The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted claims that recovered stolen assets are being re-looted or misused, insisting that all proceeds from crime recoveries are duly remitted to the Federal Government. The commission’s statement came in response to recent reports by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, which raised concerns about the alleged…
The lingering political crisis surrounding withheld Local Government allocations in Osun State has taken a new dimension as the State Government dragged the Nigerian Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to the country’s Supreme Court. The case centers on the alleged non-release of allocation from the Federation Account due…
No fewer than eleven persons, including a pregnant woman, the husband, and a ten-year-old girl, were killed, with some others sustaining serious injuries in an attack by assailants on the Ruwi village of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a statement, the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard Chairman Farmasum Fuddang said the…
The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country following a string of security incidents, including two mass abductions of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states this week. The directive is contained in a circular dated 21 November and signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Binta…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali is bereaved, yet again. Nwabali had in November 2024 announced the passing of his father, and barely two months later, he has announced that his mother is also no more. A devastated Nwabali took to social media to announce the sad development writing, “A very…
Sharing this story because I can no longer bear the burden of silence. I am her younger sister, and I’ve witnessed everything firsthand—the Fear, the heartbreak, the unimaginable sacrifices. I am here to tell the world what happened to my sister, a mother of three, whose life was upended by forces beyond her control. Her…
The Super Eagles have been handed an unexpected lifeline in their bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after Eritrea withdrew from the CAF qualifiers. Nigeria, currently third in Group C with 11 points from eight matches, had been staring down the barrel of missing another World Cup after failing to capitalize on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to release social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, on Tuesday, with plans to formally charge him to court on Thursday, Vanguard has reliably gathered. A senior official within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the development on…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said he is not interested in contesting the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Oyetola, who is the immediate past governor of the state, made his decision known to the party leaders at an All Progressives Congress stakeholders’ meeting held in Osogbo on Friday. There…
Paystack has terminated the employment of its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, following public allegations of sexual misconduct. The termination follows an initial suspension and an internal investigation. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the Fintech company initially suspended Olubi from all duties on November 14, 2025, pending a formal, independent investigation into the allegations….
