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Social media commentator, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, has publicly distanced himself from allegations circulating in a viral video claiming he sponsored a religious narrative aimed at inciting tension between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. In the video, a young man was seen being questioned and assaulted after reportedly entering a mosque to pray.  Reacting to the allegations, VDM said: “In this video, it is said that the young man sitting on the ground walked into a mosque to pray and due to his movement in the mosque they suspected him for something because he didn’t fit in and…

Dr Kazeem Adesina Abidikugu has been declared as the winner of African Democratic Congress, (ADC) House of Representatives primary election in Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East Federal Constituency in Oyo State.  DAILY POST reports that the election was held in all the wards cut across Ibadan North East and Ibadan South East local government areas that make up the federal constituency.  The result of the primary election was announced Saturday night.  Chairman of the primary election committee in Oyo State, Mr Harrison Akpojaro announced the result of the election in the presence of members of the party, security agents and other…

Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the Thailand Police Force for allegedly operating an AI-powered deepfake romance scam syndicate from a luxury condominium along the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi Province. The suspects were reportedly apprehended following a cocaine trafficking investigation that later exposed the alleged online fraud operation. According to a Cambodia-based crime researcher identified on X as @jacobincambodia, he disclosed in details saying: “Thai police raided a luxury condominium on the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi on May 22 and arrested six Nigerian men running a romance scam ring built on AI-generated faces and fake video calls. “The…

Kelechi Iheanacho hopes he will be offered a new deal by Scottish Premiership champions, Celtic, DAILY POST reports. Iheanacho arrived the Celtic Park on a free transfer last summer after parting ways with LaLiga outfit, Sevilla. The Hoops have the option  to extend his stay  for an additional year but are they to take a decision on the striker’s future. The Nigeria international is fan favourite after scoring a number of crucial goals for the club. Iheanacho finished the campaign with  nine goals in 24 appearances across all competitions. “I hope I’m still a Celtic player at the start of…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured a combined total of 915,840 votes in the All Progressives Congress presidential primary elections held in Kano and Borno states ahead of the 2027 general elections. In Kano State, Tinubu polled 500,852 votes to defeat his lone challenger, Mr Osifo Osayamen Stanley, who secured 2,675 votes during the exercise conducted across the 44 local government areas of the state. The results were officially announced on Saturday during the collation exercise held at the Kano State Government House. The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, said he participated in the presidential primary election…

May 24, 2026 9:09 am US ICE arrests Nigerian man for identity theft, fraud. Credit: X | EROLosAngeles The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE Los Angeles, has announced the arrest of a Nigerian national identified as Etinosa Osahon. The enforcement agency disclosed this in a post shared via its official X handle on Saturday. According to the statement, the 49-year-old was arrested on May 21 and is currently facing removal proceedings. “ICE Los Angeles arrested Etinosa Osahon, 49, of Nigeria, May 21,” the statement read. “Osahon’s criminal record includes stealing and being in possession of stolen mail, bank…

Trabzonspor president Ertugrul Dogan has confirmed that the club have offered veteran Nigerian winger Anthony Nwakaeme a position within their scouting structure following his retirement from playing, with a focus on identifying African talent. The offer came days after Nwakaeme rounded off his playing career at the Turkish club by helping Trabzonspor beat Konyaspor 2-1 in the 2026 Turkish Cup final on Friday, a result the 37-year-old had earlier described as his final mission. “We met and spoke with Nwakaeme. We want him to stay with us in our scouting efforts in Africa,” Dogan said. “He has incredible football knowledge…

Game of Thrones alum Hannah Murray says she suffered a catastrophic psychotic break after joining a wellness cult. “It’s easy to go, ‘Well, that would never happen to me,’ but we do ourselves a disservice when we start saying that, because you don’t know,” Murray, 36, told The Guardian in an interview published on Saturday, May 23. “I had no idea I was going togo through any of the things in the book. I would’ve assumed I couldn’t, that I was safe. I was well educated, from a middle-class family; everything should have been fine.” She continued, “I thought, “I’m…

President Bola Tinubu has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket for the 2027 election after recording a landslide victory in the party’s presidential primary held across Nigeria on Saturday. The incumbent overwhelmingly defeated his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, in most states where results have been declared, with Mr Osifo recording zero or negligible votes in several states. The largely peaceful election was supervised by governors appointed as collation officers by the APC. In Rivers State, Tinubu polled 280,468 votes while Osifo recorded zero votes across the state’s 23 local government areas, according to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In Edo…

The beauty of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, lies in its stubborn refusal to follow scripts. Across Europe and several of the world’s elite leagues, champions are often crowned weeks before the season ends, while relegated clubs quietly begin preparing for life in lower divisions long before the final whistle of the campaign. The NPFL rarely offers such comfort. Instead, it thrives on uncertainty, emotional swings and relentless unpredictability — qualities that have once again defined the 2025/2026 season heading into a dramatic final day on Sunday. After 37 exhausting rounds of football, neither the title race nor the…