The United States Treasury Department has stated that it was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor who gained access to government workstations and unclassified documents. The officials were said to have described it as a “major incident,” as the Treasury Department notified lawmakers on Monday. According to a letter reviewed by CNN, a Treasury official…
Nigerian-born UK pastor Tobi Adegboyega has addressed recent reports of his impending deportation to Nigeria. The former leader of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church, which was shut down following allegations of a £1.87 million fraud, has lost his legal battle against deportation despite asserting that the move would infringe upon his human rights. An immigration tribunal…
BREAKING: WAEC Releases 2024 Examination Results (See How To Check) The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates. In a statement posted on X, WAEC informed candidates who took the examination that their results are now officially available. The message…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday invalidated the certificates of 101 individuals who were fraudulently mobilized for national service by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years. The Scheme described this action as a major crackdown on certificate fraud and a step towards ensuring the integrity of…
Despite the ban on political rallies and restrictions on convoys, a massive crowd of supporters thronged Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State on Tuesday to welcome home Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a dramatic turn of events, the senator arrived by helicopter, stunning the waiting crowd, who had gathered in front of her country…
The newly elected chairmen of the 30 local government councils in Osun State have received their Certificates of Return. On Saturday, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) swept all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the South-Western state. A day after, the commission presented the winners with their…
A diesel-laden tanker overturned and exploded on Wednesday afternoon along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The explosion led to a fire that consumed multiple vehicles near the NASFAT area. The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m., in the vicinity of the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) zone — a densely trafficked corridor often congested during peak periods due to…
Former Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, according to a statement released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Friday. The charges relate to allegations made by three different women, concerning incidents that allegedly occurred between 2021 and 2022. Partey, 32, is due…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that His Royal Highness, the Odeyani Ebira of Lokoja, Kogi State, Alhaji Audu Mayaki Otonoku, has passed away. A child of the late ruler, Mal .Abubakar Audu, informed The Reporters correspondent in Lokoja on Sunday while breaking the The sad news in an interview. According to him the traditional ruler, who died…
President Bola Tinubu wielded his big stick on Wednesday, and like a surgeon in a theatre, he used his surgical knife, yanked off five ministers, redeployed 10 and appointed seven fresh nominees as ministers to replace the sacked ones as well as two others — Betta Edu who was initially suspended, and Simon Lalong who…