October 2024

JUST-IN: President Tinubu Nominates Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, 6 Others As Ministers (Full List)

GISTSMATE 014 months ago02 mins

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Nentawe Yilwatda and five others as Ministers awaiting Senate confirmation. The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian…

FLASH: Police Crack Down On Nigerian Prostitution Ring In Cyprus

GISTSMATE 014 months ago03 mins

Police operatives in Cyprus are in the process of dismantling a Nigerian prostitution ring in Limassol, a city on the southern coast of the Middle Eastern country. This follows the arrest of three women, in coordination with the country’s anti-trafficking unit on Wednesday. The case first came to the attention of the police last year…

BREAKING: Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers, Appoints Seven New Ministers

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Months after growing calls for President Bola Tinubu to rejig his cabinet, the former Lagos State governor on Wednesday sacked five of his ministers. He also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. “The appointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission. “The appointment…

JUST-IN: Bobrisky Rushed To Hospital Amid Arrest Controversy

GISTSMATE 014 months ago12 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye ‘Bobrisky’ has been rushed to a hospital over an undisclosed ailment. Bobrisky was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Seme Border on Monday. NIS while making the disclosure on his arrest said the crossdresser was arrested as he attempted to escape…

BREAKING: President Tinubu Reshuffle Cabinet, Merges Ministries, Scraps Others

GISTSMATE 014 months ago02 mins

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has dissolved both the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of Sports Development. The National Sports Commission (NSC) will now assume the duties previously managed by the sports ministry. According to the FEC, the National Sports Commission (NSC) will take over the responsibility of the sports ministry. Additionally, the…

JUST-IN: Court Convicts Crypto Firm Over Unlicensed USDT-Naira Trading, Transfers N140 Million To FG

GISTSMATE 014 months ago06 mins

The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted a Nigerian crypto dealing company, Official Gredo Limited, for illegally conducting USDT to Naira transactions without a banking license. Justice Inyang Ekwo convicted Official Gredo on Wednesday in accordance with the company’s plea bargain arrangement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while ordering the forfeiture…

EFCC Unveils Cybercrime Rapid Response Service

GISTSMATE 014 months ago011 mins

Determined to break the criminal networks and damage associated with internet fraud across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 unveiled a 24- hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk. The unveiling, which was done at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja by Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady,…

43 Students Hospitalized Over Suspected Food Poisoning

GISTSMATE 014 months ago03 mins

A total of 43 learners from a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, were sent to hospital for suspected food poisoning, local education authorities confirmed. The provincial education department said the learners from Ngaqa Primary School in Mtubatuba fell ill after consuming snacks purchased from street vendors outside the school. “The students were rushed…

Police Arrest Four Over Disappearance Of NYSC Member In Rivers

GISTSMATE 014 months ago4 months ago06 mins

Four suspects have been taken into custody over mysterious disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of of Rivers State identified as Yahaya Faruq, Police spokesperson in Rivers, Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that the Corp member went missing after reporting for…

UPDATED: Court Releases Binance Executive, Gambaryan, From Kuje Prison After FG Drops Charge

GISTSMATE 014 months ago4 months ago07 mins

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the release of Mr Tigran Gambaryan, the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, from Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s counsel, R. U. Adagba, informed the court of the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw…

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JUST-IN: President Tinubu Nominates Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, 6 Others As Ministers (Full List)

FLASH: Police Crack Down On Nigerian Prostitution Ring In Cyprus

BREAKING: Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers, Appoints Seven New Ministers

JUST-IN: Bobrisky Rushed To Hospital Amid Arrest Controversy

BREAKING: President Tinubu Reshuffle Cabinet, Merges Ministries, Scraps Others

JUST-IN: Court Convicts Crypto Firm Over Unlicensed USDT-Naira Trading, Transfers N140 Million To FG

EFCC Unveils Cybercrime Rapid Response Service

43 Students Hospitalized Over Suspected Food Poisoning

Police Arrest Four Over Disappearance Of NYSC Member In Rivers

UPDATED: Court Releases Binance Executive, Gambaryan, From Kuje Prison After FG Drops Charge