Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya, a spectacular downfall for the conservative who led France from 2007-2012. The sentence, which will soon make Sarkozy the first post-war president of France to be imprisoned, was harsher than…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Directorate on Wednesday arraigned one Precious Uzondu, on a two-count charge bordering on his alleged refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. This was made known in a statement shared on the commissions X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday. According to the charge, Uzondu, refused…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Nigerian singer Spyro has announced his engagement to his partner, Janet Atom. The Only Fine Girl hitmaker shared photos of the proposal on Instagram on Friday, showing off Janet and her sparkling engagement ring. Spyro revealed that he met Janet in March 2024 at a Lagos club, calling her “the…
The Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke is set to join the All Progressive Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party, our correspondent reliably gathered. A source close to the Governor told GISTSMATE MEDIA correspondent that the Governor is currently holding a meeting with the PDP leaders in the state. “Yes, over possible defection, the Governor is…
Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola, has sparked widespread debate online after making bold claims about infidelity and polygamy in Nigerian society. Akintola, in a podcast conversation with fellow actress Ayo Adesanya, argued that cheating is not a recent phenomenon but a cultural pattern passed down through generations. She insisted that up to 99% of men cheat…
Comic actor and MC, Ayo Ajewole popularly known as Woli Agba, and his wife have announced the arrival of their newborn baby. Woli Agba shared the exciting news on Instagram on Wednesday, July 29, posting a photo of the baby’s hand. He expressed his gratitude to God for the new addition to his family, calling…
The President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), Sheikh Abdul Rasheed Hadiyatullah, has passed away. Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, the Grand Mufti of Yorubaland, said this in a statement he signed on Monday night. He, however, did not give the details of where the late Muslim cleric died and when. Sheik Molaasan…
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a police officer accused of stabbing a civilian in Ise-Ekiti following a dispute involving the officer’s girlfriend and the victim’s son. The incident sparked public outrage after a viral video surfaced showing the victim’s daughter accusing the officer—allegedly an orderly to a local government chairman—of attacking her father…
A Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, Kaduna State, has ordered a man, Aminu Adamu, not to visit his former wife’s bedroom in order to meet his children. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the judge, Malam Anas Khalifa, gave the ruling after confirming the three divorce pronouncements Adamu made to his…
After months of speculation, Senator Ned Nwoko, representing the Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoko cited deep divisions and factionalization within the PDP as the primary reasons for his decision to leave the party, stating…