The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday evening detained social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. Although VDM’s offence was not known at the time of filing this report, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said he was detained after honouring a police invitation. In a post on X on Thursday, Adeyanju disclosed that his client had honoured a similar invitation on Wednesday. His post read, “Our client, VDM, has been…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed the successful identification of the wreckage of a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima on October 24, 2024. According to a statement from NSIB’s Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, the wreckage was pinpointed during a recovery dive conducted on Wednesday night. The helicopter, operated by Eastwind Aviation and carrying eight individuals,…

Not less than three people were killed on Thursday evening in Umuahia, Abia State, by heavily armed men riding motorcycles. The assailants, numbering around three, shot their victims in separate incidents around the city. One of the victims, identified as Mr. Victor Udensi, a banker with Zenith Bank, was attacked near his home in the Ishi Court area of Umuahia. According to reports, the gunmen accosted him around 8 p.m.…

On Thursday, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, in her role as National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), launched the RHI Food Outreach in Ekiti State. This programme provided food items to People with Disabilities, widows, special schools, and other vulnerable groups across the state. According to a statement shared on the Ekiti State government’s social media pages, Mrs Tinubu reaffirmed her commitment to supporting women and vulnerable communities throughout…

The Delta State Police Command has apprehended a 17-year-old boy for the alleged murder of an unidentified man in Delta State. In a video shared via the command’s X page on Thursday, the teenager, whose identity was not revealed, explained what transpired between him and the deceased. The boy stated that he attacked the man with a machete, cutting him while trying to avenge the humiliation his mother suffered at…

Women who have vaginismus, a sexual dysfunction that occurs when the vaginal muscles subconsciously or persistently contract when they are about to be penetrated, experience a lot of pain during intercourse. The excessive tightness of the vaginal birth fear and anxiety in the mind of some women who are diagnosed with vaginismus prevents intercourse. A ScienceDirect report in 2022 revealed that 1 to 7% of the female population worldwide experience…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced that it has distributed relief materials to victims displaced by flooding in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ondo State. Through an announcement on their X page on Thursday, the agency stated that heavy rainfall accompanied by windstorms on October 30 led to the displacement of residents in Emure-Ile in Owo LGA and Igbokoda in Ilaje LGA. The Director General of NEMA,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would not overlook any financial malfeasance that must have been committed by the top executives of the commercial banks in the country. It, however, disclosed that quite a number of top bank executives in the country are presently under the radar of the commission, adding that some of them are currently being prosecuted while any of them found guilty would…

The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has emphasised that the government and the media are not adversaries but partners in the mission of nation-building. In a statement by Rabiu Ibrahim, the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Idris shared these thoughts during a courtesy visit from The Guardian’s management team to his office on Thursday. Idris acknowledged that while misunderstandings may arise, he does not view the government and the fourth…

The Minister of Communications Innovations and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has described the grant of N2.8 billion from Google to support the Federal Government’s science lab drive as timely for the renewed hope agenda. Tijani spoke at the press briefing where Google announced the grant to on Thursday in Abuja. He said the programme would offer the opportunity to train, empower and also place these young people in meaningful…

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri presented a 2025 budget of N689.4 billion to the State House of Assembly on Thursday. In a statement on his X page, the governor described the appropriation bill as the ‘Budget of Assured Prosperity’. He emphasised that his administration will prioritize development in 2025, dedicating 61.8 per cent of the total budget—approximately N426.1 billion—to capital expenditures. Meanwhile, the proposed N263.4 billion, representing 38.2 per cent…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reported significant achievements in its fight against corruption, recovering over N248 billion and $105 million while securing 3,455 convictions in the past year. These figures were announced by EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, during a press briefing in Abuja to mark his first year in office. Olukoyede, represented by the Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, detailed that the impressive recovery occurred…