Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, has called on the former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), to apologise for recent “inflammatory” comments about the Nigerian Civil War experience. Ohanaeze also stated that his remarks have “reopened deep wounds” among the Igbo people. In a statement released on Sunday, Ohanaeze Secretary-General Okechukwu Isiguzoro said Gowon’s comments during a February 21 visit to President Bola Tinubu were a “deliberate targeting of the collective Igbo psyche” and showed a “lack of empathy” for the suffering caused by the 1967–1970 war. “We challenge Gowon to reflect on his actions and…

The All Progressives Congress has confirmed the deaths of one of its members, Comfort Adebanjo, and six others who attempted to purchase seized rice put up for sale by the Nigeria Customs Service to help alleviate the country’s economic misery. The ruling party confirmed the news on Saturday in an obituary statement sent to mourn the late party member and other Nigerians. Chronicle NG reports that Nigerian Customs has decided to begin direct distribution of seized food products to Nigerians in response to the country’s rising cost of living. Abdullahi Maiwada, the service’s National Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in…

Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suffered severe criticism from Nigerians over his alleged role in manipulating the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.  Nigerians, during the “#CurseMahmoodYakubuDay”, rained curses on Okoye, alleging that he deceived Nigerians into believing that the presidential election was going to be a credible exercise. Okoye was also accused of ‘giving Nigerians his word’ on the use of IReV to transmit election results from the polling centers. A cross-section of disgruntled Nigerians dissatisfied with the result of the polls, argued that…

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been greeted with heavy curses by displeased Nigerians. A cross-section of disgruntled Nigerians who had initially fixed February 25, 2024, as a day to rain curses on the INEC chair, took to social media to express their anger towards him. According to them, they alleged that Mahmood subverted the votes of Nigerians in a bid to make Bola Tinubu win the 2023 presidential election. They alleged that the duly elected president in the polls was Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Calling it…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted economic sanctions on Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso on Saturday with immediate effect. This came after hours of deliberations by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at an extraordinary summit on the region’s political, peace, and security situation held at State House in Abuja. Dr. Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, announced the Authority’s resolutions, stating that it has halted the closure of the land and air border to Niger, which is a no-fly zone for all commercial planes. It has also suspended the suspension of all…

Bandits have reportedly invaded Gidan Busa in Doka ward of Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two residents and abducting 16 on Friday night. A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said five people were shot and are currently being treated at an unnamed medical institution in the neighborhood. This comes after the death of Isyaku Boderia, a feared bandit suspected of masterminding multiple high-profile crimes, including the kidnapping of Yauri schoolgirls, Greenfield University, and the breach of the Nigerian Defence Academy. On Wednesday, troops from the Nigerian Army’s 1st Division murdered bandit kingpin Boderi in…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will pay a visit to Qatar, United Arab Emirates, on March 2–3. The ministry responded to news that Qatari authorities had refused Tinubu’s request to visit the nation. The letter read: “The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja presents its compliments to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “Regarding the upcoming state visit of H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to Qatar from March 2–3, 2024, and concerning your note, which proposed…

Ahead of the Edo State governorship election on September 21, the Peoples Democratic Party’s factional candidate, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has pledged to continue his preparations even if it means being impeached by the state House of Assembly. Shaibu, the state’s deputy governor, made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday. On Thursday, Dauda Lawal, the returning officer in the PDP governorship primary and Governor of Zamfara State, declared Asue Ighodalo the winner of the delegate election with 577 votes. However, in the parallel primaries held at the Deputy Governor’s Benin house, the returning officer, Bartholomew Moses, pronounced…

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, had announced that 2baba, the prime suspect in the killing of DSP Bako Angbashim, had been killed during a joint operation in a forest in Ahoada.  Disu, while showing 2Baba’s corpse, revealed that tactical operatives identified the shallow grave in Ebrass, Ahoada West LGA, Rivers State, where the notorious Iceland cult leader was buried, based on credible intelligence, in the early hours of Friday. Disu, who showed the corpse at the command’s headquarters on Moscow Road yesterday, emphasized the necessity of cooperation and solidarity in the fight against crime. He urged the…

Amid the rising cost of food items in the country, Nigerians have lamented over the astronomical increase in the price of Indomie instant noodles. Indomie, a brand of instant noodles produced by the Indonesian company Indofood, has over the years been a quick solution to hunger for Nigerians owing to its affordability and ease of preparation. However, the price of the commodity today, has left Nigerians to look for other quick solutions to curb hunger. A pack of the product, which went for as little as N60 during the administration of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, now sells for as much as…