Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance and a key figure in the global cryptocurrency industry, has been released. He was released from a California correctional facility after serving a four-month sentence for failing to enforce anti-money laundering protocols on his exchange. The 47-year-old, widely known as “CZ,” returned to the US from Dubai earlier this…
A two-year-old boy, Danjuma Salman, has died after falling into a well at Bajallabe in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The tragic incident occurred on Friday morning when the child reportedly slipped and fell into a well with a damaged cover. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The President will attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled to take place on January 27-28, 2025. According to a statement released by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the summit aims to advance…
A 12-year-old student, Aladetan Opeyemi, has been inaugurated as the one-day chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area in Oyo State. Opeyemi, a student at Oyo State Comprehensive Model College, assumed the role alongside three other students: Abdulrasaq Oladokun (12 years old) as Vice Chairman, Aluko Israel (13 years old) as Secretary, and Tijani Teslim (13…
Popular Nigerian musician Burna Boy has been sued by Fabrice Rouzer, an Haitian music star. The musician accused Burna of stealing parts of his song ‘Je Vais ‘. The lawsuit was filed in a District Court in New York. It claims that Burna Boy and Joe Gilles used a part of Fabrice’s song without consent…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reminisced on his time in prison and the incredible efforts his late wife, Stella, made to secure his release. Speaking during the inauguration of the 250-bed Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin, Obasanjo revealed how his late wife travelled extensively, visiting places like Vatican City and France, to plead for his…
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed deep outrage over the continued attacks on Christians in Nigeria, describing the situation as a “horrible massacre” allegedly carried out by radical Islamists. In a strongly worded statement, Trump declared that Nigeria should be designated a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under U.S. law a classification reserved for nations…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as false and misleading reports in an online medium alleging that the country’s 65th independence anniversary activities were cancelled over an attempted coup plot. The DHQ urged the public to disregard the misinformation being circulated by purveyors of falsehoods and enemies of the nation. A statement by the Director…
The Ogun State Police Command has said an investigation is ongoing as the controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, on Wednesday, turned himself in to the authorities. The Lagos State Police Command through its spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed in a statement that the singer surrendered himself at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, in the…
A 24-year-old Thai national, Ms Pattaphi Wimonnat, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency while attempting to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms, into Nigeria. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday….
