Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.358 trillion to Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in July 2024. This allocation, which came from the July 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue, is aimed at promoting equitable distribution of resources across the country. According to the communiqué at the end of the meeting, the Federal…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested eight suspected serial ritual killers and 15 others over alleged murder, robbery and rape. The state’s commissioner of police, Ayodele Sonubi, made this known at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday. Mr Sonubi said the command swung into action after it got information about the act of…
The Lagos State Police Command on Friday arrested the suspect accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Alakuko, Lagos. The Command’s Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest during a phone interview with our correspondent, adding that investigation had started. “The suspect was arrested this morning and investigation is ongoing,” he said. Earlier, the Lagos State…
The CEO Mercyland Recycling Hub Bunmi Adenikinju has celebrated Adetayo Lukman, her husband on the occasion of his birthday. Bunmi Adenikinju took to her social media platform on Friday to pen a short but romantic note to Lukman Adetayo alongside share the memories. She also applauded her hobby for being an ‘extra ordinary’ father to…
Prominent leaders of different public interest groups under the Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria, ELFON has cautioned Professor Udenta Udenta over what they described as clueless and baseless statements on former Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara. The press statement read by the leader of ELFON during the press briefing in Abuja today, Friday goes thus: Press…
Nigeria was awash with news recently about the quantum leap in the quantity of fuel imports from Malta after revelations by Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. In 2023, Nigeria’s petroleum importation from Malta surged significantly to $2.8 billion, compared to zero between 2017 and 2022, and a mere $13.32 million in 2016. Mele…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative — the Healthcare Expansion Programme — is a major milestone in the health sector as ten world-class healthcare facilities specializing in oncology and diagnostics will be established across the nation’s…
In a move that underscores his commitment to sustainable development and improving the quality of life for his constituents, a formidable aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Bashorun Abdullahi Adekunle Oladeji Eyitayo, popularly known as Omo BAO, has unveiled a comprehensive 7-point agenda at a high-level engagement meeting with key leaders of Ibadan…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the reduction of deductions in aviation agencies’ internally generated revenue (IGR) from 50 percent to 20 percent. Gbenga Saka, special adviser to Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, announced on his X page on Thursday. Details later… Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification”…
