A 26-year-old man, David Isaiah, has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court for the murder of a commercial sex worker, Comfort James. Isaiah was found guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder. The case was presided over by Justice Olalekan Olatawura. Delivering judgment on Monday, the…
One of the suspected promoters of the cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, Adefowora Abiodun, who was recently declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, voluntarily surrendered himself to the anti-graft agency on Monday. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, in a ruling on Thursday last week, approved the…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has faulted the action of her predecessor Mudashiru Obasa, who showed up at the Assembly on Thursday, insisting he is still the speaker. Recall that GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that Obasa, returned to the House in a shocking move on Thursday. Obasa, who was…
The Rivers Assembly has disagreed with claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from entering the House to re-present his 2025 Appropriation Bill. The House said it never received any official communication from the Governor indicating interest to bring his appropriation bill to the floor of the House. The spokesperson of the House…
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has awarded N70 million against the Nigerian police for firing a stray bullet that killed a nursing mother in a landmark judgement that caps over 20 years of litigation. Justice G. Olotu, on Friday, ordered the police to pay N10 million as general damages, N50 million as…
Oyo State Government through the Pacesetter Transport service (PTS), has received deployment of 20 CNG buses as part of efforts by the federal government to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. During the brief handling ceremony held at the PTS conference room on Monday, the Chairman and Sole Administrator, Hon. Salami Dikko, who expressed gratitude…
In an unprecedented moment in an Arizona courtroom, the voice and likeness of a man killed in a 2021 road rage incident were brought back to life through artificial intelligence, allowing the victim to posthumously address his killer. Chris Pelkey, a 37-year-old Army combat veteran and devout Christian, was fatally shot by Gabriel Horcasitas at…
An Osun State traditional ruler, the Ajeniju of Halleluyah, Oba Jelili Olaiya has disclosed that youth that laid siege on his palace beat him in the presence of security operatives. The monarch was beaten by some youths who were angry over his decision to appoint a Chief Imam for the community, thereby vandalizing his palace…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Pastor Kayode Pitan has been appointed as the new pastor of the City of David Parish, Lagos of the Redeemed Christian Church, RCCG, will succeed Pastor Charles Kpandei, who has been serving as the interim pastor since the suspension of Pastor Idowu Iluyomade. Church Times Nigeria reported on Sunday that Pitan’s…
Weeks after the approval, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that it cannot confirm when the recently approved N77,000 monthly allowance for corps members will be implemented. Earlier, the increase was pegged to start from July 2024, following the Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024, replacing the previous N33,000 allowance. However, despite the official…