The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday, 4 January, 2026 confirmed summoning famous Nigerian social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly addressed as, VeryDarkMan over an allegations leveled against the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, AIG Moshood Jimoh, reports thegazellenews.com. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, who confirmed the development through a post on X on Tuesday, 4 August, 2026, said the criminal matter referenced in recent public comments by VeryDarkMan had been investigated and was already before a court following legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. While stating that that since the…
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A yet-to-be-identified graduate of the Lagos State University is battling for his life after he was shot by suspected armed robbers who trailed a Point of Sale operator to her residence in the Igando area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday, 4 August, 2026 that the incident occurred on Sunday on Kayode Onafuye Street in the Alhaji Ede area of the community. The news medium gathered from eyewitnesses that the robbers, who arrived on two motorcycles, stormed a bungalow in the area in search of the PoS operator. The four-man gang, however, failed to locate their target after…
A Maiduguri, Borno State-based woman named Yakaka Yerima, has celebrated her adopted daughter after the child graduated from nursery school, six years after she took her in and breastfed her following the loss of her parents to insurgency. Sharing the milestone in a Facebook post on Monday, 3 August, 2026, Yakaka recounted that the girl’s father was killed in a terrorist attack before she was born, while her mother died during childbirth after surviving the attack. According to her, the newborn was taken to an orphanage, but she could not stop thinking about the child’s fate. “Six years ago, I…
By Tope Fasoranti For a country whose central bank once drew a firm line between the banking system and the world of crypto currency, Nigeria has travelled a remarkable distance. In the span of five years, the nation has moved from restriction to measured engagement, and now to an attempt at coordinated governance of one of the era’s most consequential financial innovations. How well that attempt succeeds will matter to millions of Nigerians who already hold trade and transact in digital assets. On 17 July 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026,…
Former mercurial winger of Liverpool, Mohamed Salah is in “transfer negotiations” with Trabzonspor and is expected to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday, 5 August, 2026 for talks, the Black Sea club said Tuesday, 4 August, 2026. The Egyptian star left Liverpool at the end of last season after an illustrious nine-year spell at Anfield, during which he won the Champions League and two Premier League titles. “Mohamed Salah, with whom we have begun transfer negotiations, will be at Istanbul Ataturk Airport… at 12:00 on Wednesday, August 5,” Trabzonspor said in a statement. “The player is scheduled to arrive in Trabzon…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commended the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tunji Disu, for the prompt deployment of an operational police aircraft to support ongoing security operations in the state. Governor Abiodun had requested the deployment of the aircraft as part of efforts to further strengthen the state’s security architecture and sustain the fight against criminality and banditry. The request was swiftly approved by the Inspector General of Police. Receiving the aircraft and its crew on behalf of the Ogun State Government, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, expressed the Governor’s appreciation to the…
By Debbie Eremen A daughter of the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Titilayo Adewale, has denied claims that she criticised the church’s leadership for allegedly sidelining the legacy of her late father, Pa Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi. In a statement released on her Facebook page on Monday, 3 August, 2026, Adewale described as false a viral statement attributed to her, which claimed that many senior pastors in the RCCG were unaware that her father founded the church and that she had called for greater efforts to preserve his legacy.she said, “My attention has been drawn to a…
Justice A.M. Lawal of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 convicted and sentenced a fake lawyer, John Nwawuto Anoruo for impersonation and possession of a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. Anoruo, who operates a legal and educational consultancy in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, was arrested by operatives of the EFCC on Monday, April 20, 2026. His case began after he submitted a petition dated September 22, 2025, to the EFCC on behalf of his clients against the management of Global West Vessel Specialist Nigeria Limited. Investigations, however, revealed…
Barely one year after assuming office as Executive Chairman of Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Jimoh Olawale Saliu has continued to attract accolades for what many describe as an impactful and people-oriented style of governance. The latest recognition came from the Ghana-based Trans-African Youth Development Initiative (TAYD), which honoured the council boss with the Kwame Nkrumah African Patriotic Leader Award for Excellence, an honour reserved for African leaders whose contributions have positively influenced governance, youth development and community transformation across the continent. The award, presented by the pan-African organisation with membership spanning several African countries, is another milestone…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has urged public and private organisations to invest in the Niger Delta Region as it is now conducive and safe. Speaking during the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit 2026 in Asaba, Delta State, Ogbuku described the oil-rich region as richly endowed and a haven for investors. The NDDC boss acknowledged the efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, stating that the Renewed Hope Agenda has transformed the Niger Delta region into a peaceful and viable environment for investment. He commended the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff…