The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited social media influencer, Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse, over allegations that controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, paid a bribe of N15 million to it to have money laundering charges against him dropped. The commission also invited Bobrisky to assist it in the investigation. PREMIUM TIMES reported…
Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured with a special award to recognise his remarkable legacy as the all-time leading goal scorer in the Champions League. Also, former Italy goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon has received the 2024 UEFA President’s Award. The duo were honoured at the UEFA Champions League phase draw that took place in Monaco on Thursday…
Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, is confident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win re-election in 2027, insisting that no opposition figure, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, or Labour Party’s Peter Obi, can defeat him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu said Tinubu…
The founder of Mammy Market in military barracks across the country, Maria Ochefu, is dead. Her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, who spoke to our correspondent on the phone on Thursday, said that she passed away in her sleep on Tuesday. Aged 86, she was married to Colonel Anthony Ochefu, who was once a military governor…
More facts are emerging on possible reasons the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The NLC President was picked up by DSS operatives on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on his way outside the country for an…
Amid uproar over the crashing of a popular cryptocurrency and forex trading platform, CBEX, angry individuals have reportedly looted the platform’s office at Oke Ado, Ibadan, Oyo state capital. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that users were left in panic following reports that the company has emptied the accounts of hundreds of investors without prior notice….
The Labour Party (LP) has denied reports that the party leadership is partnering with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. The reports alleged that the LP has agreed with Tinubu to deliver his second term if he decides to contest. However, in a statement released on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the…
The Federal Government has revealed that privately-owned Computer-Based Test centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based Senior School Certificate Examination by next year. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known after monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council at…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Peter Okoye, one-half of the popular Nigerian music duo P-Square, has responded to his brother Paul’s recent interviews, where he claimed to have written and sung 99% of their songs. Peter expressed disappointment and hurt over Peter’s constant discrediting of his efforts in the group. In an open letter on…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 16 containers of contraband, including arms, ammunition, expired pharmaceuticals, prohibited foods, and counterfeit products, with a total duty paid value of more than N10 billion. Addressing journalists at the Apapa Command on Monday, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the seizures were the result of coordinated operations with…