Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu following his mishap on Wednesday. Chronicle NG reports that Tinubu fell while boarding the presidential guard vehicle at the Eagle Square, Abuja, during the event commemorating Nigeria’s Democracy Day. The incident has led to well-wishers sending their wishes to the Nigerian leader. Speaking on the incident, Obi, in a statement on his verified X page on Wednesday, mentioned that he is “saddened to learn of President Tinubu’s unfortunate fall today.” “I wish him well. We achieve nothing by gloating about an accident…

Nigerians have criticized President Bola Tinubu for unveiling the world’s biggest portrait of himself as the nation celebrates Democracy Day.  As the hallmark of the Democracy Day celebration, Tinubu unveiled a mammoth portrait of himself at Eagles Square in Abuja. Originally scheduled for May 29, it will be remembered that the administration of former president Muhammadu Buhari moved the Democracy Day celebration to June 12 in honor of the late Nigerian politician MKO Abiola. While many berated Tinubu for unveiling a portrait of himself, others noted that Abiola’s portrait should have been unveiled instead. Describing it as the “height of…

A Nigerian lady has decried the difficulties and the discrimination she faced travelling abroad with a Nigerian passport.  Alma Asinobi, an avid traveller, lamented in a statement on Tuesday how foreign immigration services discriminate against her and several other Nigerians for holding Nigerian passports. Lamenting that the Nigerian passport ranks 96th out of 106 in the world, Asinobi mentioned that her passport was tossed aside by the immigration officer in Havina. She noted that she was not attended to until he was done with other travellers. “I handed in my passport to the immigration officer in Havana. He looked at…

Staff of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) have been accused by Nigerians of stealing properties ordered or sent to them from abroad. In a series of comments on X on Tuesday, Nigerians decried the spate of missing properties sent to them from outside the country. According to Maleek Oyibo, in a statement on X on Tuesday, he mentioned that a gold wristwatch sent to him by a client was stolen at the Area 1 Abuja NIPOST Office. Oyibo said, “If your mother works at NIPOST AREA 1, just know she’s a thief. “A client sent back gold jewellery from the…

President Bola Tinubu stumbled while entering a ceremonial vehicle at the 2024 Democracy Day event on Wednesday. Tinubu approached the vehicle immediately after arriving at the programme’s venue, Eagles Square in Abuja. The president lost his footing just as he was about to climb onboard the vehicle. However, despite the slip, the president soon regained his balance and resumed the proceedings. The gathering at Eagles Square was part of a series of events commemorating the country’s Democracy Day. Reacting to the president’s fall, X user, Pure Stanley describes it as “karma” when he says, “This is the so-called president of…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has called for the country to be restored to its true democratic status.  Obi issued the call in a statement on Wednesday, which was also Democracy Day in the country. Obi believes the country can accomplish this by voting for democracy like it did on June 12, 1993. The former governor of Anambra State also urged Nigerians to defend their democracy and prevent it from being damaged. Obi stated that the implications of not being a true democracy have resulted in leadership failures, unchecked systemic corruption, high levels of…

Nigerian musician David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, has announced his wedding to his longtime lover, Chioma Rowland. Chioma and davido traditional wedding is supposedly set for June 25, 2024, in Lagos, according to reports that surfaced on Tuesday. Confirming the information in a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday by his longtime friend and Nigerian pastor, Tobi Adeboyega, who resides in the UK, the happy groom asked his pals to join in the festivities. In the video, the ‘Unavailable’ crooner was heard saying, “Guys, you have to come to Nigeria on the 25th [of June] for…

The Department of State Service (DSS,) has warned the general public, individuals, and groups planning to stage physical protests in some parts of the country on June 12, 2024, to desist from such plans. The Service said in a statement signed by Peter Afunanya, Director, PR & Strategic Communications, on Tuesday that “the protests are designed with sinister objectives to coincide with the Democracy Day Celebration.” While acknowledging that individuals and groups have the right to protest, the DSS mentioned that such rights should not be clad with clandestine motives. The statement reads, “The attention of the Department of State…

Former Spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has received severe lashes from Nigerians following his statement that seems to disparage a renowned Nigerian journalist. Bwala, in a statement on his verified X page on Tuesday, described a journalist who many believe to be Rufai Oseni as a “ferocious journalist who poses as unbiased but” supports a former presidential candidate “clandestinely.” Bwala made the statement while responding to Rufai Oseni’s tweet where he berated a certain President Bola Tinubu critic-turned apologist. Rufai, in a statement on Tuesday, posed a question, saying, “He called the current president names during the…

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. has applauded the sentencing of Valencia football fans over hate crimes against him. Chronicle NG reports that three Valencia football fans were sentenced to eight months in prison on Monday for hate crimes against Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr., the first conviction for racist insults in a soccer stadium in Spain, the court announced. “The ruling handed down today, which is final, establishes as proven that the three defendants insulted Vinicius with shouts, gestures, and chants referring to the colour of his skin,” the court said in a statement. Reacting to the court’s verdict, Vinicius,…