The Chairman of FBN Holdings, Femi Otedola, has acquired 534,094,407 ordinary shares at N30.00 each, amounting to a total value of N16.02bn in First Bank. In a notice filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited about directors dealing on Thursday, this transaction took place between September 23 and September 25 and has been officially documented as

Social media influencer, Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan, has revealed that he possesses further damning evidence to support his exposé regarding Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky and the voice note in which Bobrisky claimed to have served his sentence in a private apartment. He also clarified that he had no intention of defaming human rights

Public interest and human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has weighed in on the ongoing defamation controversy involving renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana and social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. Effiong, in a statement via X on Thursday, criticised VeryDarkMan’s handling of the issue and highlighted his lack of understanding of

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has suspended two officers at the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos. The officers were suspended following a voice note shared by Martins Otse, a.k.a.VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed that after his conviction and sentencing for abuse of the naira notes

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Wednesday, ordered a thorough investigation into allegations of bribery within the Nigerian Correctional Service. Although the minister did not mention any specific case, his directive comes on the heels of a voice note shared by Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, rejected a bill seeking to increase the retirement age of civil servants working in the National Assembly by an additional five years. Tinubu’s decision not to withhold his assent to the bill was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on the floor during plenary. The President

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has directed an unconditional and comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The Minister while unequivocally condemning the alleged reprehensible behaviour, emphasized that any form of indiscipline, unprofessionalism, and corruption will be met with zero tolerance and severe consequences within

Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been confirmed as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), becoming the 23rd individual to hold the position. Her confirmation came on Wednesday following a two-hour questioning session by the Senate, where she addressed various reforms she intends to implement within the judicial system. Kekere-Ekun, who has been serving in an acting

The Senate on Wednesday, passed for second reading a fresh N288 billion supplementary budget for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Likewise, the House of Representatives’ Committee on FCT adopted the bill. At the Red Chamber, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, presented the bill at plenary. He stated that the appropriation needed to be passed

Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has refuted report by an online media outfit that a United States District Court authorised a certain Louis E. Williams to seize $21 million from Nigeria’s account with JP Morgan. Fagbemi, in a statement, explained that contrary to the report, the court rejected