The Defence Headquarters said investigations are actively underway into allegations of banditry sponsorship in the North-West region. The DHQ’s Director of Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja, affirming that relevant agencies tasked with such responsibilities were diligently investigating the matter. The development comes on the…
Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the shock passing of Pastor Patience Umo Eno, wife of the state governor, Pastor Umo Eno. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, in a release at dawn on Friday on the sad news, stated that the State First Lady died following an undisclosed illness. Ememobong’s statement, tagged “Unexpected…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan tackled ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Muhammad Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over claims that sum of $49.8 billion dollars got missing from the national coffers under his watch as president. Sanusi made the allegation when he served in the administration of Jonathan as the CBN governor. However, Sanusi who is…
The National Cash Transfer Office under the National Social Investment Agency (NSIPA) said it has released N24,781,525,000 for the payment of 991,261 household beneficiaries across the 36 States and the FCT Abuja. The Agency explained that the payment was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aimed at alleviating poverty…
An Abuja-based Bureau de Change operator, Jamilu Abdullahi, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja how a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, repeatedly paid the school fees of his three daughters in dollars, through him and his companies. Abdullahi is the third prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, the ex-governor’s nephew…
A clergyman in Osun State, Niyi Peter, was arraigned on Thursday before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly defaming popular gospel artiste, Bunmi Akinnaanu, also known by her stage name Omije Ojumi, via social media. Peter, facing a three-count charge, allegedly posted a picture of the artiste on social media and labeled…
The Federal Government has suspended the officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State, following an audio leak indicating that cross dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to six months in jail was given an apartment outside the custodial centre. Secretary of the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that controversial human rights activist, Martins Otse ‘Verydarkman’, has taken to his Instagram page to apologize to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana, as he retracts his earlier defamation claims. Recall that VeryDarkMan released audio recordings where Bobrisky allegedly claimed that he bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for an alleged N33.8billion fraud. During the arraignment, EFCC presented its first witness, Abubakar Kweido. Recall that Mamman was arraigned on Thursday, July 11, 2024, on 12-count charges bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the…
The senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission. The bill passed third reading on the floor of the senate on Thursday after Kaka Lawan, chair of the committee on special duties, presented a report. Lawan said the bill, if signed into law by the president, would address infrastructural deficits…