Author: Vincent Osuwo

50 people have been injured and one person still missing from an explosion at an academy in Paris, the French capital. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office on Thursday, Six people are still in serious condition following a gas explosion in central Paris on Wednesday. The explosion which is reported to have rocked the Paris American Academy led to about 50 people getting injured in the incident, although the Paris prosecutor’s office, which is investigating the blast, said the number may not be final. Paris 2024 Olympics headquarters under police search – organisers According to Paris police director Laurent Nunez,…

Peter obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the recently held general elections has strongly berated the recent approval of a 114 percent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers, as well as judicial and public office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, (RMAFC). In a tweet via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, June 22, 2023, Obi argued that “one would have expected the leaders and public officeholders to focus on cutting the cost of governance and alleviating the sufferings of Nigerians”. Obi argued that the timing was…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, vowed to sue President Bola Tinubu in court on Wednesday. SERAP has threatened to sue Tinubu for the illegal 114 percent raise in his and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s salaries. The body called state governors’ and legislators’ pay raises “outrageous.” FG approves 114% salary increase for Tinubu, lawmakers, judicial officers Tweeting, SERAP wrote: “BREAKING: We’re suing the Tinubu administration over its outrageous and illegal 114 per cent increase in the salaries of the President, vice president, state governors and lawmakers, while over 133 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty.” Chronicle NG reported yesterday…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has authorized the reopening of the Seme land border for vehicle importation. Ibrahim Musa, Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, made the announcement on Wednesday. Musa, speaking at an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting between authorities from Nigeria and Benin Republic, said that the development was the result of complaints from freight forwarders operating at the Seme border. “I was here with the former Minister of State for Transportation when the freight forwarders pleaded that the border should be reactivated for the free movement of goods and services,” he…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a warning to movie producers, skit producers, and content creators against the unauthorized use of the EFCC’s branded jackets, symbols, and other accoutrements. In a June 21, 2023, press release signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity of the Commission, the commission stated that the unauthorized use of their insignia is illegal. The Commission therefore urged content creators and movie producers to “seek the Commission’s authorization, including vetting of scenes that purport to depict the operations of the Commission, to ensure that false or misleading messages are not passed to…

Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, is expected to plead guilty after a five-year investigation to two misdemeanor tax crimes and illegally possessing a gun while a drug user. The US Attorney for the District of Delaware has filed paperwork suggesting that a plea deal has been reached. The agreement’s terms are expected to keep him out of jail. According to the Justice Department, the president’s son still faces a maximum punishment of a year in jail on each of the tax counts and ten years in prison on the weapons accusation. As part of the proposed agreement,…

The newly appointed Inspector General of Police, IGP Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu, has assumed office as the 22nd indigenous Inspector General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. IGP Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu was appointed to into office by President Bola Tinubu as the new Police Inspector General following the retirement of all the Service Chiefs from office as well as the Police Boss. The handover of leadership of the Police Force between the former and new Police Chiefs was held in a brief ceremony at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. Police commission wants gender-sensitive, fair deployment The high point of The…

Nigeria features in 3rd place in a new research that reveals the top 10 countries with the highest levels of fraudulent cases. In the research carried out by Proxyrack, the United States topped the list 10 with 625 cases of occupational fraud recorded in 2022, while South Africa is placed second with 188 cases. However, Nigeria with 61 cases of occupational fraud in industries, is placed 3rd for the 2022 year. Trafficking: Nigeria maintains Tier 2 rating in global report Other countries on the list include the United Arab Emirates at 4th position with 60 cases, followed by Canada with…

Social media influencer Zainab Dabo, has taken to Twitter to berate Aliko Dangote and the Federal Government for what she alleged to be undue favors shown to the businessman at the expense of his competitors and the country at large. In a thread tagged “DANGOTE, THE SICK, ADOPTED CHILD OF THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT! “, which she posted on Twitter on June 19, 2023, she berated Dangote for what she described as his inability to run a favorable business amidst other competitors. She argued that Dangote’s magic wand is the Federal Government which he uses to establish monopoly and drive out…

Usman Zaki, a land agent, was arraigned on Wednesday, June 20, 2023, in a Kaduna High Court over an alleged N4.5 million fraud. 41-year-old Zakari (m) was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for forgery. Counsel to the EFCC, Nasiru Salele, told the court that the defendant committed the offense sometime in September 2022. Salele alleged that the accused forged the landed document for four plots of land located at Rigasa Kaduna and gave it to the complainant, Danladi Yusuf, as a deed for the plots of land. “The defendant forged a document and sold four plots…