Author: Vincent Osuwo

Greek police clashed briefly with masked protesters holding red flags on wooden poles outside parliament on Thursday during protests against proposals to allow foreign private institutions to operate in the nation. In the early afternoon, thousands of students and other activists marched through central Athens, some waving placards stating, “No to the privatisation of public education!” When the majority had passed through parliament, a handful broke out and battled with the police. According to a police spokesperson, cops were attacked, and tear gas was used as a response. Later, local media reported that rubbish containers had been set on fire…

Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, the second time in two days for Pakistan’s former prime minister. The couple was convicted of illegally benefiting from state gifts just a week before the general election, in which he was forbidden from running. Khan, who was removed as Prime Minister by his opponents in 2022, is already serving a three-year prison sentence for corruption. He claims that the various cases against him are politically motivated. Wednesday’s court case hinged around allegations about state gifts he and his wife received while in government, but…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has arrested a CBT centre operator and an accomplice for inappropriate communication with a 15-year-old exam candidate. The alleged wrongdoing was discovered when the candidate’s mother, who had provided her phone number during the registration procedure, began receiving inappropriate messages immediately after the registration. The concerned mother, named Iphie, expressed her concerns on her X account, accusing JAMB of incompetence and weak data security, prompting a formal investigation. According to the mother’s statement, the CBT manager used the phone number from the registration form to start a text exchange, mistaking it for direct…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected cult leader whose gang attempted to take over a tricycle (Keke Marwa) park in the Fadeyi region of the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s public relations officer, confirmed the arrest to reporters on Thursday in Lagos. Hundeyin revealed that the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday by Onipanu Police Division officers. He further stated that one locally produced weapon and two live rounds of ammunition were discovered during the arrest. Hundeyin stated that the police received information that six alleged cult members were harassing commercial tricycle operators at Keke Marwa Park…

The logo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been discovered missing in the ballot papers distributed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau State. INEC on Thursday began the distribution of sensitive electoral materials in the six local government areas of Plateau State ahead of Saturday’s re-run poll. The distribution of electoral materials took place on the grounds of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Jos, the state capital. The distribution took place in the presence of political party representatives, observers, journalists, and security officers. PDP names Cross River’s Amina Arong as new national woman leader However,…

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Amina Arong of Cross River State as its new national female leader. In October 2023, the party announced the demise of its National Woman Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe. According to the family, Effah-Attoe, a member of the PDP National Working Committee, passed away following a brief illness. Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said on Wednesday that Arong, who has a diploma in banking and finance and a B.Sc. in accounting, will serve out the term of Effah-Attoe, who died on Sunday, October 29, 2023. The statement read in…

A forensic analysis of the phone belonging to the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Cyril Ndifon, revealed that he had several nude pictures from various contacts. This was disclosed by Lucy Ogechi, an investigator from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Ndifon and his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, are currently standing trial on four amended charges bordering on alleged sexual harassment and an attempt to perverse the cause of justice. At the resumed trial on Wednesday, Ogechi, who was led in evidence by the prosecution’s counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, also claimed…

The Nigerian Army’s 6th Division announced on Wednesday that it discovered a vast illegal refinery camp and confiscated five million litres of stolen crude oil stashed in a reservoir in Rivers State. Maj.-Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, stated that the illegal refinery was discovered near the Mirinwanyi channel of the Imo River in the Komkom section of the Oyigbo Local Government area of the state. He said the army discovered almost five million litres of stolen crude oil hidden in a reservoir and that, given the scope of the robbery, influential people were responsible. “I said before…

Bandits kidnapped two teenage sisters from the Guita community in Chikakore, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was gathered that the kidnappers struck on Sunday around 11:25 p.m. and have since sought a N30 million ransom from their family. This comes just eight days after the Chikakore community protested at the office of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike about the state of the key road that connects their community, which they characterised as one of the causes of serial kidnapping in the area. It was gathered that the bandits, numbering six, made away with the girls, who were…

The crisis in the All Progressives Congress, Benue State chapter, worsens as APC Ehaje Ward 1 in Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area, passes a vote of no confidence in the party’s state chairman, Austin Agada. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, signed by eight APC Ehaje Ward 1 members, the state chairman has also been suspended. However, in a fast response, the supposedly suspended state chairman, Austin Agada, said that his suspension was null and void. In a declaration signed by the ward chairman, Godwin Abah, and seven others from the state’s Ehaje council ward, Agada was accused of…