Owner of Lagos-based refinery Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday, said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will determine the pricing of petrol produced at his 650,000 barrels per day facility. The refinery owner said as soon as his company finalises modalities with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the product will hit the market. āOur PMS…
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma and his Housing and Urban Development counterpart, Francis Ori. Our correspondent gathered they were suspended on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, the state capital. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation,…
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected a request by Chief Afe Babalola SANās law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practising license of lawyer and author, Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. Farotimi was brought before the LPDC based on a petition authored…
An auto accident along the Ago-Iwoye-Ilisan road has claimed the lives of three students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. The tragic incident, which occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, was attributed to excessive speeding. Two other students sustained injuries. According to reports, one of the students died at the scene, while the…
The Indigenous People of Biafera, IPOB, yesterday described the second declaration of Biafra in Finland as the gathering of content creators, saying that IPOB has nothing to do with Biafra Republic Government in Exile, BRGIE. IPOB also said that the event in Finland was a joke and a shameless attempt to discredit the genuine agitation…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has filed a lawsuit against the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi. This was in response to allegations that the presidency, through the NSA and the Department of State Services (DSS, plans to manipulate the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state. Aziegbemi…
Tragedy struck again in Imo State on Saturday evening when some gunmen reportedly shot dead the President-General of Umucheke Okwe autonomous community in Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State, Hyginus Ohazurike. Six village heads from the autonomous community were also allegedly killed by the gunmen. An indigene of the community, who pleaded anonymity, told…
The Ondo state government through the office of Senior Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Students affairs has welcomed resuming students back to school. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the primary and secondary schools resumed today for 2024/25 academic session. Welcoming the students back to school, Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, on Saturday, said 23 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory have implemented the 65-year-old retirement age for teachers. The National President of the union, Titus Amba, stated in a report obtained by our correspondent in Abuja. In 2020, former President Muhammadu Buhari announced the new retirement age…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Ibiyemi, as a resident electoral commissioner representing Ondo State pending her confirmation by the Senate. Tinubu also nominated Abdulrazak Tukur as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission, representing the North West. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, conveyed…