Three drug kingpins and 16 other offenders have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 302 years in prison for trafficking and dealing in illicit drugs. The drugs they were accused of trafficking are cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, and opioids among others. A statement on Friday by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencyās Spokesperson,…
South Korea facing the worldās lowest birth rate, is now turning to financial incentives in a bid to reverse its demographic decline. The Saha District in Busan has rolled out a new program that offers residents up to $38,000 for dating and marriage. This initiative is part of a broader effort to combat the nationās…
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Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-born ballerina with American citizenship, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Russian court for allegedly committing high treason. She was accused of donating $51.80 to Ukraine’s military. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service, Ksenia Karelina transferred funds to support a Ukrainian organisation, which allegedly used the money to…
The Nigerian government has announced that it has placed individuals sponsoring the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests on the watchlist of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Comptroller-General of NIS, Kemi Nandap, announced this on Tuesday at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, following a meeting convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. According to Nandap,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Abdul Vicks, who went by the stage name of āYBC Dul,ā was shot and killed in Olney Friday night, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The newspaper said that prosecutors said the popular 25-year-old rapper doubled as āthe ringleader of a notoriously violent West Philadelphia-based gang.ā The Inquirer said that police said…
Nigeriaās annual inflation rate eased for the first time in five months after a persistent rise. Inflation rate eased to 33.40 per cent in July 2024 compared to 34.19 per cent in June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Thursday. According to the NBS, the July headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.8…
Nigerian youths have attacked properties owned by political leaders amid the ongoing nationwide protests against hardships and bad governance in the country. In videos seen on X on Tuesday, some youths were seen burning a mansion built by a serving House of Representatives member, Nazifi Sani Gumel, representing Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar/Gagarawa Federal Constituency. The youths accused…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 32-year-old man named OlĆŗwaį¹£eun Shorinola has taken his life in the KĆ©mta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this tovPUNCH correspondent via electronic message on Thursday. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the incident occurred at about 10 pm on…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to explain why Oando Plc owned by the Presidentās nephew, got an accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI while other transactions such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat continue to suffer delays. The former Vice President also…
