The Federal Government is set to arraign Idris Omeiza; Al-Qasim Idris; Jamiu Abdulmalik; Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Abubakar who are alleged to be responsible for the June 5, 2022 bombing of Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The suspects are to be arraigned before Justice Obiorah Egwatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja….
The Convener of the Ife Book and Arts Festival and Curator of the Booksfeast Collective, Ayodele Ademiluyi, has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, and several senior government officials over funds raised during Mrs Tinubu’s 65th birthday celebration for the completion of the abandoned National Library headquarters in Abuja. GISTSMATE…
The Nigerian government, through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to order Binance Holdings Limited to pay $79,514,055,594.40 and N231 million for economic losses allegedly caused by its operations in Nigeria, as well as $2,001,000,000 in income tax for 2022 and 2023. These monetary demands and alleged…
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested an apprentice and his accomplice for allegedly stealing cement and other building materials worth over N250m from his employer to finance gambling activities. This was disclosed in a statement by the PSFU spokesman, Ovie Ewhubare, on Saturday. According to Ewhubare, the suspects, Ezekiel Taiwo and Rahman…
A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. The incident which happened at Jigawa-Kano border, caused panic among bystanders. Aliyu M. A., Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Jigawa State Command, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. According to Aliyu, “On November…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the President of Paraguay, Santiago Pena was taken to a Rio hospital late Monday after falling ill while attending a G20 summit, officials said. “We inform that the President of the Republic, Santiago Pena, was treated today at the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro due to an indisposition,” Paraguayan…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the sudden death of Ambassador Taofik Obasanjo Coker, Nigeria’s Consul General in Buea, Republic of Cameroon. Coker passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025, following a brief illness. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces, with deep sorrow, the sudden demise of Ambassador Taofik Obasanjo Coker, the Consul General…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday lost one lawmaker each in the House of Representatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors — Hon. Peter Akpanke and Hon. Paul Nnamchi — formally announced their switch during plenary, with their defection letters read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Akpanke,…
Ogunbode Kodri Adedamola Olasunkami went missing on January 16. His girlfriend reported that he had called her to say he was going to church. When he didn’t return, his girlfriend insisted that he had gone to church as planned. The police investigated and arrested the pastor of the church, Prophet Whepetoji Babaniyah. Initially, the pastor…
A Nigerian criminal who has been convicted of armed robbery and crack cocaine dealing has been allowed to remain in the UK due to his belief that he is possessed by demons, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. The man, who was jailed for seven years in 2011 for carrying out an armed robbery on a…