The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, December 23, 2024, arraigned the Managing Director of Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, Akindele Akintoye at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over an alleged $35 million fraud. He was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite on charges bordering on money laundering and contract fraud. On October 31,…
The cost of building materials in Nigeria has risen sharply, exacerbating the countryās already dire housing crisis and threatening to undermine the governmentās efforts to provide affordable homes for citizens. As of October 2024, the price of cement, a key construction material, has surged from N4,000 to N8,800 per bag, marking a 100% increase in…
Equatorial Guineaās President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has reportedly appointed ZenĆ³n Obiang Obiang Avomo as the new Director General of the National Agency for Financial Investigation. He replaced Baltasar Ebang Engonga following a shocking sex scandal involving public officials. This was disclosed in a news report on Thursday by a media outlet based in Equatorial Guinea,…
As the Yuletide season draws nearer, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to market women to refrain from unfair hike in prices of food items during the festive season. This is as the Presidentās wife has inaugurated a 3.1 kilometer runway at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, Ebonyi State. She performed…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has named Ibrahim Umar to his team of media handlers. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Peter Obi Media Reach. Umar took over from the Obi campaign spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, who was recently announced as…
An Abuja-based human rights activist, Maxwell Opara has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja with a request to declare as invalid and illegal the recent tenure elongation for the incumbent Inspector General of Police IGP, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun by relevant authorities. Specifically, Maxwell, in the suit, is contending that the age for compulsory retirement…
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says he has been receiving threats over his decision to take legal action against VeryDarkMan, the controversial activist. Recently, VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio conversation wherein Bobrisky, the popular crossdresser, claimed that Falana and his son Falz contacted her while she was serving a six-month sentence for…
Fellow citizens/residents of Egbeda and Ona-Ara, As we approach the 2027 general elections, it has become imperative to address the long-standing issue of representational imbalance in our federal constituency. For 20 years, one local government has dominated the representative position, while the other has been marginalized. This glaring injustice has deprived the people of Ona-Ara…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has addressed the AI-generated image circulating on social media, which depicted him as an alhaji. According to Church Times Nigeria on Saturday, Adeboye spoke during the first Holy Ghost Night of the new year, held in the early hours of Saturday, January…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the father of Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has sadly passed away. On Friday, Nwabali shared the heartbreaking news with his followers on Instagram, posting a tribute alongside a tearful emoji. While the footballer did not disclose the specific cause of his fatherās death, he expressed his grief with a poignant…