Eustáquio da Silva Pena Júnior, a Brazilian influencer, has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Jersey. Pena, known for publicly supporting President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies and insisting that the crackdown targeted only criminals, was taken into custody by ICE agents and transferred to the Delaney Hall detention facility in…
A former Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and son, Abdulaziz were on Tuesday arraigned in the Federal High Court, Abuja for allegedly abetting terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. When the matter was called, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Callistus Eze, told the court that the defendants were to be arraigned on a five-count charge…
The United States, through its Department of Homeland Security, DHS, has announced plans to deport at least 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal register. The DHS disclosed this while also confirming that those affected have been convicted of serious crimes and are scheduled for removal under ongoing immigration enforcement efforts. According to…
The Senate has confirmed Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole, JCA, as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The confirmation on Tuesday was a sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, APC,…
A viral video has shown Nigerian Senator Adams Oshiomhole rubbing a woman’s foot aboard a private jet. The trending video of the Edo North Senator and former Governor has continued to spark outrage across social media platforms. Speculations suggest that the woman maybe Oshiomhole’s wife, Iara Fortes, a Cape Verdean lawyer and former model. The…
Matthew Tonlagha, vice-chairman of Tantita Security Services, has hired a Washington-based lobbying firm for the “purpose of strengthening the bilateral relationship” between the United States and Nigeria. Tonlagha, through his company, Maton Engineering Nigeria Limited, hired Valcour Global Public Strategy, a global public strategy firm specialising in shaping public policy, political opinion and media. According…
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…
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 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…
