Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Oronsaye report, which includes combining, subsuming, scrapping, and relocating many government institutions.  The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this to State House Correspondents following Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. ⁣ “So in a very bold move today, this administration, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, consistent again with his courage to take very far-reaching decisions in the interest of Nigeria, has decided to implement the so-called Oronsaye Report. ⁣ “Now, what that means is that several agencies, commissions, and some departments…

Popular social media influencer Daniel Regha has been criticized by Nigerians over his frequent use of the same fabric for his clothes.  Regha, renowned for his social media criticisms of celebrities and for also lending his two cents on trending issues in Nigeria, is famous for wearing a blue, red, and yellow-colored Ankara. In a statement on X on Monday, Regha clarified speculations that allege his reusing the same cloth. He noted that he doesn’t reuse the same fabric as speculated; rather, he has several clothes made from the same Ankara fabric. Regha’s statement reads, “Some people think I am…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has been described as the worst thing to happen to Nigerian politics.  Emeka King on X alleged that Obi has succeeded in causing “a divide among Nigerian people.” King remarked while commenting in the comment section of a post by Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan. Accusing the former governor of Anambra State of lying, King, in his statement, alleged that the Labour Party chieftain lied about winning the 2023 election. Calling him a “terrible politician,”  King alleged that the Labour Party’s former…

The Defence Headquarters has denied accusations that the Guards Brigade was placed on high alert owing to suspicious movements, stoking fears of a coup attempt in Nigeria. This was announced in a statement signed by the interim Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, and posted on their X account on Monday. The Defence Headquarters noted that the Force is loyal to President Bola Tinubu; therefore, there are no plans to usurp his administration in a coup. Furthermore, the Defence Headquarters noted that the report by Sahara Reporters, which alleged the plotting of a coup by the force, is…

Popular Nigerian social media influencer Deniel Regha has disclosed that he is not a troll who attacks people intentionally. In an interview on Ebuka’s ‘Rubbin minds’ on Sunday, Regha, who is famous for giving backlash to celebrities and politicians, among others, noted that he only gives constructive criticism. When asked if he was a troll, Regha said, “I’m not a troll. Definitely not.” “Because I do not come to people’s comment sections or tweet at them, saying, ‘Oh, you’re a fool, this person is bigger than this person. This person is crazy. “I do not kind of troll people. What…

The Nigeria Customs Service called the stampede at its Yaba, Lagos, office during the sale of 25kg of rice to Lagos residents regrettable, resulting in the deaths of seven people. Our correspondent learned that people were trampled to death as a large crowd gathered at the service’s Yaba headquarters on Friday to buy sacks of confiscated grains amidst the country’s poor economic conditions. Chronicle NG reports that Comfort Adebanjo, an All Progressives Congress member, and six others were killed while attempting to acquire grains marketed for N10,000 at the Yaba Customs office. Oluwafemi Fadahunsi, the APC’s coordinator for FKL Ward…

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has advised President Bola Tinubu to learn from Argentina’s President Javier Milei, who turned around his country’s economy. Tinubu’s economic policies, especially the elimination of fuel subsidy, have caused economic hardship, making it impossible for many Nigerians to meet their basic needs. Atiku, in a statement on Sunday titled “Argentina’s Javier Milei approach to reforms should serve as a lesson for Tinubu,” drew a comparison between the state of the economy inherited by both Tinubu and Milei. Atiku said, “Both leaders inherited a disoriented economy, but both applied different measures for…

A fierce clash between two competing gangs around Hayin Alhaji and Munhaye forest in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State resulted in the deaths of scores of bandits. Mohammed Sanda, a local, told reporters on Sunday that the two terrorist gangs fought for supremacy last Saturday, in which hundreds of people died. Sanda stated that villagers discovered several dead bodies at the location of the clash and were considering a mass burial for the fallen terrorists. “We may dig a big grave and bury the dead bodies before they decompose,” he said. According to Sanda, a group of…

The State of Qatar has finally agreed to host President Bola Tinubu’s proposed business and investment roundtable during his March 2, 2024, visit to the Arab Kingdom. Qatar made this choice after a leaked memo on Saturday revealed that it had denied the proposed investment roundtable. The country cited the unavailability of its Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani, as a reason for the fall. Furthermore, the Embassy of Qatar in Abuja stated that there was no agreement between the Arabian country and Nigeria regarding the investment forum. It was previously claimed that the Embassy of the…

No fewer than 15 people were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in northern Burkina Faso, a senior church official said. “We bring to your attention a terrorist attack that the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday mass,” the vicar of the Dori diocese, Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, stated. The provisional toll was 15 killed and two wounded, he added. Sawadogo, in a call for peace and security in Burkina Faso, condemned “those who continue to wreak death and desolation…