Tigran Gambaryan, the head of financial crime of crypto firm Binance, who was detained in Nigeria for several months, has named three Nigerian lawmakers who he claimed demanded a $150 million bribe from him. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that Mr Gambaryan and another Binance official were detained by the Nigerian government which accused their firm of…
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, has apprehended three men and two women for allegedly compromising Sterling Bank PLC’s banking platform and Bance Application, leading to the theft of ₦1,257,536,572.50 billion. According to a report by Nigerian Current, the suspects have been formally arraigned. The suspects reportedly committed the alleged crime between November…
A police inspector, Ajele Oloyede, has reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a ceramics company in Igbesa, Ogun State, where he was stationed as part of the security detail. According to PUNCH, the incident tragic incident occurred on Thursday. According to the state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, an officer from Force Headquarters Annex,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of its resit examination for candidates affected by the 2025 UTME technical error. The results from JAMB’s original 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination were released on May 9. An analysis showed that more than 78 per cent of candidates scored less than 200 points…
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the violence-plagued Latin American country. The killing of Chilpancingo mayor, Alejandro Arcos, “fills us with indignation,” Guerrero State governor, Evelyn Salgado, wrote…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Emmanuel Fayose has joined the Ekiti gubernatorial race, vowing to unseat Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Fayose, the immediate younger brother of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, expressed confidence in securing the governorship PDP ticket and winning the 2026 election. He stated that his decision to join the race was…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Shehu Sani, the former Kaduna senator, has rejoined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sani was among the defectors announced on Saturday by Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, at a rally which took place in Murtala Muhammed Square, Kaduna. Among the defectors are Suleiman Hunkuyi, the governorship candidate of the New…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a 4-year-old child identified as Zinachukwu Ugwu, at her residence in Orba Road, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Command in a statement made available through its spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe also confirmed the arrest of one 30-year-old Chukwuemeka Nweke,…
Gunshots erupted near the venue of the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led, three-member Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday morning, causing widespread panic. Lawyers, litigants, politicians, and reporters scrambled for safety to avoid being hit by stray bullets. However, swift intervention by fully-armed security operatives restored calm, allowing the tribunal sitting at the Edo High…
The serving Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) of Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been caught in one of the country’s largest sex scandals. Baltasar was caught on tape engaging in sexual intercourse with his brother’s wife, cousin, and a sister of the President of Equatorial Guinea. He is currently embroiled…