Benin prosecutors announced on Wednesday that three high-profile individuals, including a presidential guard commander, have been arrested on charges of plotting a coup d’état in the country. The suspects include former sports Minister, Oswald Homeky, businessman, Olivier Boko, who is a close associate of President Patrice Talon, and Djimon Dieudonne Tevoedjre, the Commander of the…
The Federal Government has approved the increase of Corps Members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, The Guardian can report. A statement on Wednesday night by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Caroline Embu, said this will take effect from July 2024. According to the statement, the increase is in line…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has clarified that, at no time did the US District Court authorize the seizure of funds belonging to the Nigerian government in the custody of JP Morgan. The AGF’s clarification was in response to publications by the Peoples Gazette on…
Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has responded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s invitation after he accused some of its personnel of bribery. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday, VeryDarkMan urged the EFCC to focus on investigating its officers before summoning him over allegations against…
A review of Public Payments platform Open Treasury portal has shown that the President Bola Tinubu-led Presidency under the “State House” spent the sum of N9.2billion on motor vehicles between March and May 2024. The review shows that in March 2024, the sum of N1.904billion was recorded as used to purchase motor vehicles. In May,…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has described as disturbing, an allegation that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, collected N15million bribe to drop a money laundering case against a convicted crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The legal body, in a statement that was signed by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe,…
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, following a screening process. This development comes on the heels of President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the Senate, requesting her confirmation as CJN, as empowered by Section 231(1) of the Nigerian Constitution. Justice Kekere-Ekun, who has been serving as Acting…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Presidency on Wednesday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is ready to reshuffle his cabinet. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, disclosed this while addressing a press conference at the State House in Abuja. He however said he does not know when the reshuffling would take place,…
Popular social critic, Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has expressed fears for his safety after his home address was leaked online. In a recent video, VDM revealed that he discovered his current residence in a cease and desist letter shared on social media. The controversy stems from a legal letter issued by Mrs. Esinjemiyotan…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited social media influencer, Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse, over allegations that controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, paid a bribe of N15 million to it to have money laundering charges against him dropped. The commission also invited Bobrisky to assist it in the investigation. PREMIUM TIMES reported…