Activist and social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has disclosed why he won’t honour an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an allegation of corruption levelled against officials of the agency. DAILY POST recalls that VeryDarkMan had in a video played an audio recording purportedly belonging to social media personality, Bobrisky, wherein the latter said he was asked to pay N15 million to have a money laundering charge against him dropped. Responding, the EFCC, in a letter, invited both VeryDarkMan and Bobrisky to its Lagos office to “assist investigators unearth the alleged…
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Former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is set to join Barcelona as a free agent. Negotiations are believed to be so advanced that Szczesny is set to undergo medicals with the LaLiga side. The move will see the Polish stopper come out of retirement and sign a one-year deal. Szczesny himself has already confirmed interest from Barca and hinted he could never turn them down. Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has been forced to bring in a new goalkeeper following Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s awful injury. The 34-year-old may need a little bit of time to get up to speed but…
Many leaders of opposition parties in Cross River State have attacked the chairman of the major opposition party, PDP, Venatius Ikem. The hot exchange between other opposition leaders and Ikem happened after the chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, Dr Ekong Edet Boco, on Wednesday afternoon, gave them one month to prepare for the local government chairmanship election. Ikem had expressed displeasure that the chairman of political party monitoring in IPAC, who also is chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the state, Dr Ekpenyong Ambo, was speaking for too long instead of giving a…
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The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, NSCDC, has arrested five persons for allegedly vandalising critical national assets and infrastructure. The command’s spokesman, Samuel Idoko, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, saying that two of the five suspects were arrested around Wuse Market Bridge while conveying vandalised iron poles. Idoko further revealed that the other three suspects were arrested around Durumi 2 Pantaker Market at midnight while attempting to transport vandalised items to a selling point. He said that further investigation revealed that buyers visited the location, where the arrest was made at odd…
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has responded to an allegation against him contained in a viral audio released by Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. Falana described the allegation that he wanted to get a presidential pardon for Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, for the sum of N10 million as a vicious, wicked and reckless ploy to impugn his reputation. The senior lawyer said he had never spoken to Bobrisky on his alleged pardon or any matter whatsoever. In a letter addressed to VeryDarkMan on Wednesday by Falana’s legal representative, Taiwo Olawanle, the legal expert demanded immediate retraction of…
The Presidency has said that foreigners earning income in Nigeria will henceforth pay taxes under a proposed amendment to the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC Bill, 2024. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known while briefing State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. Onanuga said the proposed NIMC Bill was part of the Economic Stabilisation Bills approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Monday, soon to be forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration. According to him, the Economic Stabilisation Bills comprised many bills, which included a bill on the plan…
Nigeria midfielder, Oghenekaro Peter Etebo has opened up on his decision to join Turkish second division club, Genclerbirligi. Etebo, 28, made a surprise move to the Red and Black this summer. The combative midfielder rejected offers from Israel and first division clubs in Turkey to pitch tent with the modest side. The former Warri Wolves player was sidelined for close to one year with injury. Etebo trained at Genclerbirligi’s facilities, while recovering from the injury. The player revealed that the club offered him access to their training facilities without any obligation on his part. He said the generosity, coupled with…
The Federal Government has washed its hands off the petrol pump pricing face-off between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote Refinery. The Federal Government said the two parties are at liberty to determine their own market prices for consumers. The Federal Government’s position was made known on Wednesday by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, while briefing State House correspondents in Abuja. He explained that since the petroleum market has been deregulated, both Dangote and NNPCL, as oil refiners and marketers, are allowed to operate according to economic market forces and set their…
At least 28 people died while 19 others were seriously injured after a bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia on Wednesday, local authorities have confirmed. The accident occurred in the Wolaita region, roughly 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of the capital, Addis Ababa. According to local officials, the bus, which veered down a steep slope, was severely damaged, with the roof ripped off due to the impact. Rescue and search operations are still underway, as authorities have not yet determined the total number of passengers on board at the time of the crash.…