JUST IN : Again, VeryDarkMan Arrested The Nigeria Police Force took social media influencer Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), into custody on Thursday evening. This action followed his appearance at their Abuja station after a formal invitation. While details of VDM’s alleged offence remain unclear as of this report, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed that Otse was detained after responding to the police invitation. Adeyanju shared on X that Otse had attended a similar session with the police the day before. In his post, Adeyanju stated, “Our client, VDM, has been detained after honouring a police invitation just…
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Nigerian Government Moves To Ban On Sale Of Alcohol, Drugs In Motor Parks The House of Representatives has advanced a motion to ban the sale of alcohol and psychoactive drugs in motor parks across the country. Sponsored by Mr Abbas Adigun, representing Ibadan North-East/Ibadan South-East Federal Constituency, Oyo State, the motion gained approval during Thursday’s plenary. Citing the Federal Road Safety Commission data, Adigun noted that “90 per cent of road accidents in the country are caused by the consumption of alcoholic drinks and hard drugs, among other factors.” He argued, “The consumption of psychoactive drugs and alcohol increases the…
Tensioπ In Abuja As One Chance Robber Burn To Death A suspected member of a notorious “One Chance” robbery gang was allegedly lynched near the NYSC junction along Abuja’s Kubwa expressway in the early hours of Tuesday. Eyewitnesses said that the suspect arrived in a Gulf car around 2 a.m. with two other individuals, having moved from the Dutsen-Alhaji junction along the same route. Muhammad Sani, a member of the United Hunters Society of Nigeria in Kubwa, recounted that the two accomplices fled the scene after their vehicle collided with a road barrier. Additionally, Sulaiman Yunusa, a security guard at…
Obtain Clearance First; Wike Tells Abuja Drivers Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has announced that starting in 2025, all commercial bus and taxi drivers operating in Abuja will be required to secure clearance from the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS). Wike made this announcement during the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme held on Thursday, emphasizing that the measure aims to reduce incidents of kidnapping and the prevalence of ‘one-chance’ robbery in the capital. He stated that any commercial driver who has not been vetted by the security agencies will be prohibited from…
Wike Ban Unprofiled Vehicles In Abuja Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has announced that all commercial buses in Abuja starting from January 2025, will be profiled by the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS). The minister made the declaration during the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme held in Garki, Abuja. To combat kidnapping and incidents of “one-chance” robbery, Wike specified that, effective January 2025, any commercial bus that had not been properly profiled by security agencies will be barred from operating in the capital. The FCT minister said, “Most of…
US Secretary Blasts Tinubu As Bandits Take Over Military Training Facility Tibor Nagy, a former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, has expressed concerns about the insecurity in Nigeria under the President Bola Tinubu-led government. Nagy’s comments followed allegations made by a Niger State House of Assembly lawmaker stating that bandits had overtaken the Nigerian Army training camp in Kontongora, raising the alarm over the nation’s deteriorating security situation. In a tweet on Wednesday, Nagy stated, “Only in Nigeria — can bandits take over the nation’s largest military training facility. “Anywhere else in the world this would be…
Gunmen Ki||ed, Set Man Ablaze The Ebonyi Police Command says a man, said to be Michael Nnaji, was found dead in the Ngbo-Amaka area in the Ngbo community, Ohaukwu Local Government of the state. DSP Joshua Ukandu, the state police public relations officer, told journalists on Wednesday in Abakaliki that the incident occurred on Tuesday night. “Yes, we are aware of the incident, but we are yet to get the details of what really happened in the area,” said Mr Ukandu, who said the police had begun an investigation. “Yes, I am yet to be briefed, and I must tell…
Tensioπ In Edo As Many Found Dead, Including 2 Brothers Five people, including two brothers and a woman, were found dead in a room on Saturday in Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the incident occurred under suspicious circumstances, with the victims discovered dead in a single room. The bodies were discovered by family members who became alarmed when the individuals did not come out of their bedroom. It was learnt that two of the deceased were brothers, while the others were their friends. Meanwhile, preliminary reports suggest generator fumes and food poisoning…
Court Strikes Out pro-Wike Lawmakers’ Suit The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday struck out a suit filed by 27 lawmakers, led by Martin Amaewhule, in the Rivers House of Assembly against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, struck out the suit after it was withdrawn by the lawmakers who were plaintiffs in the case. “The court has painstakingly perused and carefully considered the notice of discontinuance of this suit dated and filed on October 30, 2024, by the learned counsel to the plaintiffs, J. Akubo esq. “The court has equally…
BREAKING: FG To Increase Minimum Wage Again Amidst Rising Cost Of Living As Nigerians continue to grapple with the economic hardship resulting from record high inflation and the devastating impact of the economic reforms on their lives, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, said it may be forced to demand from the federal government another review of the pay package of workers. NLC President Joe Ajaero who disclosed this at the 8th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses And Midwives (NANNM), also said that organised labour will insist that government keeps to it’s promise to…