By Gistmaster House of Rep member and political godson of Asiwaju Bola Ahemed Tinubu, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele has finally joined the Labour party.Opeyemi who is very bitter that he was not given the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship ticket in Ekiti state said he can not continue in a…
Willie Obaino the newly elected governor of Anambra state says he would do everything possible to continue the work of his mentor, Governor Obi. Dr Chris Ngige and his party,All Progressive Congress (APC) are already considering the legal options to challenge the validity of the Obaino as the winner. Obaino…
By Niyi Tabiti Reuben Abati the spokesman of Nigerian leader, Mr Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed that his boss was ill in London but he is in stable condition at the moment.He also said doctors have accessed the president and asked him to rest for some days. Abati confirmed through a…
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday sacked all his commissioners and special advisers. Oshiomhole, who addressed a valedictory session of the State Executive Council in Benin, thanked all its members for assisting in the delivery of his programmes in his first term as well as ensuring his re-election. The…
The news fast making this headlines now is that Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has finally sacked the national security adviser, General Andrew Owoeye Azazi (retd).He has been replaced by Col. Sambo Dasuki, also a retired military man.Unlike Azazi who hails from the South-South, Dasuki’s profile shows he is from the…
Today, there would be a gathering of business moguls and policians at the Congress Hall,Transcorp Hilton, Abuja at the fundaraising ceremony in honour of former Governor of Cross Rivers State, Mr. Liyel Imoke. The event according to information available to gistmaster, would starts at 7 P.M under the chairmanship…
This followed the recent arrest of key members of the sect and appointment of a new police chief in Nigeria. Nigerian agents appear to have made a major discovery in their investigations into the sources of funding of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. According to the Nigerian Tribune newspaper, the…
Chief Mattew Mbu, an elder statesman and retired diplomat is dead.The death has been confirmed by members of his immediate family through a press statement which was made available to the media today. Ambassator Mbu died at the age of 82 in London.He would have been 83 on November…
Abuja – Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday sacked five ruling party state governors for over-staying their positions in a move that has added to confusion in a nation reeling under security woes. The ruling, which overturns a decision by a lower court, affects governors from President Goodluck Jonathan’s ruling…
It has come to our notice that a well coordinated campaign of calumny against the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, founded on outright lies and despicable distortions is being executed by cowardly persons hiding behind the ongoing controversy over the government’s decision to deregulate the petroleum sector.…