Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has disowned a viral TikTok video that shows her in a playful clip with a background song associated with President Bola Tinubu. In a public disclaimer on her verified X account, the Kogi lawmaker said she does not own a TikTok account. She added that the post, which featured…
A former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Abdulganiyu Oseni, is dead. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the news of his demise was announced on Tuesday. Oseni represented Irepo/Olorunsogo State Constituency in the 8th Assembly during the administration of the immediate past governor of the state, late Abiola Ajimobi. He won the election…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions on Wednesday, which is investigating her conduct during last weekâs plenary session. The female lawmaker had previously engaged in a heated exchange with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seat allocation. Akpoti-Uduaghan also accused…
The former leader of a brutal Mexican cartel, Rafael Caro Quintero, described by the White House as the worldâs âmost evilâ drug boss, pleaded not guilty to narcotics charges in New York Friday. In a letter to the Brooklyn court opposing bail, the Justice Department called Caro Quintero, who appeared in a Brooklyn court handcuffed,…
A middle-aged man identified as Odogwu Chibuzor was shot while attempting, along with other fleeing suspects, to siphon diesel from heavy-duty trucks at the Dangote Cement plant in the Ibese area of Ogun State. Our correspondent learnt on Thursday that three other members of the armed gang fled the scene when security guards swooped in…
The Police Command in Taraba has arrested some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and recovered election materials allegedly diverted during the by-election for Karim Lamido I Constituency of the State House of Assembly. Sources told Zagazola Makama that on Sunday that the arrests followed credible intelligence provided by party agents. The sources said the…
Nathaniel Bassey, the gospel singer, has recounted the period his wife suffered five miscarriages while he was leading the Hallelujah Challenge. The Hallelujah Challenge is a month-long virtual praise and worship session convened by Bassey, where thousands of believers gather online to sing, pray, and share testimonies. During the early hours of Friday while leading…
Playboy model and TV personality tragically died three days after she underwent a Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedure overseas. Tabby Brown, 38, who previously dated footballers Raheem Sterling and Mario Balotelli, died after returning to the UK from the Dominican Republic after keeping the cosmetic surgery a secret from her family. An inquest into her…
Gunmen has kidnapped Rev. Father Livinus Maurice, a Catholic priest from Port Harcourt Diocese, along with two others in Rivers State. The priest, who serves at St. Patrickâs Catholic Church in Isokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area, was taken on Wednesday while returning from a hospital visit along the Elele-Isiokpo Road. The identities of the other…
The Nigerian government, through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to order Binance Holdings Limited to pay $79,514,055,594.40 and N231 million for economic losses allegedly caused by its operations in Nigeria, as well as $2,001,000,000 in income tax for 2022 and 2023. These monetary demands and alleged…