Nigeria’s Net Foreign Exchange Reserve (NFER) as of the end of 2024 stood at $23.11 billion, the highest level in over three years, reflecting a substantial improvement in the country’s external liquidity, reduced short-term obligations, and renewed investor confidence. A statement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the increase marked an increase from $3.99…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has reacted to reports linking one of its Enugu State members, Stanley “Stan K. Amandi” Amandi, to an alleged failed coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that security operatives arrested Amandi alongside several military officers in September 2025. Although his name only entered the public…
Socialite Cubana Chief Priest has reacted over the arrest of singer and businessman E-Money by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged Naira abuse, expressing solidarity with the Igbo entrepreneur. Chief Priest claimed that the arrest was driven by E-Money’s growing influence and his support for the southeast region. He reassured E-Money that…
Governor Alex Otti has formally reacted to the life imprisonment sentence slammed on the Abia-born leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Nnamdi Kanu, by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja on November 20. Otti said he had already activated a strategy to secure his final freedom which, according to him,…
Namibia’s new President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced her first Cabinet on Saturday, appointing Lucia Witbooi as the nation’s first-ever female vice-president. Namibia is now the only African country with a female president and vice president. Nandi-Ndaitwah swore in 14 ministers, eight of whom are women, and seven deputies in the capital, Windhoek. “I have no doubt…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the President of Paraguay, Santiago Pena was taken to a Rio hospital late Monday after falling ill while attending a G20 summit, officials said. “We inform that the President of the Republic, Santiago Pena, was treated today at the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro due to an indisposition,” Paraguayan…
Reality TV star and former Big Brother Naija housemate Eloka Nwamu, popularly known as Eloswag, has joined the growing list of Nigerian celebrities whose intimate videos have been leaked online. The Delta State-born reality star became the subject of public discussion after his intimate video with an unidentified woman began trending on Sunday. The explicit…
Six family members, including a Customs officer, identified as Tijani Kabiru, his wife, and four children, perished in a fire that engulfed their home in the Olowopoku area of Ede, Osun State, in the early hours of Monday. Kabiru was attached to the Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service. The fire reportedly began around…
Six months after accusing the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, of betrayal and conspiracy, the Oluwo of Iwo, Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has levelled fresh allegations against him, this time involving his ex-wife, Chanel Chin. In December 2019, Oluwo through his spokesperson, Alli Ibraheem, announced his separation from Ms Chin, citing “personal irreconcilable differences.” They welcomed a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nollywood actress and producer, Adanma Luke, has appealed for forgiveness from Nigerians over the tragic boat accident that resulted in the deaths of actor John Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, and four others. In a video shared on her Instagram page on Monday, Luke, who was the producer of the movie titled…
