Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has stated that poverty is the main reason why Nigerians feel unsafe. According to Obasa, who spoke on Sunday, everyone—not just the police—has a role to play in ensuring the safety of the country’s citizens and their possessions. During the 31st Pre-Ramadan lecture hosted … Read more
Landowners and farmers in various Cross River settlements have voiced their concern about what they perceive as a persistent incursion of livestock and armed herders brandishing AK-47 weapons towards the villages. Locals in the Odukpani Local Government Area have reported seeing these occurrences often, with reports of crop damage and widespread panic. Ntan Obu is … Read more
The former Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been slammed by Mr. Paul Ibe, who was the media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for issuing a 48-hour ultimatum to remove a comment that was made public about him. Ibe took to his verified X handle to vent his frustration with Fayose for confusing … Read more
Country The INEC has a collation mechanism that can operate with or without a network, according to ActionAid director Andrew Mamedu. This was stated by Mamedu on Thursday during an interview with ‘Prime Time’ on Arise Television. He was commenting on the Senate’s continuing discussion of a change to the Electoral Act. Gistcon reports that … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, the country’s former vice president, has called Nasir El-Rufai’s attempted arrest a national disgrace. While paying a solidarity visit to El-Rufai at his Abuja house on Thursday, Atiku made this statement. According to Gistcon, El-Rufai was the target of an attempted arrest by DSS agents, which has provoked reactions from all corners. As … Read more
Eze Onyekpere, an expert in public finance management, has dared President Bola Tinubu to answer the Nigerian people’s questions about the state of the country’s finances and spending plans. While speaking on Thursday during an interview with Arise Television, Onyekpere made this announcement. Lawmakers in Nigeria should explain to the people of Nigeria why they … Read more
The US Congress sanctions on Rabi’u Kwankwaso’s principal, Folashade Aliu, are allegedly politically driven, according to Aliu, who was an adviser to Kwankwaso during his run for president in 2016. During her appearance on Thursday’s episode of “Prime Time” on Arise Television, Aliu made this accusation and said that the action was extremely nasty. According … Read more
“The Commission’s proposed budget of N873bn for 2027 is not too much,” says Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, a former director of INEC. During an interview during Thursday’s episode of Politics Today on Channels Television, Osaze-Uzzi made this claim. According to the Gistcon, the INEC had requested a sum of N873.78 billion to cover the upcoming general elections … Read more
The alleged human rights violations in Nigeria have driven the country’s citizens to the brink of revolution, according to former vice president Atiku Abubakar. While visiting the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai, who battled with security personnel at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday night from Cairo, Egypt, Atiku made … Read more
The N38 billion Nasarawa-Oweto-Otukpo Federal Road in Benue State has experienced severe structural failure just three years after it was commissioned by former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Gistcon, huge chunks of the road have given way and are now inaccessible. Conceived as a vital alternative corridor to shorten travel times, increase trade, and open … Read more