GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a “private visit”. A statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron during his trip. Onanuga said the president would subsequently leave Paris for…
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has debunked the allegation that in his capacity as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, he labelled President Bola Tinubu, who was then governor of Lagos State, corrupt. Ribadu made the denial in reaction to the allegation by the leader of Northern Star,…
In three months from now, May, the Bola Tinubu administration will be two years in office. As the usual practice, politicians are already looking at the next elections in 2027. And as such, political gatherings, alignment and permutations have since started. In this interview, Prince Adewole Adebayo, leader and presidential candidate of the Social Democratic…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a bill to create the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC). This was made public on Tuesday by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who announced the signing of the bill during plenary. He said: “Let me also inform my colleagues that Mr. President has also assented…
Former governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has accused his successor, Uba Sani of embarrassingly and sycophantly defending President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai said the people of the state will judge Governor Sani. In a post on his X handle, El-Rufai said Sani’s sycophantic act was based on Federal Government’s grants in excess of N150 billion…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned the People Democratic Party not to give its presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar in 2027. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the cleric noted that Atiku does not have the capacity to defeat President Bola Tinubu. He added that…
President Bola Tinubu has signed a bill establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni. Tinubu signed the bill at the State House, Abuja on Monday, 3rd of February, 2025, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports. The special adviser to the president on policy communication, Daniel Bwala, who announced this in a tweet on his verified X handle…
The member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Oluwole Oke, said on Sunday that ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola remains a factor in Osun State politics. Oke, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, however, said if he were in Aregbesola’s shoes, he would make peace with President Bola Tinubu. A…
Political commentator and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has urged President Bola Tinubu to spearhead a revival of Nigeria’s local football league. He argued that the dominance of European football has drained billions from the Nigerian economy. In a statement on social media, Omokri lamented that many Nigerians are more familiar with Manchester United,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised alarm over what he describes as a systematic crackdown on opposition figures by the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Atiku’s warning comes in the wake of the arrest and prosecution of opposition voices, including activist Omoyele Sowore and Professor Usman Yusuf, a vocal critic of the government. In a post…