GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom command has detained a couple over suspected child trafficking. The suspects, Christiana Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, were apprehended for allegedly selling their own child for N450,000. A police spokeswoman, Timfon John, said at a news conference in Uyo that the case was reported…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a man in Taiwan who discovered his wife’s infidelity was sentenced to three months in prison—not for the affair, but for how he uncovered it. The incident, which occurred in February 2022, has recently gained widespread attention after details surfaced online, leaving many stunned by the legal outcome. Husband’s Suspicion Leads…
Prominent civil rights activist Aisha Yesufu has formally entered partisan politics, declaring her membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a strong show of support for Peter Obi, whom she described as her leader and symbol of a new political struggle in Nigeria. Yesufu made the declaration on Wednesday in Enugu during the official…
The United Kingdom has issued another travel advice to its citizens in Nigeria, the second in four months. In the information updated on Wednesday, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, FCDO, warned against areas where there are banks and ATMs. It noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s redesigning and issue of new N200, N500…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has dismissed the recent statement by Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, in which he pledged to serve only one term if elected in 2027. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Peter Obi, during a live session on X Spaces on Sunday night, declared his intention…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Saturday declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure an overwhelming majority—99.9%—of the votes in the 2027 presidential election. Akpabio made the statement during a grand reception held in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to formally welcome Governor Umo Eno into the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC)….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Ondo state Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa is set for disbursement flag-off Ceremony for Bursary, Scholarship, and Financial Assistance to Indigenous Students of Ondo State. In a notification by Aiyedatiwa’s special assistant on students affairs, Hon. Kevin Solomon Olalolu, the flag off is scheduled to hold on Monday, 2nd September 2024 at…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sanctioned nine Deposit Money Banks with fines totalling N1.35bn for failing to ensure cash availability via Automated Teller Machines during the festive season. Each of the banks was fined N150m following spot checks that revealed non-compliance with the apex bank’s cash distribution guidelines. The affected banks include Fidelity…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has claimed that the major opposition party in Nigeria, the People Democratic Party (PDP) may not have a presidential candidate in 2027 if the party doesn’t wake up from slumber. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele advised that the…
The Nigerian Army has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, from service after she accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment. In January 2024, Ogunleye made the accusations via her TikTok page, @Ogunleyeruthsavage1, where she alleged that Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B Solebo had made her…
