Three suspected human trafficking syndicates have been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the sale of a two-year-old girl for N100,000. The syndicates were arrested after the child had been trafficked from Abuja to Aba at the price of N100,000. In a statement issued by the National Agency for the…
A Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, has been rearrested weeks after he was acquitted of multiple rape charges. South African police authorities and the Home Affairs Department confirmed that the televangelist was arrested early on Saturday morning in East London. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the 66-year-old pastor at the Jesus Dominion International church based in South…
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested an apprentice and his accomplice for allegedly stealing cement and other building materials worth over N250m from his employer to finance gambling activities. This was disclosed in a statement by the PSFU spokesman, Ovie Ewhubare, on Saturday. According to Ewhubare, the suspects, Ezekiel Taiwo and Rahman…
Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, on Friday debunked the claim that he is a member of a secret cult group. Reacting to a viral video by one Emmanuel Agbogun, who accused Idahosa and other prominent citizens of the state of belonging to cult groups, the deputy governor said the accusation was spurious, defamatory and…
A former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has accused the party’s leadership of betrayal and injustice, claiming that his 2022 presidential bid was sabotaged to pave the way for Mr Peter Obi. Faduri, who is the leader of the Rescue Movement for a New Nigeria, also declared his intention to contest the…
The National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has condemned the recent wave of defections from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as the ‘worse political sin.’ Kwankwaso, who has himself faced speculation over a possible return…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has removed Nigeria from its list of debtor-countries. Established in 1944, IMF supports countries’ economic growth by providing financial aid and guidance on policies to enhance stability, productivity, and job opportunities. Countries seek loans from the IMF to address economic crises, stabilise their currencies, implement structural reforms, and alleviate balance…
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, recently engaged with some journalists in Abuja during the 50th birthday ceremony of his wife, Queen Lilian Adebayo. He spoke on several issues ranging from insecurity, a coalition to unseat the government of President Bola Tinubu in 2027,…
A group of lawyers have expressed support for Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s decision to step down from a presidential panel investigating sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The lawyers argue that Akpabio’s withdrawal was the right thing to do, as his involvement could have been perceived as a conflict of interest. The panel…
Nigeria has withdrawn from the 2025 World Relays scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China, citing delays in the issuance of visas to its athletes. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in a statement on Friday blamed China’s visa process for the withdrawal. The federation regretted that despite beginning the application process in February, “the…