Friends and associates of popular Nigerian social media personality and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), have voiced concern over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) refusal to allow them to provide him with food. Recall that VDM’s legal representative, activist-lawyer Deji Adeyanju, in a statement, alleged that VDM was arrested…
Students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), have dissociated themselves from a petition by the national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) against the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina. The NANS National President Comrade Olushola Oladoja had written a petition to Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, calling for the immediate…
The Federal Competitive and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said that WhatsApp’s claim of being forced to exit Nigeria due to the commission’s recent fine appears to be a calculated move aimed at inducing negative public reaction and potentially pressuring the FCCPC to reconsider its decision. In a statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs, Ondaje…
Influencer and social commentator Saida BOJ has publicly distanced herself from the ongoing issues surrounding controversial online figure VeryDarkMan. In a candid statement, Saida expressed her frustration over being urged to speak out on his behalf, citing past instances of disrespect and ingratitude. “VeryDarkMan is an ingrate. He is a very disrespectful and ungrateful human…
Kano-based musician Dauda ‘Rarara’ Kahutu delighted President Bola Tinubu and other dignitaries with a performance of his newly released Yoruba-titled song ‘Omo Ologo’ at a dinner event held in Katsina State. The dinner was organized in honour of Tinubu, who is on a two-day official visit to Katsina — the hometown of former President Muhammadu…
The Police Command in Gombe State has arrested a 27-year-old Taraba-bound Joseph Babari contracted to fight in Plateau. DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the command’s spokesperson made this known in a statement on Saturday in Gombe. Abdullahi said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday around 11.30 PM by a police patrol team attached to Pero-Chonge Division of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the action of a group of women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over their walkout on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, during an empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The minister described the incident as a “show of…
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has revealed that social media activist VeryDarkMan (VDM) was arrested by police officers at a Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) branch in Abuja. Adeyanju confirmed the incident in a post via X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. The arrest followed reports from Koko Pee, VDM’s associate, who raised an alarm on Instagram…
President Bola Tinubu has urged governors across the 36 states to focus on delivering tangible results that directly impact citizens’ lives and ignore “armchair critics” who may seek to distract them. The president spoke on Friday as he commenced a two-day working visit to Katsina. During the visit, the president inaugurated key infrastructure projects completed…
The Peoples Democratic Party deputy governor candidate in the 2023 election in Cross River state, Dr Emana Ambrose-Amawhe, and her supporters have formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress. Emana, during the defection ceremony at her ward, Edem Odo in Akpabuyo LGA on Friday, asserted that she was prompted to join the APC following the…