An 18-year-old British teenager has been sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. The teenager was on holiday with his family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when he met the girl — who is now 18 — at the same hotel. The teenagers who…
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…
Social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down amid a widespread Meta outage. Website Downdetector, which monitors where there are issues with websites and apps, showed large spikes for Facebook and other Meta apps with people saying they had been affected by the outage. According to Downdetector, Facebook outages were first reported…
Nigerian music star Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has announced his decision to terminate his agreements with Dapper Music and Dvpper Digital. In a statement shared on his X handle on Wednesday, Shallipopi revealed the reasons behind his decision, highlighting issues of financial mismanagement, lack of transparency, and exploitative contracts that he claims were…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a tragic road accident involving a Borno State University staff bus has claimed three lives and left at least 30 others injured. According to Zagazola Makama, the accident occurred on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2024, when a large truck collided with the side of the university bus. The victims were immediately rushed…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to N300 per litre between December and January. He said this would enable Nigerians to have a joyous and merry Christmas. GISTSMATE MEDIA…
The Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, December 11, declared the seat of Monday Okpebholo, who represented Edo Central Senatorial District, vacant. Okpebholo contested for the Edo State governorship seat on September 16, and won under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) The Senate President also called on the electoral body, the Independent…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and vice chairman of Ikale North Local Council Development Area, Owonola Emmanuel Abiodun, is dead. Owonola, popularly known as Equity, was said to have died after a brief illness. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in his condolence message, described Owonola as a young man who committed his energy to…
An Allied Air Cargo aircraft with registration number 5N-JRT suffered a tyre burst causing it to skid the Runway 22 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday. As a result, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has temporarily shut down the runway following the incident. The plane, arriving in Abuja, was involved…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigeria has been plunged into darkness once again following another collapse of the national grid on Wednesday. Recall that the grid experienced multiple collapses in October, with the Federal Government promising a permanent solution to the ongoing issue. This recent collapsed make it the 12th time in 2024. A check on…