The Police in Otu-Jeremi Division, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a forty eight, 48 year old father living with HIV AIDS for defiling his 10-year old daughter. According to DAILY POST, the suspect, identified as David, was arrested Friday morning. Medical examination conducted by the Police indicated constant penetration of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the a popular Abuja-based cross-dresser known as Area Mama is dead. According to reports, the cross-dresser was murdered in cold blood and dumped by the roadside on Thursday, August 8th, 2024. In the viral photos that surfaced on social media, the cross-dresser is seen lifeless and covered with bruises sustained from…
The federal government has officially adopted the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, as a federal university. This move marks a significant step in strengthening Nigeria’s teacher education and expanding access to quality training for educators nationwide. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the transition on Friday, expressing gratitude to the Ogun State…
Horrific accidents on the Long Bridge and Sagamu corridors of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have claimed the lives of two people, including a 45-year-old man and an unidentified female passenger, leaving four others injured. The Ogun State Police Command disclosed on Saturday evening that the separate accidents occurred on Friday afternoon. According to the command spokesperson,…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has declared that the federal 36 state governments as well the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are legally obligated to provide free, compulsory, and universal basic education to all children of primary and junior secondary school age. Delivering the judgement on 9 October, the judge, D.E. Osiagor,…
A Nigerian socialite, Abiola Femi Quadri, has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months (135 months) in a United States federal prison for masterminding a $1.3 million COVID-19 unemployment and disability fraud scheme. Quadri, 43, who resided in Pasadena, California, used stolen identities to file over 100 fraudulent claims with the California and Nevada…
GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has denied having any record of fraud incident in its institution. The bank’s statement follows a recent media report which claimed that the bank lost N7 billion to a fraud incident. According to the report, the incident, which reportedly began several months ago, involved the unauthorised…
Imagine an old alchemist, his eye and looks advocating against his inherent genius. Surrounded by perplexing shelves of bizarre scrolls and devices, the alchemist is busy mixing potent substances—some sort of mosaic. Call it what you will, but this is not just a flurry of activity; it is a rallying call to construct a mosaic…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed that excessive speed and wrongful overtaking led to the crash involving British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday. The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, stated this in a statement made available on Monday. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that the accident…
A report published by Oxfam ‘Takers Not Makers’, yesterday, revealed that four Nigerian billionaires’ wealth hit $23.7 billion, as over 133 million people face hunger. The report also indicated that the wealth of these four billionaires could easily cover the whole of Lagos city in N500 notes. According to the report, Nigeria’s wealth gap has…
