The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Monday increased prices of fuel from N910 to N945 in Abuja and from N870 to N915 in Lagos. The new pump price increase reflects a N35 and N45 hike in the amount previously sold in Abuja and Lagos respectively. It was observed that some fuel stations in…
The Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara, has returned N301 million unspent funds to the state treasury following the conclusion of the 2025 Ramadan feeding programme. The refund was made public during a state executive council meeting chaired by Governor Malam Umar Namadi. The commendable act followed the allocation of N4.8 billion…
The freed kidnap victims of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have narrated their ordeal in the hands of their abductors. The victims, who had spent about six days in captivity, were rescued on Sunday following the security intervention of both the federal and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 37 suspected Internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to the commission post on it verified X page, the 15 suspects were arrested on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. At Tanke Oke-Odo area…
Another lawmaker under the platform of the Labour Party has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), making a total of seven federal lawmakers to exit the LP in one week. The House of Representatives member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, Plateau State, Mr Ajang Iliya defected barely a week after the LP lost…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned that any police officer found providing escort or protection for Very Important Persons (VIPs) will be arrested, describing such assignments as “illegal duty” under the current directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, issued the warning on Tuesday while speaking…
The Kaduna State Police Command has disowned an impostor, Hadaina Hussaini (Dan-taki), who was spotted wearing a police uniform and making inciting comments on social media. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, who posed as a police officer, had threatened reprisal attacks on southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s remarks followed the brutal killing…
One Year after the demise of Alhaja Khadijat Sanusi Arike, Alhaji (Dr) Sanusi Teslim Jeje-Ola has pen down emotional tribute for his late wife. Alhaji Jeje-Ola, who is also the CEO of Jeje-Ola properties described Alhaja Khadijat demised as irreplaceable, with each day without her looking like a fresh wound. In his emotional message tagged…
As retired police officers across the country prepare for a nationwide protest over pension concerns on Monday, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared its support for their right to peaceful assembly, but warned against attempts to hijack the demonstration for political ends. The NPF, in a statement issued and signed by the Force Public…
The Israeli military said Monday that Iran’s retaliatory attack on US military bases proved that the country was a threat to “the entire world”. “I want to say that this is further proof of hostility and violence and of the fact that Iran is a terrorist state, which threatens not only Israel, but the entire…
