The Cross River State House of Assembly has deliberated on the move to ban housing agents in Calabar and other parts of the state for their alleged role in arbitrarily inflating rent prices and worsening the cost of living for residents. The lawmakers reached the resolution during plenary on Tuesday following a motion raised by…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Jabi, Abuja, has convicted and sentenced Praise Humphrey Igbo, also known as Jessica Allen, to one year in prison for internet fraud amounting to $115,000. The judgment was delivered by Justice H.L. Abba-Aliyu on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted Igbo…
The cryptocurrency trading platform Binance has outlined two conditions that must be met before it can consider registering under Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) special framework program for onboarding Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs), including crypto platforms. Binance’s position is in response to the regulatory frameworks set out for cryptocurrency platforms by Nigeria’s regulatory…
Despite growing complaints from marketers over revenue losses, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) declared on Monday that the stations would remain closed. For about four years, over 400 filling stations owned by independent oil marketers in Nigeria’s border communities have remained shut following the Nigerian government’s directive to curb petrol smuggling into neighbouring countries. Despite…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has abolished the 5 percent excise duty on telecommunications services. The levy introduced under former President Muhammadu Buhari was to affect the cost associated with voice calls and internet data. The National Orientation Agency (NOA) disclosed the decision in a statement posted on X on Thursday. Confirming the…
A fierce gunfight broke out on Thursday between Nigerian Navy personnel and local youths in Farasime village in the Owode Apa border area of Badagry West, Lagos State. The confrontation reportedly started when naval ratings launched an operation to apprehend smugglers transporting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to Cotonou through the border….
A 52-year -old man, identified as Salihu Byezhe, has reportedly slumped during Subhi prayers and died at Gudaba village in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident of Gudaba, Musa Dantani, said the incident happened on Thursday when Byezhe went to observe Subhi (early morning prayers) at the community’s mosque. He…
The legal team of Lagos-based cleric, Pastor Chris Okafor, has escalated the battle over allegations circulating against him on social media, challenging actress Doris Ogala, social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and other bloggers to submit concrete evidence to the Nigeria Police or face criminal prosecution. At a press briefing…
A 16-year-old student, Miss Praise Malachi, has drowned in Zaria, Kaduna State, while hurrying to check her Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) result. Praise, a final-year student of Government Day Secondary School, Samaru, was reportedly excited after hearing from her friends that she had passed with excellent grades. Her father, Emmanuel Malachi, narrated the heartbreaking…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 14-year-old girl from Gombe state who was married off to an unknown man in Taraba has been rescued. The Gombe Women affairs and Social Development commissioner, Asma’u Iganus confirmed the recue mission. She said the teenager was married off to a wealthy man as his fourth wife. “This is a…
