Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has voiced out over N180 million was missing from his NGO’s account after it was hacked. In October, Otse launched the Martins Vincent Osei Initiative, raising over N35 million in donations within hours. Shortly after, he announced receiving a N100 million contribution from music producer Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy. In a video shared on Instagram on Friday, the activist revealed that the funds were diverted into an unknown account. “Honestly, I’ve not been myself for the past few days,”…
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Man Who Sent Farewell Video To Wife When Azerbaijan Plane Was Going Down Survives
“He earlier thought his end was imminent but later walked out alive from the wrecked fuselage of the ill-fated plane that killed 38” Subkhon Rakhimov, the man who made a last-minute video while on the ill-fated Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in 6 the crash with no scratch. He walked out of the wrecked fuselage to make another video’, which has also gone viral and provided evidence to reinforce the belief that the plane was brought down by Russia. His video before the crash showed the interior of the…
Read MoreOsun Ex-deputy Gov, Clement Haastrup Emerges New Owa Obokun Of Ijesaland
Ex-deputy governor of OSUN state under former governor Isiaka Adeleke administration, Prince Clement Haastrup has emerged as the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. Adesuyi Haastrup who is from Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House after his emergence, would be succeeding the late Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran as the 49th Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. ‘Malicious Attempt To Tarnish Our Safety Record’ – Air Peace Refutes Plane Crash Report Dangote, Wale Tinubu, Lookman, Badenoch Named Among 100 Most Influential Africans In 2024 Prince Haastrup is said to have defeated nine other candidates in a…
Read More‘Malicious Attempt To Tarnish Our Safety Record’ – Air Peace Refutes Plane Crash Report
Air Peace has described as false and malicious, a report circulating social media of a purported plane crash involving one of its aircraft in the Western Sahara region. This is contained in a statement signed by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, on Friday in Lagos. According to the statement, the allegation that the crash resulted in fatalities including the death of a prominent individual is false. “We categorically state that this information is false and malicious. “This is a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation and tarnish…
Read MoreNigerian Gov Pardons Resident Sentenced To Death For Stealing Chicken
Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has pardoned Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a chicken and eggs in 2010. In a statement released on Thursday, Adeleke gave the prerogative of mercy to 53 convicts, including Olowookere. Olowookere’s co-defendant, Sunday Morakinyo, was also granted a pardon by the governor. Olowookere’s story went viral recently, and it sparked public outcry after an interview granted by his parents. READ ALSO: ‘I Saw My Parents, Brothers Burnt To Death,’ Survivor Recounts Sokoto Tragedy ‘I Saw My Parents, Brothers Burnt…
Read MoreDangote, Wale Tinubu, Lookman, Badenoch Named Among 100 Most Influential Africans In 2024
The New African magazine has unveiled a list of 100 individuals who have made significant impacts across politics, business, science, sports, and civil society in 2024. This year’s edition takes an in-depth look at the lives and achievements of the individuals who are both on the continent and abroad, explained Anver Versi, editor of the London-based magazine. Her statement reads, “We need this because I cannot recall the world being so polarised, so divided, so stone-faced in the face of terrible man-made atrocities. ‘First His Mother, Now His Son,’ Jigawa…
Read More‘I Saw My Parents, Brothers Burnt To Death,’ Survivor Recounts Sokoto Tragedy
….CDS Insists Military Avoided Mistakes, Promises Probe Hours after the tragic airstrike in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State, a survivor has recounted the harrowing experience of watching her family perish in the ensuing inferno. In an interview with BBC Hausa, the distraught woman, who requested anonymity, described how her father, mother, and four younger siblings were burnt to death during the airstrike. Through tears, she said, “I saw them burning—my mother, my father, and my three younger brothers.” The airstrike, allegedly carried out by a Nigerian…
Read MoreN1.3 Trillion ‘Missing’ From Delta Account, EFCC Arrests Accountant-General
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mrs. Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, as part of investigations into the alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion linked to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The anti-graft agency has also questioned other officials, including a former Director of Finance and Administration and a senior Government House official. According to EFCC sources, the funds in question reportedly include portions of the 13 percent derivation allocation meant for oil-producing states. READ ALSO: ‘First His Mother, Now His Son,’ Jigawa Gov Loses Two…
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