A father, Fernando Vega has been charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of his twin newborn daughters, Massail and Mirena, who were found dead in their home in Houston on October 4, 2023. If found guilty, Vega could face the death penalty, per report from Daily Mail UK. Vega was initially arrested…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom state has visited Senate President Godswill Akpabio after officially defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio confirmed the visit in a post on his Facebook page on Friday, June 6, 2025. The Senate President wrote: “It is with utmost joy that I received our…
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa, also known as Kristein Uyanwanne, to 16 years in prison for defrauding individuals of N52 million. Their church, the Temple International Church, was also ordered to be deregistered and closed for its role in the fraud. Justice…
Social commentator and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has sparked heated debate after criticizing Chef Hilda Baci’s recent attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the biggest pot of jollof rice. Dan Bello described the Guinness record feet that drew over 20,000 audience as a distraction from Nigeria’s pressing…
Comedian and filmmaker Ayo Makun, popularly known as AYLIVE, has opened up on his recent encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to the comedian, he was invited by the anti-graft agency regarding an incident involving the public spraying of both local and foreign currencies. He claimed he was granted pardon after…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein to disclose the specific names of the companies and contractors who collected over N167 billion from 31 ministries, departments and agencies…
GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that a 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Belen city, New Mexico, United States, (US) for killing his father, mother and two brothers. The teenager was arrested on Sunday after he called the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office himself to announce the quadruple murder of his family members, police and State officials said….
The Ibadan North Federal Constituency hopeful and pioneer chairman of Aare Latoosa LCDA, Bashorun Abdullahi Adekunle Oladeji (Omo BAO), has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Acting Chairman of the Oyo APC, Alhaji M.O. Abas, on his 75th birthday. In a statement issued on Friday from his media office in Ibadan, Omo BAO praised Alhaji…
Police in Tripoli, Libya, have arrested two Nigerians for allegedly carrying out a series of robberies in the city. The suspects, both undocumented migrants, were arrested on August 25 after they were captured on CCTV robbing a convenience store. Migrant Rescue Watch, an organisation that monitors migrant activities, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the retention of the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.5%, following the conclusion of its 301st Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. CBN Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, who briefed journalists after the meeting, said the committee’s decision to hold the rate steady…