The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a N5bn suit brought by 110 alleged internet fraudsters against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ruling it lacked merit. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, dismissed the suit on the grounds that the applicants failed to prove they had been unlawfully detained after taking arguments…
Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has criticised the National Broadcasting Commission following its decision to ban his new single, ‘Tell Your Papa’, from airplay across broadcast stations, labeling the move as an attempt to silence truth and suppress constructive criticism. The NBC, in a memo dated April 9, 2025, announced the banning of the song,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that no fewer than 12 shops were, on Thursday night, razed by fire in Ibadan, Oyo State. Witnesses told The PUNCH, on Friday, that the fire began around 10:55pm at Block A, No 64, Mayegun Cement Store Market, Araromi, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan and raged for more than three hours before it was…
In order to accommodate the increasing beneficiaries of the almost too-good-to-be-true services of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services; an additional commuting schedule of 5pm every FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, and SUNDAYS have been included to the schedule of the Ibadan-Lagos interstate service. However, Hon. Salami Dikko has assured the commuters to be encouraged as always to…
An Islamic cleric and the National Chairman of the Council of Ulama, Dr. Ibrahim Jalingo, has endorsed death penalty for religious faithful who renounce their religion. In a strongly worded statement shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday, Jalingo openly defended a Hadith prescribing the death penalty for apostates and accused critics of Hadith…
A political support group, under the umbrella of South-East Elders Alliance for Tinubu 2027, Enugu North Senatorial District chapter, in Enugu State, on Wednesday, declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The group stated that the South-East Geo-political Zone had benefited immensely from President Tinubu’s administration, citing the appointment of many sons…
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain from Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Pharmacist Chinedu Ikeagwuonwu Klinsmann, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately withdraw the nomination of Mr. Reno Omokri as ambassador-designate. He described the move as a grave betrayal of party loyalty, public trust, and the foundational principles of democratic governance….
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has threatened legal action against institutions found to be engaging in deceptive practices within the student loan scheme. The threat is coming on the heels of recent findings that some institutions, after receiving student loan disbursements directly into their accounts, failed to notify the affected students or reflect the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has begun a manhunt for a mob accused of carrying out jungle justice on one Dokagk Danladi, who was alleged to have stolen a dog. This was made known in a press statement released on Thursday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. Wakil said, “The Bauchi State…
The Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt said it has begun and implemented a “no school fees, no exam” policy for the upcoming first semester examinations. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Zeb-Obipi, disclosed this during a pre-first semester examination roadshow around the main campus in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Zeb-Obipi, also warned the students to resist…