Author: Vincent Osuwo

The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation has stated that there are no possible threats to Nigerians living in or visiting the nation ahead of the CAF African Cup of Nations semi-final match between both countries. The department disclosed this on Tuesday following the statement issued by the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa on Monday. The Nigerian High Commission, in an advisory, advised the “Nigerian community to be watchful of their utterances, be mindful of where they choose to watch the match, especially in public places, and refrain from engaging in loud, riotous, or provocative celebrations should…

Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigerian Police have neutralised a notorious and wanted kidnapping kingpin whose gang had been terrorising residents of the FCT after a gun duel. According to a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the kidnapping kingpin, Isa Dei-Dei, and his gang members opened fire on IRT operatives when they approached their hideout. Adejobi said, “At about 10.15 am on February 5, 2024, operatives of the DFI-IRT, acting on intelligence, got information on the hideout of a notorious bandit group in the suburb of the FCT, led by one…

The graduating students of Bauchi State University, Gadau have intensified their appeal to the school’s authority, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Fatima Tahir, to reveal their final academic results. The Bauchi students claimed that the school withheld their final year results because the administration accused them of causing the recent partial breakdown of law and order on campus. According to some of the students, the school, by way of punishing them, withheld the final results of graduating students from the institution. Some of the graduating students in Bauchi revealed that their affected colleagues only realized that their results had been withheld…

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State on Tuesday relieved the Vice Chancellor of the Plateau State University, Prof. Bernard Matau, of his job. Mutfwang also cancelled staff recruitment done at the university in 2022 and early 2023. This was revealed in a statement on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Samuel Jatau, who said Mutfwang also sacked one rector and three provosts heading other state-owned tertiary institutions. According to Jatau, those affected include the Rector of the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi; the Provost, College of Health Technology, Pankshin; the Provost, College of Health Technology, Zawan; and the…

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a private visit to Paris, the French capital. Tinubu returned on Tuesday night after spending 13 days in Paris. Chronicle NG reports that the President, on Wednesday, January 24, departed Abuja for Paris for a private visit. In a statement in Abuja, the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity Chief Ajuri Ngelale, announced the trip to France. “President Bola Tinubu departs Abuja for Paris, France, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, for a private visit. He will return to the country in the first week of February 2024,” the statement said.…

No fewer than three out of four fleeing armed robbers were arrested by the police on Tuesday after they rammed into traders who displayed their goods and merchandise for the day’s business at the Bishop Okoye Street axis of Mile 3 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to reports, the police chased the suspected robbers who drove in a Sienna car along Bishop Okoye Street in Mile 3, Diobu, causing residents to scamper for safety. Speaking on the incident, the spokesperson of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said operatives arrested three of the miscreants who tried to escape from…

No fewer than three people died on Tuesday after a truck fell off an overhead bridge in Jos, the Plateau State capital. It was discovered that three people were trapped below the truck and perished, while three others were injured. Residents who gathered at the scene along Zaria Road confirmed the tragedy to newsmen in Jos on Tuesday, stating that approximately 45 cows were also killed in the disaster, which occurred between 4 and 5 a.m. One of the residents in Jos, Plateau State, Timothy Garuba, told our correspondent that the tragedy occurred in the early hours of Tuesday while…

Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze is optimistic that the Super Eagles will defeat South Africa without going to penalties. Chukwueze made the remark while also disputing the idea that South African custodian Ronwen Williams is a penalty-saving specialist. Ronwen became the first goalkeeper in AFCON history to save four penalty kicks in South Africa’s penalty shootout victory over Cape Verde, and he has four clean sheets this tournament, the joint-most, but Chukwueze believes the Super Eagles will win in regular time. “Penalty is a game of luck; anybody can miss. It is the one he [Williams] saw that he saved,” Chukwueze…

A Russian missile struck a hotel in north-eastern Ukraine, killing a two-month-old infant and injuring his mother, according to officials. According to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov, the baby’s body was recovered from the ruins of the three-story building in the village of Zolochiv. He said Russia launched two S-300 missiles at the hotel and neighbouring structures, injuring two more ladies. Attacks in the Kharkiv region have increased since the end of 2023. Zolochiv lies barely 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Russian border, which is too close for Ukraine’s air defences to provide adequate coverage. The S-300s that targeted…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has frozen an account linked to Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, brother of immediate-past minister Hadi Sirika, over an alleged N8.06 billion contract fraud in the Federal Ministry of Aviation. According to The Nation, the anti-graft agency announced this following the arrest of Abubakar Sirika for contract fraud of around N3.2 billion, which was tracked back to his own firm, Engirios Nigeria Limited. Abubakar Sirika is also a Level-16 officer and Deputy Director at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. It was reported that four major contracts were awarded to Abubakar’s Engirios Nigeria Limited while…