Officials from the Lagos Traffic Management Authority and military personnel have clashed over the military’s attempt to close the busy Adeniji to Falomo Road. The standoff between the two parties is ongoing at the time of filing this report. PUNCH Online has learned that the Federal Controller of Works for Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, had…
The National Executive Council of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr Sydney Sparrow as the association’s Acting National President following the suspension of its substantive President, Mr Pretty Okafor. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by PMAN’s National Treasurer, Mr Baba Ojonugwa, and made available to journalists…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 42-year-old Angolan businessman, Mbala Abuba, for attempting to traffic cocaine to Istanbul, Turkey. Abuba, a native of Zaire Province in Angola, was intercepted on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, while trying to board an Egypt Air flight MS…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria National petroleum company (NNPC) has increased fuel prices in the country. The increase, which was made through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), now means residents in Lagos will pay N1,025 per litre, while those in Abuja will pay N1,060 per litre. This development comes after petrol prices…
Vitalis Nwoko has been apprehended by the police for killing his wife following a domestic dispute. Mr Nwoko is a resident of Umuagba in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA. Mr Nwoko was arrested by the Ahiazu Mbaise Divisional Headquarters of the Imo police command for fatally assaulting his wife, Uloma. The command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, in a…
The Nigerian Air Force C-130 crew, earlier detained in Burkina Faso and released on Thursday, has continued its mission from the country to Portugal with the same aircraft. The crew, comprising 11 Nigerian personnel, was on a mission to Portugal for scheduled aircraft maintenance when it made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso. The emergency…
The coalition party, the African Democratic Party on Wednesday released the names of its chairmen across states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory. In a post shared on social media, the ADC said the decision was made by the National Secretariat of the party. The party also called on interested members in Akwa…
Israel’s defence ministry said Sunday that a shipment of “heavy” US-made bombs arrived overnight in Israel, as Marco Rubio began his first visit to the country as Washington’s top diplomat. “A shipment of heavy aerial bombs recently released by the US government was received and unloaded overnight in Israel,” the ministry said in a statement,…
The cryptocurrency trading platform Binance has outlined two conditions that must be met before it can consider registering under Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) special framework program for onboarding Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs), including crypto platforms. Binance’s position is in response to the regulatory frameworks set out for cryptocurrency platforms by Nigeria’s regulatory…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has declared that the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio is not more of a senator than she is. Addressing newsmen shortly after gaining access to her office at Suite 2.05 in the Senate Wing, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan remained defiant, insisting that she would not tender any…
