The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has explained that the United States Federal Aviation Administration delisted Nigeria from Category One Status of the International Aviation Safety Assessment programme over the lack of Nigerian airlines to ply the United States direct routes for two years. This means that Nigerian carriers will not be able to operate directly…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that there has been a wave of tributes from the world of hip-hop as United States’ rapper, Fatman Scoop, announced dead. His family and manager announced Saturday, after the 53-year-old artist suffered a medical emergency while performing on stage, prompting a wave of tributes from the world of hip-hop. Scoop, best known…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 36-year-old Nigerian pilot, Olukayode Ojo, is facing a five-year jail term in Texas, United States, after being found guilty of making false statements to obtain a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. On Wednesday after the guilty verdict, US District Judge Jodi Dishman ordered the detention of the Nigerian pilot…
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were among the global leaders invited to participate in the 2024 International Leaders Forum held on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in the United States. Obi disclosed this in a statement and pictures shared on social media on Wednesday….
A Nigerian man, identified as Yomi Olayeye has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft for his alleged role in a $10 million pandemic unemployment assistance fraud scheme in the United States. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts under the Department of Justice revealed this in a…
Two Nigerian men identified as Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 26, and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 24, have been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face charges of sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Aina is charged with cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, and receiving proceeds of…
US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party’s presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November’s showdown against Republican Donald Trump. Harris, 59, was the sole candidate on the ballot for a five-day electronic vote of nearly 4,000 party convention delegates. The first Black and South Asian woman…
Adegbolu Adefunmi, leader of Oyotunji African village in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the USA, has been allegedly stabbed to death by his sister. The incident reportedly happened during a heated argument. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of a stabbing at the Oyotunji African village on Monday around 2:54pm. The…