The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass has dissolved an ad hoc committee investigating the oil and gas sector and the rift between Dangote Refinery and sector players/NMDPRA. The committee, was among other things, tasked with investigating the importation of adulterated petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil for domestic refineries. In a…
In a troubling incident at a Moruga Secondary School, a senior teacher at the institution, was reportedly assaulted by a student. The altercation arose over a dispute involving a female student, who is said to have been in a relationship with the teacher. The situation escalated to the point where teacher was physically attacked by…
The Lagos State Government has commenced an investigation into a viral video allegedly showing students of Excel College, Ejigbo, smoking and drinking alcohol in a dormitory. According to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, working through the Office of Education Quality Assurance, efforts are underway to verify the video’s authenticity, identify the students involved…
Former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has refuted rumours about his wellbeing, saying he woke up to widespread claims suggesting otherwise. In a statement on his verified Facebook account on Friday, he clarified that he is alive, healthy, and in excellent condition, contrary to the rumour of his death. Obiano described the rumour…
The socio-political group supporting the leading aspirant for Ibadan North Federal Constituency, OMO BAO Ladies, has congratulated Dr. Peju Esan on the occasion of her birthday today. In a statement signed by the group’s media office in Ibadan on Wednesday, they praised Dr. Peju Esan for her exceptional leadership in every aspect of her life,…
The police on Saturday began the enforcement of the Third-Party Insurance Policy across the country. Police commissioners in several states including Lagos, Kogi and Akwa Ibom, told residents that they would commence enforcement in compliance with a directive of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The police chief had ordered that the enforcement should…
The Presidency has dismissed a viral video claiming that United States troops have landed in Nigeria following military intervention threats by President Donald Trump. The Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, while reacting on Friday to a video posted on X by @Italian_Spencer, wrote, “This is false!!!!” The X…
Bashiru Lamidi Apapa, the Labour Party National Vice Chairman has took over the party as the Acting Chairman. In a press release made by him today, he said following the supreme court, he has taken over the party’s leadership. LABOUR PARTY PRESS PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENTS BY: ALH BASHIRU LAMIDI APAPA THE NEW NATIONAL ACTING CHAIRMAN…
The Owo Township Stadium in Ondo State was filled to capacity on Thursday afternoon as the lawmaker representing Owo and Ose Federal Constituency, Hon. Timehin Adelegbe, flagged off the distribution of 3,000 solar-powered streetlights to communities, religious centres, schools, and palaces across his constituency. According to Hon. Adelegbe, the solar light project was conceived as…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the police in Borno on Thursday said nine people were killed while 20 others were injured when Boko Haram detonated an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), in Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area. The Commissioner Police, Yusuf Lawan who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri, said…