In a shocking incident in Kasoa, Ghana, a 22-year-old man named Kwabena Osei and his 19-year-old girlfriend have tragically lost their lives after being set ablaze by friends over GHS 190,000 allegedly made from internet fraud. According to a report by GhPage, Osei, an alleged member of a gang of internet fraudsters, was targeted after…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a woman in Kaduna State, identified as Zaliha Shuaibu of Malari Village in Soba Local Government Area, has been taken into custody by the state police command in connection with the death of her co-wife’s three-month-old son. According to the Kaduna State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, the incident occurred…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday emerged as the candidate of the Accord Party for the August 8, 2026 governorship election in the State. Declaring Adeleke as the candidate of the party after the count of votes, the Secretary, Osun State governorship primary of Accord Party, Abdulazeez Salahudeen, who disclosed that 150 delegates…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will conduct an additional mop-up examination for candidates who missed their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board revealed that an estimated 5.6% of candidates missed their exams, and in order to accommodate them, it will organise a special mop-up exercise, extending the opportunity…
Colombian authorities, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have arrested a suspected Nigerian transnational drug trafficker at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital. The suspect was identified as Joseph Okparaejesi, alias Alen, in a report on Thursday. Citing intelligence sources, Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Lusaka woman has dragged her husband’s girlfriend, a Grade 10 pupil, to court for marriage interference. She lamented that the girl sends her provocative photos and videos of herself with the husband while they are in lodges. According to Zambia Observer, this is in a matter where Getrude Nkhoma of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced 41 properties to Abubakar Malami, the former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice. GISTSMATE MEDIA understands that the properties — hotels, residential buildings, lands, schools, and a printing press — are scattered across Kebbi, Kano and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The properties in…
A prominent human rights organisation, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence the immediate criminal prosecution of former Osun State Governor, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, over alleged diversion of over ₦600 billion in Local Government funds during his eight-year tenure. Aregbesola, who governed…
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a cleric identified simply as Kadiri, who is alleged to have sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in the Babasanya-Araka area of Ede. According to police spokesperson SP Abiodun Ojelabi, officers were dispatched to the area after receiving a report of the incident. He said the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports that he gifted a brand-new Toyota SUV to Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, the naval officer involved in a recent public altercation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over a disputed ownership of land in Abuja. A statement released via his X handle on Thursday…
