The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced a slight reduction in petrol prices at its retail stations, lowering the pump price from N960 to N945 per litre. The new pricing took effect on Thursday, February 13, 2025, following an official directive from the companyâs headquarters. According to Politics Nigeria, At an NNPC filling…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over a cache of smuggled arms and ammunition intercepted by its officers to the office of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. While the exact value of the seized weapons was not disclosed, officials confirmed that a total of 1,599 assorted firearms and 2,298 live cartridges were…
Abayomi Arabambi, spokesperson of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP), says Kenneth Okonkwo is on a mission to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Okonkwo, a campaign spokesperson for the LP in the 2023 presidential election, resigned his membership of the party on Tuesday. He stated that the internal crisis in…
In a bid to contribute towards the development of education in Osun state, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke On Community Engagement Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan visited schools in Irepodun local government. The SSA visited LA Primary School Ilobu and AUD Primary School Erin Osun on a working visit. Hon. Sulaimon disclosed the…
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has described the #EndSARS protest as the beginning and foundation of âirresponsible protestingâ in Nigeria. Speaking on News Central Television yesterday, Bwala stated that the #EndSARS protest marked the onset of irresponsible protesting in the country, arguing that prior protests had been organised,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says 3,907 weapons did not go missing from its armoury during the tenure of Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP). On Tuesday, the senate committee on public accounts queried the NPF over the missing firearms. The disappearance of the ammunitions was contained in a 2019 report issued by the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia popularly known as TuFace, has engaged his new lover Natasha Osawuru hours after calling on Nigerians to beg the Edo lawmaker to marry him. In a recently released video shared online, 2Baba Idibia was seen popping the question to Natasha Osawaru amid exciting reactions from close…
Pi open network is finally coming live on February 20, 2025. This is after about six of millions engaging with the coin. Pioneers l, as they referred to, would scream âfinally!â The launch announcement was made via its X (Twitter) account in the early hours (Nigerian time) of today, February 12. According to @PiCoreTeam, âPioneers,…
After a thorough investigation into the recent allegations of sexual harassment leveled against the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, Democracy Watch News can confirm that the claims are part of a well-coordinated character assassination attempt aimed at tarnishing his reputation. Our independent inquiry, which involved speaking with university staff,…
A medical doctor, Lawan Ado, has been arrested by security operatives for treating wounded bandits in Katsina State. Among his patients is a notorious bandit, Usman Modi-Modi on whose head a N50million bounty was placed. Dr Ado allegedly treated the injured bandits in the Safana Local Government Area and other adjoining communities. In a video,…