Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The suspects were prosecuted by Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the…
A devastating incident occurred in Marika village, Kiyawa Local Government, Jigawa, where a 40-year-old man, Jibrin Adamu, committed suicide by hanging himself. According to eyewitnesses, Adamu’s lifeless body was discovered in a classroom at Miftahul Khairat Islamiyya and Primary School Gurdiba on Thursday. Police spokesperson DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident, stating that preliminary…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared the On-Street Parking scheme, otherwise known as the ‘Park-and-Pay’ scheme, to be illegal, citing fraud in the contract agreement between the managing contractors and the FCT. The Minister made this statement on Wednesday during a media briefing to mark his first year in office…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that it will sustain its Ways and Means Advances to the federal government at a 5 per cent limit for the fiscal years 2024-2025. The latest development is contrary to a bill passed by the National Assembly which raised the maximum borrowing percentage in the Act from…
We all have what he takes to belongs, it’s obvious, everyone must have put his stake as man to drive the energies. Communities and the people must have a choice, political settings doesn’t determine the political ideology to govern a particular society or community. We must all agree, by been striving for a better societal…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Chief Benedict Akika, a People Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain and an ally of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has been reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday by unknown gunmen. According to an update sighted on Westerndailynews Chief Benedict Akika, a Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party was said to be kidnapped at his…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has exhumed bodies of marine hunters of the Ministry of Internal Security and Inland Waterways who were kidnapped, murdered, and buried by notorious criminals in Unyenghe, in the Mbo Local Government Area of the state. It also disclosed that those suspected to be behind the…
The immediate past Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday publicly apologised to the ruling All Progressives Congress for embarrassing President Bola Tinubu on a live television programme. The apology came one month after he was removed as the Senate’s Chief Whip following the interview he granted Arise TV, stating that Tinubu had…
The man whose wife purportedly tore his international passport at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos has asked Nigerians for forgiveness. The couple with their three children arrived from an European country on Saturday causing a drama that set the social media on fire. When questioned about her actions, the agitated woman retorted,…
A social media post has claimed that the United Nations (UN) will take away power from Tinubu if the current #EndBadGovernace protest is sustained for at least 15 days. The post said it used to be within 30 days but was reduced by the UN on “promo” grounds. The post shared by @DefendLagos, an X…
