Author: Vincent Osuwo

US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will take the stage on Thursday night in a debate ahead of the 2024 presidential election. An incumbent US president has never debated his predecessor, and the animosity between the two men will be evident on the CNN debate stage in Atlanta. Trump never conceded the 2020 election to President Biden, and days after his supporters invaded the US Capitol, he defied precedent by declining to attend his opponent’s inauguration. The two men are now vying for the president once more, and this debate will be the first time in this election cycle…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved the disbursement of student loans to successful applicants.  On Wednesday, NELFUND had its maiden board meeting, marking a significant milestone in the organisation’s objective to assist students with financial help. Under the direction of Chairman Jim Ovia, the board approved the prompt disbursement of student loans to successful candidates. A late Wednesday statement released from the agency’s X account confirmed this. The press release was titled, “NELFUND Holds Inaugural Board Meeting as Student Loan Disbursement Tops Agenda.” It was signed by Nasir Ayitogo, Head of Media and Public Relations. The conference, which…

Mr. Ike Okoye, a retired teacher from Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area, was apprehended by the Anambra State Government’s Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, in collaboration with Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra operatives, for allegedly molesting and engaging in same-sex activities with young boys in the community.  According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, media assistant to Ify Obinabo, the state commissioner of women affairs and social welfare, the retired teacher was apprehended after the incident was reported to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare Ikeanyionwu stated that Chief Chikadibia Okeke, President-General of the…

Police in Yobe have detained Zainab Isa, a 22-year-old housewife, for reportedly stabbing her husband to death in Damaturu, the state capital.  Dungus Abdulkarim, spokesman for the state police command, confirmed the event in a statement released on Wednesday. He said the suspect attacked her husband, Ibrahim Yahaya, 25, with a knife after an argument in Abbari ward. “The command is saddened by the unfortunate actions of a couple that led to the death of a promising young man due to the consequences of an abusive marriage. “On June 26, 2024, at about 10:00 a.m., the C Divisional Police Headquarters…

The Nasarawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of 150 suspected drug traffickers between July 2023 and June 2024. Peter Onche-Odaudu, the NDLEA’s State Commander, made the announcement on Wednesday during the grand finale of a week-long event in Lafia commemorating the 2024 United Nations International Day against Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. According to Onche-Odaudu, there were 144 males and six females among the suspects, and 7,148.95 holograms of illicit narcotics were seized during the investigation period. According to the commander of the NDLEA, the over seven tons of exhibits seized were…

The 2.5% motor vehicle charge that was originally planned in the Finance Bill 2024 has been cancelled by the Kenyan government due to its anticipated negative effects on the insurance sector.  According to the radio station CapitalFM, Mr. Kimani Kuria, the chairwoman of the Finance and Planning Committee, informed the local media that the idea would have rendered the insurance business unsustainable. “We have agreed that the motor vehicle tax cannot be amended through an Income Tax Act, and pegging it on insurance would cripple the insurance business and make it difficult for Kenyans taking third-party insurance,” said Mr. Kuria.…

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has been sued by former governor Nasir El-Rufai on grounds that his administration embezzled N432 billion and left the state with massive financial commitments.  On Wednesday, the former governor filed a petition in the Federal High Court of Kaduna against the Kaduna State House of Assembly, alleging violations of fundamental rights. El-Rufai claimed that the committee had not given him a fair hearing when he personally showed up to submit the case. Muyiwa Adekeye, the former governor’s communications assistant, wrote a statement on his X handle on Wednesday that included this information. Abdulhakeem Mustapha,…

The Rivers State Government announced it has arrested the suspect who detonated an explosive device near the state-owned Presidential Hotel during a pro-police protest in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. This development comes less than 24 hours after the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, alerted management of both public and private medical facilities in the state to the identity of the suspect, injury signs, and the need to detain him if found. Panic ensued when a material thought to be dynamite exploded close to the Presidential Hotel on the Aba motorway. While speaking to newsmen on Tuesday evening, Oreh…

The death toll from protests in Kenya has risen to 13, an official from the main doctors’ association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies turned violent and police opened fire at demonstrators who ransacked parliament. The shocking scenes that left parts of parliament burning and injured numerous people on Tuesday caused President William Ruto’s government to call in the military. Thousands of protesters marched against the tax rises last week in Nairobi, the nation’s capital, and other locations around the nation as part of the largely peaceful start to the youth-led demonstrations. However, emotions erupted dramatically on Tuesday afternoon…

No fewer than six students drowned in the Mbang river on Tuesday in Ribang (Mbang) village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, while returning from a junior WAEC exam at about 5:30 p.m. The students were identified as Manasseh Monday (16 yrs), Musa John (16 yrs), Pius David (15 yrs), Monday Ayuba (16 yrs), David Danlami (19 yrs), and Yahuza Audu (16 yrs), who were students of Government Secondary School Fadan Chawai writing the West African Junior School Examination. Pastor Simon Ishaku, the National Public Relations Officer of the Ribang Development Association, who confirmed the incident to PUNCH Online via…