Author: Vincent Osuwo

Protesters have burned US and Belgian flags, as well as tyres, as they attack Western embassies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital. Police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in central Kinshasa on Monday. The protesters were outraged by what they viewed as Western support for neighbouring Rwanda, which had been accused of sponsoring an insurrection in the DRC’s east. Rwanda has refuted the allegations, which were made as the Tutsi-led rebel force M23 advanced and threatened the vital city of Goma. However, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Western governments like the United States and Belgium, and…

The prevalent security challenges bedevilling the country have made prospective Corps members lament their deployment by the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to states all over the country. In the early hours of Tuesday, popular social media platform X was agog with prospective corps members complaining about their deployment to states they believe are crisis-ridden. The NYSC, as reported by the Chronicle NG, announced that the scheme has stopped the deployment of Corps members to very unsafe states and locations. Jamila Ibrahim, the Minister of Youth, revealed this during an interview with Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Recall that some corps…

Giovanni Padovani, a former Italian footballer, was sentenced to 51 years imprisonment for the gruesome murder of his ex-girlfriend. He was found guilty of multi-aggravated voluntary homicide for killing Alessandra Matteuzzi, 56, outside her home in Bologna on August 23, 2022. Padovani, who played for a lower-league team in Senigallia, had a turbulent relationship with Matteuzzi, who was over three decades his senior. After they ended their relationship, he became infatuated with her and pursued her for months. Padovani used a hammer and an iron bench to beat Matteuzzi on the day of the murder, resulting in a fatal brain…

Gunmen have abducted and killed Jude Oguejiofor, a lawyer who ran for the Ihiala Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat in the 2023 general election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The gunmen allegedly broke into Oguejiofor’s home around 1 a.m. in the Orsumogu village of Ihiala Local Government Area, shooting in the air to take him away with his younger brother, a medical practitioner. It was gathered on Monday that Oguejiofor, originally from Orsumoghu in Anambra’s Ihiala Local Government Area, now resides in Nnewi in the state’s Nnewi North Local Government Area. A family source, who requested…

Ms. Bolaji Agbede was appointed on Monday as the acting group chief executive officer of Access Holdings Plc. Agbede’s appointment comes on the heels of the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Chronicle NG reports that Wigwe died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimboloa Ogunbanjo, on Friday. A statement made by the company’s Board of Directors on Monday stated that the appointment was subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. “Further to its announcement dated February 11, 2024, the Board of…

A gunman, believed to be a former employee, shot and killed three people at a shipping company’s workplace outside Athens, Greece. According to Greek media, the gunman killed two men and a woman before fatally shooting himself. The suspect was discovered dead next to a hunting gun thought to have been used in the shooting. Police believe the gunman was a former employee who had recently been fired. European Product Carriers’ owner was among those killed. The incident, which sparked a hostage scenario, occurred in Glyfada, approximately 12 kilometres (7 miles) south of Athens. The armed man broke inside the…

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two ring leaders of cult groups responsible for recent killings in the Ihiala area of the state. In a statement issued on Monday, spokesman of the Force Tochukwu Ikenga stated that the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, dispatched a crack squad to Ihiala to ensure protection for the residents. “One Chitana Oha, male, 25 years old, alias ‘Kill and Bury’ was arrested,” the statement partly read. “Also nabbed was one Emmanuel Ifeanyi Okonkwo, male, 24 years old, Alias ‘Good and Bad’. “Both suspects were arrested at their hideout at Okija within…

Nigerians have accused social media influencer Tunde Ednut of setting up Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi for drags after Nigeria lost the 2023 African Cup of Nations final to Ivory Coast on Sunday. Iwobi has been the subject of backlash from netizens who accused the Fulham star of orchestrating Nigeria’s loss at the tournament with his “dismal” play. However, reacting to the insults and hate speeches meted out against the Nigerian midfielder, netizens dragged Tunde Ednut, saying he is solely responsible for the cyberbullying that forced the former Arsenal player to delete all his Instagram photos. Tunde Ednut, in a series…

Nigerians have taken to social media to drum up support for Super Eagles player Alex Iwobi after the Fulham star was blamed for Nigeria’s loss against Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations 2023 final on Sunday. Iwobi suffered backlash from Netizens who alleged that his “dismal” performance at the tournament contributed to Nigeria’s woes on Sunday. With many alleging that the former Everton star gets his spot in the Super Eagles team solely for being the nephew of Nigerian legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Iwobi was forced to delete all his Instagram photos due to the backlashes aimed…

Amid reports of growing frustration in the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden has been expressing his anger in private conversations but is not about to make any major changes in policy, NBC News reports. Quoting “five people directly familiar with his comments,” the report says that Biden expressed frustration to people, including campaign donors, over his “inability to persuade Israel to change its military tactics in Gaza.” Biden reportedly called Netanyahu an “asshole” in at least three recent instances, according to three anonymous sources. “He just feels like this is enough,” one of the…