The Oyo high court in Ibadan has sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to 63 years imprisonment over a string of investment fraud. Olusola Adetujoye, the judge, on Monday convicted Amos alongside his company, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited. THE CASE Amos was arraigned by the Ibadan zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on…
The European-American University has disowned a purported honorary doctorate degree conferred on popular Hausa musician, Dauda Kahutu Rarara, describing it as fake. The musician was awarded the degree on Saturday at a ceremony held at Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, attended by dignitaries including the Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda. The event organisers presented themselves…
The Federal Government has launched a data protection training programme for over one million Nigerian youth. The initiative which aims to equip young Nigerians with essential skills to navigate the digital landscape securely, in the face of rising identity theft, is being implemented by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development (FMYD) in collaboration with the…
A teenager identified as David Jonah has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing a he-goat before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Jonah with two count of trespass and stealing. Earlier, the Prosecution, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that one Samson John reported the matter at…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has refuted claims that he advised Christians to stop paying tithes. The clarification came during the church’s October Holy Ghost Service on Saturday at the Redemption City on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, where Adeboye addressed misrepresentations that followed his recent comments…
A 60-year-old White South African farmer identified as Zachariah Johannes Olivier, and his two workers, Adrian de Wet, 19, and William Musora, 50, have been accused of killing two Black women, Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, and feeding their bodies to pigs. The alleged murder of the two Black women has sparked outrage…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Lillian Phillips, also known as Lily Phillips, seems to be on a mission to get her jollies with a century of men in a day. The OnlyFans creator has confirmed to have slept with 101 men in 14 hours as she shared the aftermath video online, gaining a lot of attention…
An unconfirmed number of people have died in a tanker fire accident that occurred at midnight along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the incident happened at about 1 a.m. on Friday. He explained that a 33,000-litre petrol tanker overturned due to excessive…
The Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has strongly denied a widely circulated report alleging the suspension of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun. In a swift rebuttal issued on Thursday, Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin described the report, originally published…
The Edo state governorship election petition tribunal has affirmed Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo. The tribunal in three respective judgments dismissed the petition filed by the PDP, Action Alliance and Accord party. The tribunal held that the People’s Democratic Party failed to call witnesses to prove its case of overvoting The…
