Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has stated that the food scarcity in Nigeria is surmountable. In a statement on his Verified X page on Tuesday, Obi called for optimum utilisation of the arable lands in the North so Nigeria will be sufficient in food production. The Labour Party chieftain noted that local food production will be enhanced if the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government in Nigeria is food-sufficient. His statement reads, “The vast arable lands in the North, if put into productive use, will not only give us sufficient food for local consumption but…

A Nigerian activist, businesswoman, and politician, Aisha Yesufu, has been described as a “violent instigator” by a social media troll.  The renowned activist known for being vociferous over issues of national concern, vowed in a statement on Tuesday to clean up politics in Nigeria. Noting that she rejects the notion of being ashamed or regretful of her actions, Aisha argued that she’s a politician per excellence who will not fiddle while Nigeria burns. Calling for actions over apathy in a bid to mitigate the present political situation in Nigeria, Aisha urged all and sundry, dissatisfied with the status quo, to…

Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has vowed to clean up politics in Nigeria and rejects the notion of being ashamed or regretful of her actions. Calling for actions over apathy in a bid to mitigate the present political situation in Nigeria, Aisha urged all and sundry, dissatisfied with the status quo, to “roll up the sleeves” and get Nigeria clean. The staunch supporter of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in a statement on her X page on Tuesday, noted that political apathy “never solves anything.” Aisha’s statement reads, “I am a politician. All my life, I have…

A social media influencer, Lanre Popoola, has alleged that the high level of moral decadence amongst women in the country has spread to all parts of the nation. While replying to a statement on the X page of Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, Popoola alleged that women from the northern part of the country are not exempted from the prevalent moral decadence. The statement by Omokri appraised the moral virtues of women in the North of Nigeria as against those of their counterparts in the South. Lanre Popoola noted that while many see northern…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Monday that a staff’s trip to two hospitals in northern Gaza discovered terrible pictures of children dying of malnutrition amid severe food, fuel, and medicine shortages caused by the Israel-Hamas war. WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus stated that the agency’s trips over the weekend to the Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals “were the first since early October 2023, despite our efforts to gain more regular access to the north of Gaza.” In a statement on X, Ghebreyesus stated that “the situation at Al-Awda was particularly appalling, as one of the buildings was destroyed.” He…

A UN team discovered that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred during the Hamas strikes in Israel on October 7. They also stated that there was “convincing information” that hostages had been sexually abused. Pramila Patten, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, oversaw the trip. Hamas has denied that its fighters sexually abused women during the attacks. “The mission team found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred in multiple locations during the 7 October attacks,” the UN report said. These occurred in…

The United States imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior leaders on Monday, accusing them of human rights violations and corruption. The penalties, which prohibit any US-based property and unofficial travel to the United States, replace stiffer, two-decade-old sanctions against Zimbabwe. “The changes we are making today are intended to make clear what has always been true: our sanctions are not intended to target the people of Zimbabwe,” Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said. “We are refocusing our sanctions on clear and specific targets: President Mnangagwa’s criminal network of government officials and businesspeople who are most responsible…

Billionaire and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has renamed the 120-kilometer road connecting to his refinery in Lagos after the late Herbert Wigwe in honor of his outstanding contributions to the project. The news was made on Monday during a special event called ‘Celebrating Herbert Wigwe: A Professional Legacy’ at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. Dangote paid tribute to Wigwe, the former CEO of Access Holdings, stressing his dedication and skill. “To immortalize my beloved friend, my brother, and mentee, I’ve decided to name our major refinery and petrochemical road out of the 120km road;…

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Lagos state governorship election, has suffered backlash from Nigerians over his comments on the Lagos Red Line Rail project. Gbadebo, in a statement on Monday, condemned the governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for allegedly buying 11-year-old “abandoned” railcars for the Lagos State Red Line project. While Gbadebo berated the Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State government for allegedly deceiving Lagosians and the entire nation, he asserted that the administration of former Nigerian President Jonathan Goodluck in 2012 signed a contract with the Chinese to upgrade the rail line to a standard…

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 Lagos state governorship election, has condemned the governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for allegedly buying 11-year-old “abandoned” railcars for the Lagos state Red Line project. In a statement published on his verified X handle on Monday, Gbadebo asserted that the governor failed to buy new coaches with a guarantee for the project. Gbadebo also noted as “false” the “claim that they laid 5km of rail to connect the Federal government line to Marina when in fact it is part of the blue line from the National Theatre/Ijora to Marina metro…