Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the office of the Director of Information at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has revealed. According to the statement signed by Willie Bassey, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the indefinite suspension was as a result of “weighty” allegations of abuse of office leveled against him. Bawa “has been directed to immediately handover the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee…

Egyptian prison authorities on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, executed a man sentenced to death for the premeditated murder of his fellow student who turned down his advances. In a case that sparked national outrage in Egypt, Mohamed Adel was found guilty last year for the premeditated murder of fellow student Nayera Ashraf after he confessed to the crime in court. Adel was sentenced in a highly publicized two-day hearing in June last year, after a video of Ashraf being attacked and stabbed to death outside her university in Mansoura, 150 kilometers (95 miles) north of Cairo, went viral. 45-year-old father…

The Western Security Network Agency, Amotekun in Osun State, has announced that it has arrested one Taiwo Ogunsola for cult-related activities. According to a statement by Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi, Commander of Amotekun in Osun state, Ogunsola, 29 (m), has been on the wanted list of the Osun Police Anti-Cultism unit for a long time. He was subsequently arrested in Olomilagbala, Ilesa, Osun State. Adewinmibi stated that “He was arrested after a complaint was lodged at Amotekun Ilesa Area Command on the activities of the suspect and other gang members. Police kill one, arrest 2 during gunfire with kidnappers in…

Simon Ekpa, a well-known Biafra agitator and Separatist, announced a week-long sit-at-home on Wednesday to demand the prompt release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. In a statement, Ekpa, the Finland-based lawyer and Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile announced a sit-at-home from July 3rd to July 10th, 2023. He however mentioned that there will be a break on July 6th. Ekpa argued that the sit-at-home was vital to secure Nnamdi Kanu’s prompt release and to prepare for the Biafra referendum. Sit-at-home is detrimental to Ndigbo – MASSOB He asked all market…

Damilola Adeparusi, popularly called Chef Dammy has finally reached the 120-hour mark in her ongoing cook-a-thon. The Ekiti State-born Chef is achieving this feat barely a few hours after the Guinness World Records (GWR) certified Chef Hilda Baci who cooked at a stretch for 100 hours, as the holder for the longest hours in cooking (individual category). 26-year-old Dammy, who is passionate about her ambition had cooked up to 111 hours on Tuesday, in Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti. Guinness World Records confirms, Hilda Baci awarded longest cooking marathon As of Tuesday, Dammy, 26, who is driven by her…

Emeka Orisakwe, a 45-year-old businessman and father has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, for defiling three of his underaged daughters. The victims aged eight, eight, and six, made statements at the Satellite Police Station that their father messed around their vaginas with his fingers. The presiding judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye stated that the prosecuting council had proved beyond reasonable doubt the three-count charge bordering on sexual assault by penetration against the accused. Berating the actions of the accused, Soladoye stated that “This is most bizarre and…

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), criticized President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the student loan bill into law on Monday, stating that “nothing good will come out of” it. Reacting to the students’ loan law, Sowore took to Twitter to lambaste the president for signing into law, a scheme that will further impoverish Nigerian students. The human rights activist stated that rather than loans, students in tertiary institutions across the country should be given educational grants every semester. Student Loan: ASUU, ASUP express doubts, NANS differ Sowore stated that the United States had overburdened its…

A boat mishap at Egbu village in Kwara state’s Patigi local government area is said to have killed about 100 people, including a father and his four children. Meanwhile, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed his condolences to the people of Patigi following the terrible news of a boat mishap in which dozens of people reportedly lost their lives and several others still missing. The accident reportedly occurred on Monday, while the deceased were returning from a marriage ceremony in nearby Egboti village, Niger State. Auto crash kills 10 wedding guests in Australia, driver in custody Sources in the…

With the expiration of the Buhari-Osinbajo-led administration, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has since become some sort of renaissance figure internationally. Osinbajo, who during his reign as Vice President was famous for giving keynote addresses at several global conferences, has since risen to international repute. The legal luminary, who is sought after for his wealth of knowledge and as a champion for democracy, was yesterday, June 12, 2023, hosted to a dinner at the residence of the Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister, HE Anniken Huitfeldt. His invitation to deliver a keynote address at the 20th Oslo Forum hosted by the Norwegian…

Tajudeen Abbas, Member Representing Zaria Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, has emerged Speaker of the 10th House. Hon. Abbas defeated his two opponents with 353 votes, while former Deputy Speaker Idris Wase and Aminu Jaji each received three votes. The two legislators received votes from themselves and the legislators who nominated them. BREAKING: Akpabio emerge as senate president Hon Abbas was nominated by former Majority Leader Ado Doguwa and seconded by PDP member Nnaji Nnolim while Tijjani Ismail nominated the former deputy speaker, and was seconded by Muhammed Abdulmummin. Until his emergence as the Speaker, the new Speaker…