Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has demanded Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communication and Strategy, to retract his statement and publicly apologise over his claims that Obi is the brain behind the hunger and hardship protest being organised by dissatisfied Nigerians. Onanuga had, in a statement, accused the former Governor of Anambra State and his supporters over plans to unleash mayhem in Nigeria under the guise of a protest. Reacting to Onanuga’s accusations, Obi, through his legal council, filed a notice against Onanuga, titled, ‘Revealed, Peter Obi’s supporters are the…

The candidate of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has berated quarters from the President Bola Tinubu camp over their plans to prevent law-abiding Nigerians from staging a protest against the federal government. Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday, mentioned that Nigerians have the constitutional rights to “peaceful assembly and association,” and as such, nobody should rob them of their rights. “For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of citizens to protest are enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution and affirmed by our courts. Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution (as altered) unequivocally guarantees the right to…

Democrats have donated more than $100 million (£77 million) to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.  The number was increased by what her campaign team describes as a record 24-hour fundraising stretch of $81 million. According to the progressive giving site ActBlue, over 888,000 people donated up to $200 each over that time period. Donors who had withdrawn their financing because of worries over Biden’s age have stated that they want to return their support for the party. According to the New York Times, the jump in donations in the 24-hour period following Biden’s withdrawal from the campaign was the…

President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has apologised to his colleague, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for statements he made while shutting her down in plenary last week. The Senate President had warned Akpoti-Uduaghan that she could not speak unless he permitted her. Furthermore, he mentioned that the Senate is not a “nightclub”. His words sparked outrage on social media, with several women’s groups condemning him for being sexist and disrespecting women. In his apologies, delivered at Tuesday’s plenary, Akpabio stated that he would never knowingly degrade any woman. He said, “I will not intentionally denigrate any woman and I always pray…

The Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Segun Dada has threatened to form a strong resistance against protesters planning to protest over the insecurity and economic hardship in the country. In a statement on X on Tuesday, Tinubu’s aide mentioned that he and “the silent majority,” who voted for the president in the 2023 presidential election, will resist any plans to “burn the country down under whatever guise.” “Those who want to burn the country down under whatever guise will meet the strongest resistance of their lives. Not from security agencies, but from the silent majority that…

Nigerians have criticised Sen. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the founder of Baze University and the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, over the graduation of his daughter from a foreign university. Baba-Ahmed, Peter Obi’s running mate, attended the graduation of his daughter from the University of Reading, UK, pictures making the rounds on social media reveal. However, Nigerians berated the former lawmaker over the graduation of his daughter from a foreign university, with many questioning his faith in Baze University, which he owns. Many berated him for having zero faith in the educational system of…

The death toll from a landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 157, a local official announced on Tuesday, warning that the number could rise. The landslide happened around 10:00 a.m. (0700 GMT) on Monday, following heavy rainfall in a mountainous part of the South Ethiopia regional state. The last toll was 55. “The number of dead from the sudden landslide that happened in Geze-Gofa district of Gofa zone has passed 146,” a statement from the Gofa zone Communications Affairs Department said, quoting local official Habtamu Fetena. Habtamu mentioned that the bodies of 96 men and 50 women…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arraigned a senior immigration officer, Gbenga Akomolafe, before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday for allegedly trafficking eight kilogrammes of methamphetamine and 7.60 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, also known as marijuana. Akomolafe, who is currently employed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, was arraigned with Babatunde Olufemi, a Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria employee, Nwadozie Amaechi, and Nwosu Cyril. The defendants, who face nine counts of conspiracy, unlawful possession, importation, and dealing in forbidden narcotics, were arraigned before Justice Daniel Osiagor. While the other three members of the…

A 300-level Linguistics student of Adekunle Ajasin University, simply known as Emmanuel, was shot and killed on Sunday by yet-to-be identified gunmen in one of the private student hostels in Akungba Akoko. A student who spoke on the condition of anonymity disclosed to our correspondent that the deceased was shot in the room. “It happened last night; the victim was shot while on his bed, in his room,” he said. The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Odunlami Ibukun, revealed that the police had been informed and were currently investigating the incident. He said, “It was reported to the police,…

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Space X, has said he was “tricked” into granting permission for his child to undergo puberty blockers. Musk made the revelation in a live interview with psychologist Jordan Peterson on X on Monday. During the interviews, Peterson mentioned Musk’s decision to relocate SpaceX’s headquarters from California, citing the state’s new law, Assembly Bill 1955, which enables schools to keep a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity confidential from their parents. This decision came after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law on Monday, July 15, 2024. When Peterson asked the owner…