Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, to eradicate illegal mining in the country, which, according to him, is responsible for the loss of billions of dollars annually. The elder statesman made the call in a statement made available on Friday by Kehinde Aderemi, his Special Assistant on Media. Adams called for the establishment of a revenue generation committee that will be charged with the responsibility of overseeing “income generated through special tax from multinational companies and investors in Nigeria”. FAAC: Tinubu, Shettima share N786bn with governors, chairmen He said, “A…

Five boys who specialize in burgling and stealing valuable items from people’s shops and houses in the Yola North Local Government of Adamawa State were arrested on Friday by operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command. The command made this known in a statement shared on the command’s Twitter page. The command stated that it also retrieved one sewing Machine, a generator, clothing materials, and a cutlass from the suspects during the investigation. Missing Placenta: Police arrest nurse, 2 staff in Ondo hospital The statement said, “The Command on June 20, 2023, disconnected the criminal network of Shilla gangsterism, connecting…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Friday, commissioned 130 newly acquired operational vehicles, which would assist the operations of the Federal Road Safety Corps in road safety management. The operational vehicles consist of 97 patrol vehicles, 10 heavy-duty tow trucks, 15 flatbed tow trucks, five ambulances, one 56-seat staff bus, and two coaster buses. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, stated at the commissioning that President Bola Tinubu is committed to transport infrastructure to enhance transformative growth. Oyo: 10 passengers burn to death – FRSC Akume said, “We have realized, among…

The Rivers State branch of the All Progressive Congress [APC] has expressed its eagerness to welcome Nyesom Wike, the former governor of the state in the event he cross carpet to the ruling party. Chief Tony Okocha, a chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital. This comes as a result of speculations that Wike may dump the People’s Democratic Party [PDP] for the APC. I am not too big to serve Nigeria – Wike Speaking at the briefing, Okocha who was the…

The United Nations has indicted Russia of killing 136 children in 2022 during its attack against Ukraine, according to an internal report obtained by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur in New York on Thursday. António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that the number of children killed by the Russians is shocking. According to the report, Ukrainian military killed 80 youngsters. Ukraine rescues 31 children after Russian invasion The Russian army was included in a UN list of organisations that commit serious offences against minors in armed conflicts. According to the UN, 477 children were killed in Ukraine last year, with…

The Joint Security Team in Kogi State has executed an infamous criminal, Kabir Bala, who has been linked to the death of Salome Abu, the women leader of the Peoples Democratic Party. The state Commissioner of Police, Akeem Yusuf, told reporters on Thursday that Bala met his End on Wednesday at Ejule in the state’s Ofu Local Government Area. He said, “It would be recalled that the Kogi State Government, in October 2018, granted pardon in the prerogative of mercy as part of rehabilitation to one notorious gang leader named Kabir Bala, aka Okwo, in Ejule, Ofu LGA. DSS, allies…

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have agreed to part ways with Kylian Mbappe who is set to join Real Madrid. The PSG star will finally be heading to Madrid this summer as the Emir of Qatar and Madrid President Florentino Perez have agreed on a €250 million deal. Also included in the deal is a €50 million bonus for the Frenchman. Man Utd agree £60m for Mason Mount, Partey agree Juventus move Following Mbappe’s decision not to renew his contract with PSG, the Ligue 1 champions decided to sell him. The La Liga giants have been in hot pursuit of the 2018…

President Bola Tinubu did not attend a live economic session at the ongoing World Leaders Summit in Paris. Instead, Tinubu delegated the country’s ambassador to represent him. It was unclear why Mr. Tinubu couldn’t go on stage by himself, especially as his office had earlier declared that he was in France to attend the summit and participate in a debate about Africa’s economic prospects. The New Global Financing Pact Summit is a two-day event at Palais Brongniart in Paris, and organizers say it aims to develop effective solutions to reduce poverty and the negative consequences of climate change on the…

A faction of the apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has applauded the decision of President Bola Tinubu to reopen the Seme border for the importation of vehicles into the country. The group stated that the reopening of the border signifies an end to the suffocation of Igbo-owned businesses in the country. The secretary-general of the body, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said the decision would boost the economic development of the country. FG orders reopening of Seme border Isiguzoro said: “Ndigbo appreciates such promising policies that will boost economic development, create revenue for the government, and has favorable impacts on…

Neymar Jr has tendered a public apology for cheating on his pregnant girlfriend, Bruna Biancardi. The Paris Saint-Germain star took to Instagram to publicly apologize after texts of his cheating were posted on the platform. The remorseful Brazil international who had already apologized in privy to his girlfriend for cheating, stated that he could not imagine his life without his partner. PSG close to appointing Luis Enrique as manager The partners who announce the pregnancy early this summer, are looking forward to welcoming their first child this year. He said “I made a mistake. I made a mistake with you.…