Prominent businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has received appointment letter as the South-East Coordinator of the City Boy Movement from Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. Iyiegbu disclosed this in a post made on Tuesday via his official Instagram page, revealing that Seyi Tinubu visited him at his residence…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has uncovered an alleged human trafficking operation following a coordinated raid on a popular hotel in the 33 Area of Onitsha, Anambra State, leading to the arrest of six suspects and the rescue of 17 victims. The operation, carried out with the support of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a medical doctor, Salome Oboyi, has died from Lassa fever in Jos, Plateau State. Dr. Oboyi, a Senior Resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BHUTH) passed away two days ago following a battle with the fever. The Bingham University Alumni Doctors confirmed her death…
A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside an interim order forfeiting some of his properties to the Federal Government, insisting that his wealth was legitimately acquired and fully declared to authorities. Justice Emeka Nwite had on January 6 ordered the interim forfeiture of…
A 20-year-old student of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Okene, Kogi State, Suleiman Rahma Onono, has been found dead, with parts of her body reportedly missing. Onono was first reported missing two Saturdays ago, prompting security operatives to launch an investigation into her disappearance. The grim discovery has plunged the college and its environs…
A former spokesperson of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Forum, Mr Luka Binniyat, has described as fake news circulating on social media that 80 kidnapped Tudun Wali victims had escaped from their abductors. In a verified Facebook post, Binniyat dismissed the claim as false and “lies from the pit of hell,” saying none of the 166…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he is closely following developments within the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, insisting that his interest is driven by a desire to see the party survive and succeed. Wike made the remarks on Monday while speaking at the 105th meeting of…
Over 100 persons would have lost their lives following the discovery of an object suspected to be a bomb at the United Evangelical Church, Ehere/Umuola, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the church members were digging the fence area around the parsonage for a new one when they dug out a large…
Authorities in the United States have arrested a 61-year-old Nigerian man, Kayode Agbolade Ogunba, over allegations that he sexually abused patients while working at a nursing home in Santa Barbara County, California. Ogunba, a certified nursing assistant, came under investigation in early November 2025 after a nursing facility in Goleta reported that two patients had…
Chinese former minister of justice, Tang Yijun, has been sentenced to life Imprisonment. Tang Yijun was sentenced by Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court in the southeastern coastal Fujian province on Monday February 2 2026, for corruption. He reportedly accepted illegal property worth more than 137 million yuan ($19.71 million) between 2006 and 2022, and abused his…
