Controversial social media commentator, Mr. Martins Innocent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has been granted administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and will be released upon meeting the required bail conditions. The anti-corruption agency disclosed that the arrest stemmed from multiple petitions received against the social media figure, alleging involvement in…
The Police Command in Bauchi State says it has recorded significant breakthroughs in its fight against crime, with the detention of nine suspects in three separate operations within the past week. The Command’s Spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Bauchi. According to him, the first incident occurred on Aug. 14,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condoled with the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama and members of the Kaigama family of Taraba State on the passing of their brother and father, Fidelis Kaigama. Fidelis Kaigama died on June 6, at 84. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described the…
Both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other’s armies of committing atrocities since Russian forces launched their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Kyiv said on Tuesday that Russian forces had shot dead five Ukrainian servicemen who had surrendered in the eastern Donetsk region, building on previous war crimes allegations levied against Moscow. Both…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid. On Friday, Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forced off a bus by suspected security agents while travelling from the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, to his…
Wayne Rooney thinks former side Manchester United look “lost” and “scared” on the pitch and that “10 to 15 players need to leave the club”. Fallen giants United are a lowly 14th in the Premier League, with the likes of Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton and Nottingham Forest all above them in English football’s top-flight. United have…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia North has asserted that the Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu, cannot continue in a dual role of leader and observer. In a recent discussion at his home, Kalu encouraged Benjamin Kalu to openly declare his gubernatorial ambitions if he intends to run….
The United States Department of State and Department of Defense officials, alongside their Nigerian counterparts, have celebrated the completion of $38 million of improvements to the Kainji Air Base in Nigeria. The air base improvements are essential to facilitate the operation and maintenance of the A-29 Super Tucano wing and associated munitions stationed there. The…
Liverpool are advancing in negotiations to secure Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, according to renowned football transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano. In a statement posted on Tuesday via X, Romano revealed that the Premier League side have made tangible progress in their efforts to sign the Dutch defender, initiating talks with Leverkusen concerning the framework of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will today, Wednesday, release the results of the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which was conducted between last Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the examination following widespread outrage over the poor performance recorded during the initial UTME. Out of the 1.9 million candidates who sat for the…
