Author: Vincent Osuwo

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of pupils in the Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State. According to a post on Ekititrends’ X handle on Tuesday, January 30, the incident involves children from Apostolic Faith School who were allegedly kidnapped on Monday while travelling from Emure Ekiti to Eporo Ekiti by school bus. The number of students in the kidnappers’ den is currently unknown, and the authorities have yet to confirm the occurrence. The incident occurred after the killing of two traditional rulers in the state: Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, and Oba David Babatunde…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has urged Nigerians to work together in order to bring the ugly spate of insecurity to a stop. Obi made the call in a posted statement on his verified X handle on Tuesday, after he paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Nabeeha Al-Kadriya. Chronicle Ng reports that Nabeeha and her sisters were kidnapped in the Bwari area of Abuja. However, she was reportedly killed by her abductors after the family failed to bring the demanded ransom when it was due. Obi noted…

A pastor, identified as Segun Adegboyega, has reportedly been gruesomely murdered on his farm in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, by people suspected to be herdsmen. According to reports, the susected herdsmen murdered the Pastor on Monday at the deceased’s farm in Gege village, on the Ogbomoso-Iseyin Road. The investigation showed that three herdsmen had been detained in connection with the murderand were being held at the Owode Police Headquarters. Meanwhile, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, the Soun of Ogbomosoland, has urged the town’s residents to remain calm in the aftermath of the killing, promising them that those responsible will face justice. Olaoye addressed…

The Ogun State Police Command announced on Tuesday that one Olumide Openaike, a staff member of a microfinance bank, Kemta Oloko, reported to have been missing and found in Mokwa, Niger State, faked his abduction over a N1.7 million debt. SP Omolola Odutola, spokesperson for the state police command, verified this with our correspondent on Tuesday. Temitope, the banker’s wife, informed journalists that her husband, Olumide, went missing while on his way to work on January 17. However, on Thursday, Temitope told reporters, “I am happy to tell you that my husband has been found in a place called Mokwa…

The air component of Operation Whirl Punch killed 30 terrorists on motorcycles in Kaduna’s Birnin Gwari Local Government Area. This comes on the heels of the rescue of 35 kidnapping victims from the Dumburu jungle by troops in Katsina State. The Kaduna air strikes were ordered in response to an intelligence tip revealing the terrorists’ movements in the area. According to a statement issued on Monday by Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, the eliminated terrorists were responsible for the recent troop ambush at Kwanan Mutuwa, as well as multiple attacks and abductions of innocent…

Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in a contentious case in which he was accused of leaking state secrets and documents, according to the official media and a spokesman for his party. The verdict was handed out during a trial held inside the jail, where Khan has been confined for much of the time since his detention in August. It comes as the country prepares to vote on February 8. “Former prime minister Imran Khan and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) vice president (Shah Mahmood) Qureshi have been sentenced to 10…

DSP Olusegun Bamidele, a prosecution witness in Chidinma Ojukwu’s ongoing alleged murder trial, told a Lagos State High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday that during the investigation, they discovered that Super TV CEO Michael Ataga’s drink had been spiked. Chidinma, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, is on trial for the alleged offence alongside Adedapo Quadri and her sister, Chioma Egbuchu. At the previous adjourned date, Bamidele informed the court that during his investigation, Chidinma admitted to spiking Ataga’s drink despite Chidinma pleading not guilty. The witness stated that he believed the first defendant’s…

South Africa’s ruling political party, the African National Congress (ANC), suspended the country’s former president Jacob Zuma on Monday and vowed to launch a legal challenge against a rival group campaigning in his name. Announcing the decision, ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula stated “Zuma and others whose conduct conflicts with our values and principles will find themselves outside the African National Congress.” The widely expected decision will be interpreted as additional evidence of a split in the movement ahead of this year’s national election, in which the long-dominant ANC is likely to lose support. Zuma served as the fourth president…

The British Head of State, King Charles III, left a luxury London hospital on Monday, three days after receiving an operation to treat an enlarged prostate. The 75-year-old king, clad in a suit and black overcoat, waved to the throng as he and Queen Camilla exited the facility and hopped into a waiting car. Buckingham Palace said Charles, who spent three nights in the hospital, has delayed his upcoming activities while he recovers. “His Majesty would like to thank the medical team and all those involved in supporting his hospital visit and is grateful for all the kind messages he…

Paul Ibe, the media adviser to 2023 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has responded to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, noting that, contrary to Makinde’s assertion, Atiku commiserated with the people and the state government over the Ibadan explosion. On January 16, an explosion occurred in Ibadan, causing fatalities, several injuries, and considerable damage to properties worth millions of naira. Chronicle NG reports that Makinde, on Monday, while hosting the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, lamented that, unlike others, Atiku had not called or sent a message to commiserate with the people…