Author: Vincent Osuwo

No fewer than 100 pupils were abducted by bandits from the LEA Primary School, Kuriga, in the troubled Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Thursday morning. According to a source who is resident in the area, they were taken away by the bandits who stormed the town in large numbers. It was also reported that the school’s head teacher and other staff members were among those kidnapped by the hoodlums. As of the time of filing this report, details of kidnap remained sketchy. Last Thursday, bandits attacked Gonin-Gora in the volatile Chikun LGA, leading villagers to barricade the…

Olusola Odumosu, Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Federal Capital Territory Command, issued a warning on Thursday to 532 corps against unintentional discharge. Odumosu issued the warning during the passing out parade for the 532 officers 2023 recruits after six months of training in Abuja. Last Thursday, Ahmed Audi, the Commandant General of the NSCDC, unveiled three recently acquired gun vehicles from the NSCDC FCT Command as well as the command’s Special Tactical Squad. Audi instructed operatives to only use guns on criminals. Meanwhile, the commandant urged the 532 personnel to be vigilant in their duties…

The Nigerian police have come under severe criticism over their continuous prosecution and detention of Mrs. Chioma Okoli over the Erisco tomato paste saga. The police reaffirmed Thursday that the prosecution of Chioma over the Erisco tomato paste saga is without sentiment. In a statement signed on Thursday by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, it was noted that Mrs. Chioma is accused of violating “parts of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015. The police statement added that Chioma allegedly violated “extant laws, particularly those related to the proper use of cyberspace.” Chronicle NG reports that Erisco…

The Nigeria Police has reaffirmed that the prosecution of Mrs. Chioma Okoli over the Erisco tomato paste saga is without sentiment. The police, in a statement signed on Thursday by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, noted that Mrs. Chioma is accused of violating “parts of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015. The police statement added that Chioma allegedly violated “extant laws, particularly those related to the proper use of cyberspace.” Chronicle NG reports that Erisco customer Mrs. Chioma Okoli, who gave a review of the tomato paste brand, was re-arrested on the orders of the Inspector…

Uchenna Ibeawuchi has questioned the alleged ‘deafening silence’ of the Yoruba over the economic security and security challenges bedeviling the country.  In a statement he made on X, Ibeauwuchi noted that while the Yoruba questioned the candidature of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, he noted that they should be ashamed of the leadership style of President Bola Tinubu. While arguing that they would have spearheaded protests if it were “Hausa, Igbo, or Ijaw” that were in power amid the present hardship in Nigeria, he noted that the first lady would have been…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has stated that he is willing to step down as governor for the sake of peace in the state. Fubara stated this in an exclusive interview with the AIT, while the political crisis between him and his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, lingers. President Bola Tinubu had already intervened in the issue, convincing Governor Fubara and Wike to sign an agreement to resolve the festering political crisis. However, the situation has persisted unabated. Speaking during the interview, Fubara said, “No sacrifice will be too big for me…

Nigerian activist, businesswoman, and politician, Aisha Yesufu, has again become the centerpiece of backlash over her threat to insult the mothers of trolls who criticize her.  The renowned activist was subjected to online criticism for attempting to insult the mother of anyone who trolls her. The threat comes on the heels of the backlash that Aisha, the staunch support of Peter Obi suffered recently at the hands of Nigerians. The renowned activist known for being vociferous over issues of national concern noted that she’s a mother of a 25-year-old, and as such, she will not be engaged in a war…

Nigerian activist, businesswoman, and politician, Aisha Yesufu, has threatened to insult the mothers of trolls who criticize her.  Aisha made the threat in a statement on her X page on Wednesday. The threat comes on the heels of the backlash that the staunch support of Peter Obi suffered recently at the hands of Nigerians. The renowned activist known for being vociferous over issues of national concern noted that she’s a mother of a 25-year-old, and as such, she will not be engaged in a war of words with trolls in her son’s “WhatsApp group,”  a euphemism for age grade. Vowing…

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the CEO of Dangote Group, has been berated over the alleged monopoly of the production of cement in Nigeria. The criticism comes on the heels of a threat to embark on a mammoth protest by the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) if the “ban” on Ibeto Cement is not lifted by the federal government. Responding to the threat to embark on the protest by the IYC, Nigerians noted that it is abysmal for one person or company to monopolize cement production in the country. “This protest is long overdue,” Aloefuna Chinoso (@Aloefuna1) said in a statement on X.…

President Bola Tinubu has signed three new directives in the oil and gas industry to provide fiscal incentives for connected projects, cut contracting costs and delays, and encourage cost-effectiveness in local content standards. This comes on the heels of “extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions,” a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, read Wednesday. According to Ngelale, Tinubu approved the “introduction of fiscal incentives for non-associated gas, midstream, and deepwater developments. “Streamlining of the contracting process to compress the contracting cycle to six months. “The application of the local content requirements…