Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of $1.5 billion World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states and Abuja for poverty reduction and…
The Federal Ministry of Education has released the list of candidates admitted into the nation’s 115 federal unity colleges for the 2024/2025 session. To this end, the ministry has advised parents and guardians to verify their wards’ admission status by visiting the website of the ministry: [www.education.gov.ng and (http://www.education.gov.ng. The ministry’s Director, Press and Public…
Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, the controversial singer popularly known as Portable, has been arraigned at the Isabo high court in Abeokuta, Ogun. Portable, who surrendered himself to the police in Lagos on Wednesday, was handed over to the Ogun state police command and presented in court on Thursday to face charges. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the…
Aisha Suleiman, who was falsely accused of poisoning five people with pepper soup, has spoken out after investigations revealed that the victims actually died from inhaling generator fumes. In October 2024, Aisha was nearly lynched when a social media user on X (formerly Twitter) shared her photo, accusing her of poisoning her boyfriend and four…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has revealed that he had reported Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, claiming he has ties to banditry in the state. Governor Lawal made the disclosure on Tuesday, September 25. Lawal asserts that he has presented concrete evidence to both the NSA…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a yet-to-be identified driver of a commercial bus has allegedly set ablaze himself, his bus and a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, officer. The driver was allegedly attempting to evade arrest over traffic offence. LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, who confirmed the incident, said it happened on Tuesday morning. Bakare-Oki…
Gunmen in Enugu have kidnapped an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Emeason Chima. Chima, who is attached to RS4.211, Ugbokolo unit of the agency, was kidnapped on Saturday around Maduka University in Nsukka, Enugu State. The gunmen are demanding N50 million ransom to release the victim, a senior FRSC official in the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Franklin Nwadialo, a newly elected chairman of Ogbaru LGA in Anambra state, has been arrested in Texas, United States (US), for allegedly running a $3.3 million romance scam. The US department of justice said in a statement that Nwadialo is facing a 14-count charge and risks a 20-year sentence if found…
The Federal Government has announced plans to distribute N75,000 cash transfers to an estimated 70 million ‘poorest of the poor’ Nigerians by 2025. This was disclosed by Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, during his appearance on The Morning Show on Arise Television on Wednesday. Prof. Yilwatda revealed that the ministry…
Photos of police officer Charniel Amanzie Moses, accused of fatally stabbing a resident of Kaduna, Adekunle Oduwole, have surfaced. On Facebook, Moses describes himself as a singer, poet/song writer, importation coach and procurement agent. SaharaReporters had earlier reported how Inspector Moses allegedly killed Oduwole. A family source who spoke with SaharaReporters had accused the police…