A 43-year-old Nigerian man, Abimbola David, has been taken into custody by the UK police following allegations of inappropriate online chat with a 14-year-old girl. According to the organization Saving Our Children’s Futures, Abimbola, who is married with two children and residing in the UK on a student visa, allegedly engaged in online interactions with…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the request of telecommunications companies (telcos) to increase tariff. In a statement on Monday by Reuben Muoka, the commission’s director, public affairs, NCC said the approval was pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and…
Many men are experiencing issues with the size of their male sex organ that causes them to feel embarrassed in bed, a problem separate from erectile dysfunction. Research from the Netherlands shows that around half of men are unhappy with their size, harming their self-esteem. Experts in the journal ”Sexual Medicine” highlight that penis size…
The police on Saturday began the enforcement of the Third-Party Insurance Policy across the country. Police commissioners in several states including Lagos, Kogi and Akwa Ibom, told residents that they would commence enforcement in compliance with a directive of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The police chief had ordered that the enforcement should…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the rescheduling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting following the demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja. The President noted that a new date for the meeting will be announced latter. The FEC meeting was initially scheduled for today (Wednesday), but had to be…
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on an abdominal injury, according to reports on Monday. The Nigeria international suffered the injury when he collided with a post during Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester at the City Ground on Sunday. Awoniyi had stretched in a failed bid to convert Anthony…
A cleric, Olugbenga, (surname withheld) has sought for the dissolution of his 30-year-old marriage to his wife, Banke, on the grounds of irresponsibility, infidelity and constant fight. The case is at Grade A Customary, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State. Olugbenga said that his wife was dating two other men when they met. According to him, he…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. The commission in a statement on Wednesday night, January 8, 2025, said Nkwocha was jailed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the…
Former Secretary to the Kano State government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has threatened to reveal damaging information about Governor Abba Yusuf and his political mentor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Bichi claimed to have compromising documents, voice recordings, and videos that he would expose “when the time is right.” Bichi made the remarks on Thursday shortly after returning from…
The Ibadan North Federal Constituency hopeful and Pioneer Chairman of Aare Latoosa LCDA, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji (Omo BAO), has joined in celebrating World Teachers’ Day, acknowledging the indispensable role teachers play in shaping a nation’s future. He emphasized that “teachers contribute positively to the ideal state.” In a statement personally signed by him from his…