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…
Ghana has paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora, in order to make the system more accessible and user friendly. Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality – this was primarily aimed at the descendants of those who were victims of the…
A newborn baby has been found abandoned with a handwritten note at a shop in Umuodu village, Okpuno, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The baby was discovered inside a tote bag by a nurse, Mrs. Mercy Iloanya, on Sunday, February 1, 2026, when she arrived at her shop along Pope John Paul…
An Ikeja High Court has cleared the way for legal processes to be served on social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and Kelvin Emmanuel via electronic means. In a ruling delivered on Monday, the court, presided over by Justice Akintunde Savage, granted leave for the second and third defendants to be…
The city of Tshwane in South Africa disconnected electricity supply to the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria over unpaid utility bills, before later restoring power after the debt was settled. The development was disclosed by the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Dr. Nasiphi Moya, in a post on X. “#TshwaneYaTima:…
On the outskirts of Gwagwalada, Abuja, within the vicinity of the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), rows of red-and-black machines sit in silence. Tractors, bulldozers and mobile workshops—lined up neatly—are gathering dust. They are fully mechanised farm equipment shipped more than 7,800 kilometres from Belarus to Nigeria, intended to transform smallholder farming, reduce back-breaking labour…
United States President, Donald Trump, has threatened legal action against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards, Trevor Noah, following comments made during the awards ceremony on Sunday that referenced the US president and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The controversy followed Noah’s remarks shortly after congratulating Billie Eilish for winning the Grammy for Song…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, amended the charge against nine suspected terrorists who allegedly attacked Yelwata in Benue, where about 150 persons were killed. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who led the Federal Government’s team of lawyers to court, told Justice Joyce Abdulmalik…
The people of Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency have continued to shower prayers and encomium on Hon. Tosin Alabi, Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal House of Representatives hopeful and Founder of the Tosin Alabi Foundation, following the successful and impactful medical outreach organised by his foundation for residents of the constituency. The large-scale medical outreach, which held at…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Nigerian man from the northern part of the country has been reportedly killed at the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The man whose name is not provided was killed after joining Russian war to fight their neighbor in ongoing conflict. Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter broke the sad news sad on…
