an attempt to silence truth and suppress constructive criticism. The NBC, in a memo dated April 9, 2025, announced the banning of the song,…
A political support group, under the umbrella of South-East Elders Alliance for Tinubu 2027, Enugu North Senatorial District chapter, in Enugu State, on Wednesday, declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The group stated that the South-East Geo-political Zone had benefited immensely from President Tinubu’s administration, citing the appointment of many sons…
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain from Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Pharmacist Chinedu Ikeagwuonwu Klinsmann, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately withdraw the nomination of Mr. Reno Omokri as ambassador-designate. He described the move as a grave betrayal of party loyalty, public trust, and the foundational principles of democratic governance….
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu helped his daughter to get a job at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Galadima, a stalwart in the Kwankwasiyya movement, made the revelation on Wednesday during an appearance on a programme on AIT. The NNPP chieftain stated that…
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo said this yesterday while kick-starting President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign in the state. Another member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 24-member House of Assembly, Kaycee Osamwonyi, the representative of Uhunmwonde Constituency, who is a member of House Committee on Budget and Appropriation, yesterday defected to…
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for his political appointments. The legislator described the appointments as violations of the constitutional provision for federal character. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday, Ndume said Tinubu’s appointments have not reflected the diversity mandated by section 14(3) of the 1999 constitution. “The…