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VeryDarkMan Ignored Multiple Invitations Before Arrest – EFCC

“VeryDarkMan to be released today” – Insider

May 6, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is expected to release popular social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, known online as VeryDarkMan, on Tuesday, following mounting public criticism over his recent arrest. A top EFCC

“EFCC arrested VeryDarkMan to silence him for accusing them of corruption” – Sowore alleges

May 5, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate from the African Action Congress (AAC), has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of arresting social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, to silence him.

EFCC Dismisses BBC Pidgin Report, Tags Statement Attributed to PRO as Fake News

May 5, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the report published by BBC Pidgin, along with the statement attributed to their Force Public Relations Officer, labeling both as fake news. The commission urged the

Slots were allocated to sons, daughters, wives of ‘owners of Judiciary’ – Odinkalu exposes Nigerian Judiciary

May 5, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

Former NHRC Chairman, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has criticized the Nigerian judiciary and the National Judicial Council (NJC) over a lack of transparency in appointing judges. He accused the NJC of favoring relatives of influential figures

JAMB 2025: Over 1.5 Million UTME Candidates Score Below 200

May 5, 2025 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that more than 1.5 million candidates who took part in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below 200. Out of a total of 1,955,069

Dele Farotimi Vows Legal Action Over His Arrest

May 5, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

Lagos-based lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has announced his decision to pursue legal action against those involved in his arrest and detention in December 2024. The arrest had stemmed from a now-withdrawn defamation lawsuit initiated

Controversial Critic VeryDarkMan Expected to Be Released on Bail Today

DSS Behind VeryDarkman’s Arrest, Not EFCC – Report

May 5, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

Fresh claims have emerged alleging that the Department of State Services (DSS) — not the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) — is behind the arrest of outspoken social media critic, VeryDarkMan. Initial reports had

You Must Pay Your $290 Million Fine — FG Tells Meta

May 3, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

The Federal Government has insisted that tech giant Meta must pay the $290 million fine imposed by Nigerian regulatory agencies. This comes after Meta was penalized for multiple infractions, including alleged data privacy violations, unapproved

CCTV Footage Disproves Claims of VeryDarkMan’s Arrest Inside GTBank

May 3, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

Newly released CCTV footage has challenged earlier reports suggesting that controversial social media figure VeryDarkMan was arrested inside a GTBank branch. The footage, which surfaced on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), offers a clearer

FG sues Meta for violation of the advertising laws and loss of revenue, seeks 30bn penalty

Meta Considers Shutting Down Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria Over $300M Fines

May 3, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

Meta has threatened to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria after being fined nearly $300 million by multiple government agencies. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) imposed a $220 million fine for

Court Sentences BRT Driver to Death for Murder of Bamise Ayanwola

Court Sentences BRT Driver to D3@th for Murder of Bamise Ayanwola

May 3, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

A Federal High Court in Lagos has handed a death sentence to BRT driver Andrew Ominikoron for the murder of 22-year-old fashion designer Bamise Ayanwola. Bamise’s tragic story made national headlines in 2022 after she

New Video Captures Moment Before VeryDarkMan’s Arrest Outside GTBank

May 3, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

A recently surfaced video has shed new light on the arrest of social media personality VeryDarkMan, capturing moments just before he was detained outside a GTBank branch. The clip, shared widely on X (formerly Twitter),

British-Nigerian Nursing Student Fatally Stabbed Weeks Before Graduation

British-Nigerian Nursing Student Fatally St@bb3d Weeks Before Graduation

May 3, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

British-Nigerian nursing student and social media personality, Tamilore Odunsi, widely known on TikTok as “Tami Dollars,” has been killed in a shocking incident at her apartment in Houston, Texas — just two weeks before she

Police set to prosecute man who blackmailed President Bola Tinubu

NANS: Call Your Son to Order – Atiku Tells Tinubu

May 3, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

Comrade Atiku Isah has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action and restrain his family members, particularly his son, Seyi Tinubu, following serious allegations involving the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students

EFCC Reportedly Traces N80bn to Former Refinery MD’s Bank Account

May 3, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained several former managing directors and senior officials linked to Nigeria’s key oil refineries amid an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of nearly $3 billion allocated for