The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Aliyu Wadada, has raised serious alarm over discrepancies involving trillions of naira in the audited financial statements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), describing the revelations as mind-boggling and worrisome. During the investigative session on Wednesday, where the Chief Financial Officer, Dapo Segun, appeared before…
The Federal Government is poised to earn more revenue from the oil and gas sector as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, in collaboration with stakeholders, has increased crude oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day. The achievement was announced by the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, during a meeting held at the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a notorious bandit leader, Abubakar Magaji, has been arrested in Sokoto state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, Magaji was arrested with an AK-47 rifle and 22 rounds of live ammunition, following a successful intelligence-led operation in Silame Local Government Area. The suspect, a native of Julirko Village, was…
_Ibadan North FC and the matter of legislative competency; BAO of beautification with Legislative experience_ ….. Lukman Adetayo Legislative Arm of Government has been one of the most powerful organs of the Three Arms we have in Nigeria’s Democratic System of Government. Laws of every nation are made by the Lawmakers who are usually elected…
Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa, the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government was early Monday morning hit by tragedy as he lost his daughter and 3 of her children to an inferno that consumed his residence. The fire which broke out early Monday morning consumed the residence of the SSG while the family were sleeping. However,…
The Federal Government has debunked rumours of age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday, stating that there are no age limits for sitting for the exams. Sununu explained that the government…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two principal suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 16 travellers in Uromi, Esan North-East local government area of Edo State last week. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Friday Ituah, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the suspects were apprehended…
My Fellow Nigerians, Happy New Year! As we begin the New Year 2025, it has become imperative for me to speak to you as a Nigerian interested in the progress of the country. The political, economic and security situation of our country is worsening daily, despite contrary positions and claims by the government of improvement…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused security operatives of abducting its President, Joe Ajaero, and forcefully whisking him away without a warrant. Recall that GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported Ajaeroâs arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport this morning. Following the arrest, the NLC alerted all its affiliates, state councils, and Nigerian workers, urging them…
Kanye West is claiming he and a now-incarcerated male cousin sexually experimented with each other when they were kids — an experience he’s turned into a new song, believing it contributed to both of their dark paths. Debuting a new grungy song called “COUSINS” on Monday, Ye sings about stumbling upon adult magazines as a…