MTN Nigeria Declares N133.7bn Profit In Q1 2025
May 6, 2025
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has declared a profit after tax of N133.7 billion for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2025, from a loss of N392.7 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2024. ...
“VeryDarkMan to be released today” – Insider
May 6, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to release popular social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, on Tuesday, following days of public outcry over his arrest. A senior EFCC...
EFCC Dismisses Reports of Popular Influencer VeryDarkMan’s Arrest As Fake
May 6, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports claiming it arrested popular social media activist and rights advocate, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). In a post shared on the social...
“I am pleased with Tinubu’s leadership, I married second wife” — Katsina resident
May 6, 2025
A resident of Katsina State has credited President Bola Tinubu’s administration with improving security and the economy, saying one of his most significant personal achievements under the current government was marrying a second wife. The man,...
“How many of you protested for me when I was locked up” – Speed Darlington blasts VDM fans asking him to join the protest
May 6, 2025
Popular singer, Speed Darlington rants as he slams Verydarkman’s fans who are asking him to join the ‘Free VDM protest. It would be recalled that the activist was arrested on Friday, allegedly by the EFCC. Nigerian youths had taken to...
3 more arrested over Plateau killings
May 5, 2025
With this development, the total number of suspects arrested in connection with the recent attacks on Plateau communities, which left several persons dead is 5. The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended three additional suspects in...
Police foil bomb plot at Lady Gaga concert
May 5, 2025
Brazilian police say they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga concert at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, in collaboration with the justice ministry, revealed that...
VeryDarkMan’s Arrest: A Test Case for Free Speech, Social Media Power, and Institutional Credibility in Nigeria
May 5, 2025
The recent arrest of social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has once again ignited debates about the boundaries of free speech, the role of digital activism, and how Nigerian institutions...
FG’s silence on VDM’s arrest fuelled Abuja protests – PDP
May 5, 2025
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Federal Government’s silence surrounding the arrest of activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), which has led to widespread protests among youths in Abuja. Many...
VeryDarkMan arrested over multiple petitions, to be charged soon — EFCC
May 5, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that the arrest of social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, was carried out over multiple petitions submitted to its agency. The anti-graft agency confirmed...
