The Nigeria Customs Service has said an officer who was accused of extorting N1m from a Nigerian returning from the United States of America, Oke Adhekegba, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, took tax from the passenger and not a bribe. The officers identified as K.O. Adebayo and C.C. Ugboma, had accosted the returnee at…
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 22.97 per cent in May 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. The figure represents a decline of 0.74 percentage points when compared to the 23.71 per cent recorded in April 2025. On a year-on-year basis, headline inflation fell by 10.98 percentage points from 33.95 per cent recorded in…
Zambian police have arrested two men accused of being witch doctors allegedly hired to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema. Police arrested the suspects in Lusaka, the capital city, and gave their identities as Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Leonard Phiri, 43. A police statement issued on Friday said “their purported mission was to use charms to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the #Endbadgovernance Movement has announced plan to stage nationwide protests on June 12. One of the leaders of the movement, Comrade Hassan Soweto, made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, the protest is aimed at expressing dissatisfaction with the current administration over its economic…
In a shocking turn of events, a purported sextape featuring the well-known comedian and TikTok sensation Phoebe has ignited a firestorm of outrage across social media platforms. The video, which was reported to have been trending for over a year has gotten fresh momentum. But reacting to the video, the influencer JustKingPhoebe said Netizens should…
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that the fellow who breached security protocol during the commissioning of projects at Murtala Mohammed Square by President Bola Tinubu was born with “psychiatric disorders”. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said the individual, Umar Mohammed, a native of Anguwan Muazu in Kaduna, The police…
Two customers of Alpha Morgan Bank Plc-NEM Insurance Plc and Extension Publications Limited, have joined the bank in suing 19 financial institutions over the alleged disappearance of N230,978,536 during what the bank described as a system glitch. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeks urgent orders to block multiple bank accounts…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has tacked the Presidency over what he described as a futile attempt to cast him in bad light using the American Presidential election. Obi who spoke through his Media Office, in a statement titled: “Why desperate OBI traducers are kissing…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced that Friday, November 29, will be a work-free day in the state. This declaration is in honour of the late First Lady, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Umo Eno. According to a statement released by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, on Wednesday, November 27, the public…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared industrial action in Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 13 other states, effective Monday, December 2, 2024, following the failure of these states to implement the new national minimum wage. This decision follows resolutions made by the National Executive Council (NEC) in Port Harcourt on November 8 and…