Two Nigerian nationals and a Texan have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a multi-million dollar tax refund fraud scheme that exploited stolen identities and laundered proceeds through both U.S. and foreign financial institutions. Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. announced the sentencing of Imafedia Adevokhai, 47, of Alpharetta, Georgia; Osazuwa Peter…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The appellate court, while delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo State House of Assembly, dismissed the appeal seeking to uphold Shaibu’s…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is embroiled in a leadership crisis following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) rejection of a letter introducing an Acting National Chairman for the party. The electoral body has also queried the legality of the move and demanded clarification from the substantive chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam. In a memo…
One of the trends in the world, especially Nigeria is fight between sidechicks and housewives. While some people blame the wives for stepping out of their boundaries to fight another woman, many have heaped blames on the men for leaving their wife to run after another lady. In a trending video sighted by our correspondent,…
Lagos State Government has begun a new registration to capture poor and vulnerable households not covered in its previous database, as part of efforts to deepen social protection and welfare delivery. The exercise, coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, under the supervision of the Commissioner, Mr. Ope George, was launched at Ajibola…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says it was unnecessary for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to hold the nation to ransom over “a minor labour dispute”. Shettima spoke on Monday at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) held in Abuja. On September 28, PENGASSAN…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Monday increased prices of fuel from N910 to N945 in Abuja and from N870 to N915 in Lagos. The new pump price increase reflects a N35 and N45 hike in the amount previously sold in Abuja and Lagos respectively. It was observed that some fuel stations in…
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disclosed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) under his leadership, inherited a debt burden of N8.9 billion. Ganduje revealed this in Abuja while speaking at the ongoing National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC. According to him, the expenses incurred…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will put an end to judges in the FCT living in rented apartments. Wike gave this assurance on Monday while flagging off the design and construction of official residences for the Heads of Courts, including the President of…
Clergywoman Toluwani Odukoya, pastor of Fountain of Life Church, has confirmed the end of her marriage to Olumide Ijogun after several years together. The pastor announced that her marriage, which began in 2012 and produced three children, two daughters and a son, has ended after several years together She disclosed her YouTube channel in a…
