…acting and fashion endeavours.How did Bruno Mars and Jessica Caban meet?Per previous reporting, Caban and Mars first met at a New York City hotel restaurant on the Lower East Side and have known each other since before his first album dropped in 2010. She eventually moved from her hometown of Harlem to Los Angeles to b…

…a sharp increase in both the scale and lethality of kidnapping compared with the previous reporting cycle, when 4,722 people were abducted in 997 incidents and 762 people were killed. The report said the amount of ransom actually paid had more than tripled compared with the previous cycle, despite a decline in the tota…

…visa applicants.US embassy explains how long Nigerians can stay in America In a previous report, the United States Mission in Nigeria has reminded travellers that holding a valid U.S. visa does not automatically determine how long they can remain in the country.The embassy urged international visitors to verify their a…

…Financial Intelligence Unit has disclosed that banks, fintech companies and other reporting entities submitted 42,082 Suspicious Transaction Reports to the agency in 2025. The figure was contained in the NFIU’s 2025 Annual Report, which highlighted continued risks to Nigeria’s financial system and increased regulatory…

…aged five years and below, a figure that remained virtually unchanged from the previous reporting period. The company said the concentration of testing among younger children suggested that many families preferred to resolve questions surrounding biological relationships early, although the data could not establish the…

A post shared on X claimed the US government released a new corruption report targeting Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 electionsVisible details in the screenshots shared in the post point to a 2010 US Senate subcommittee document, not a new investigationThe 16-year-old report named Abubakar over money laundering conc…

…and two suspected bricks of heroin concealed in a consignment from Laos. VietnamPlus reported on Monday that the drugs were discovered at the Lao Bao International Border Gate in Quang Tri Province after customs officers detected suspicious images in a consigned package during a scan. The report said the case was uncov…

…by large numbers of Nigerians.EFCC official X page disappearsMeanwhile, in a previous report, Legit.ng reported that the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disappeared from the popular social media platform. On Wednesday, August 14, the agency's official handle, which ha…

…from Lagos to Ikorodu. He was supposed to alight at Ogolonto Bus Stop, but the bus reportedly left before he could get down. The driver later said he may have been dropped at Agric Bus Stop. Olumola is dark-complexioned, about 5.9ft tall, non-verbal and has no formal education. His family and volunteers have searched a…

Nigeria failed fiscal transparency test for 2nd year. Budget figures do not add up - US Report Nigeria has failed to meet minimum fiscal transparency requirements for the second consecutive year, with the United States Department of State concluding that the country made no significant progress in improving its public…

…occurred on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at a sharp bend around Costain Duma, where the bus reportedly caught fire, trapping the passengers inside. An eyewitness, Ahmed Ndagana, who confirmed the incident, said the vehicle was engulfed in flames shortly after the crash, leaving the occupants with little chance of escape. A…

…China for one month. What baffles me is that there’s no remorse.” he added. In a previous reported by Gistreel, Mazi opened up about the financial and personal sacrifices he made throughout their relationship, revealing that despite everything, it wasn’t enough. His latest revelation has since sparked mixed reactions o…

…of violating them.US embassy explains how long Nigerians can stay in America In a previous report, the United States Mission in Nigeria has reminded travellers that holding a valid U.S. visa does not automatically determine how long they can remain in the country.The embassy urged international visitors to verify their…

…also raised concerns over the growing local manufacture of methamphetamine, with previous reports indicating that Latin American drug specialists have transferred production expertise to criminal networks in Nigeria. The Institute for Security Studies reported in 2019 that methamphetamine seizures and laboratory raids…

…Event for the 2026 Out-of-School Children Mapping and the 2025/2026 Annual School Census reports under the Reaching Out-of-School Children project in Kaduna. Speaking at the event, the Country Director of Save the Children International in Nigeria, Duncan Harvey, described the mapping exercise as a landmark achievement…

…officially known as Bomadi-Overside, disputing references to it as “Esenaebe” in previous reports. He maintained that Mr. Wareka-emi Osuobeni is the duly elected chairman of Bomadi-Overside, adding that there is no parallel leadership in the community. According to him, accurate identification of the community and its…

…with the US about a new Iranian plot to ass@ss!nate Donald Trump. Read previous report here. Iran has openly sought the president's ass@ss!nation since 2020, when Trump directed the attack that killed Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani. There have also been multiple foiled ass@ss!nation plots against Trump since…

…of the state. And she is, according to her own accounts, a generous woman. Various reports in the past three and a half years identify her with grants, scholarships, food relief, agricultural support, disaster relief, and support for elderly citizens and conflict victims. In June 2026, she appeared to tweak her giving,…

…to Marine Police, NPA and was taken into custody for questioning. “The driver weh jam us report himself to marine police,” she said. Rescue efforts were ongoing at press time as divers and local fishermen searched the NPA river for Chinaza's body. Authorities have yet to release an official statement on the incident. T…

…Act amounted to an alteration that weakened the legislature's authority. The caucus reportedly described any attempt to foist fake laws on Nigerians as an attack on the independence and constitutional role of the National Assembly. These controversies may not all be the same in law, but they point to the same moral dis…