Author: Vincent Osuwo

North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast, towards the South’s Yeonpyeong island, Seoul’s military disclosed. South Korea quickly issued an evacuation order to the inhabitants of the island but has yet to determine whether it is related to the bombardment. The move has been denounced as a “provocative act” by the South. North Korean artillery shelled Yeonpyeong island numerous times in 2010, killing four civilians. The artillery projectiles fired on Friday between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. local time (00:00 and 2:00 p.m. GMT) did not enter South Korean soil, instead landing in…

Multiple people have been confirmed injured following a shooting at Perry High School in the US state of Iowa on Thursday morning, police disclosed. The suspect, however, has been confirmed dead, but it is unclear if it was from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officials stated that the extent and number of injuries are still being determined. The shooting occurred on the first day back in classes for students after their annual winter break. Reports of an active shooter came in at approximately 07:40 local time (13:40 GMT), and the first officer reached the scene within seven minutes, police said. “Luckily,…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Hadarin Daji on Wednesday killed 10 terrorists and rescued nine kidnapped victims, including women and babies, during clearance operations in Katsina and Zamfara states. According to a statement made on the Nigerian Army’s official X handle on Thursday, this was documented during the dry season clearance operations led by Major General Godwin Mutkut, General Officer Commanding 8 Division Nigerian Army. The statement partly read, “On January 3, 2024, the combined troops of the OPHD conducted an offensive operation in identified terrorist enclaves at Batsari and Safana LGAs of Katsina State, neutralizing…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted a search operation at the Dangote Group’s head office in Lagos on Thursday. The operation, according to reports, forms part of its investigation into foreign exchange transactions during the tenure of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Dangote Group refuted claims of foreign exchange (FX) malpractices and money laundering totaling $3.4 billion in November 2023. However, it was reported that EFCC operatives on Thursday requested records about forex allocations to the group from 2015 to the time Emefiele was suspended by President Bola Tinubu and then arrested…

The prize money for the upcoming 2023 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been boosted by 40% by the Confederation of African Football. The continental football governing body announced this on its website on Thursday. The CAF announced that the victor of the 2023 AFCON will get $7 million, with the runner-up receiving $4 million. The two semi-finalists will each win $2.5 million, and the four quarter-finalists will each receive $1.3 million. The statement, according to the CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepeon, read, “CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the prize money of…

Two police inspectors, Sunday Adetoye and Ogunleye Stephen, attached to the Zone 2 Command headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, have been dismissed for armed robbery, official corruption, and illegal duty. After an Orderly Room investigation, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, AIG Mohammed Ali, ordered their firing. Inspectors Adetoye with Force Number 279495 and Stephen with Force Number 223521, along with two members of a Vigilante Group named Semiu Afisu and Abidoye Femi and a driver named Charles John, reportedly stormed a residence in the Obada-Oko community in Ogun State around 10 p.m. on November 23, 2023.…

Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, requesting an extension of the deadline to meet with EFCC interrogators over an ongoing investigation into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered during her tenure in office through a contractor, James Okwete. In a phone interview with newsmen on Thursday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said Umar-Farouq had sent a legal representative to the commission and had written to the commission requesting more time to honor the invitation, citing health challenges. Oyewale said, “The former Humanitarian Minister didn’t appear before the commission…

Harrison Tare Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, a Nigerian singer, has been appointed as Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s Executive Assistant on Entertainment. Harrysong, who announced the appointment on Instagram on Wednesday, expressed gratitude to the governor and promised to use the position well. According to the letter, he took over the role formally on December 22, 2023, and highlighted planned events such as the ‘Kingmaker’ on March 30th and the Sherrified and Ukodo International Festival 2024. Harrysong expressed his gratitude to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for entrusting him with the office. He told the governor and the people of the…

Sadiya Umar-Farouq, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, kept interrogators waiting without providing an official explanation to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as to why she did not accept the Commission’s invitation. The former minister did not appear to answer questions on the alleged laundering of over 37.1 billion naira through a contractor, James Okwete, during her stint in office. Sadiya Umar-Farouq was summoned to appear before investigators at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday to account for the alleged fraud that occurred under her supervision. According to one interrogator who requested anonymity,…

Hassan Sharif, an imam who was shot outside a mosque in New Jersey on Wednesday has died, according to the state’s attorney general, who added that the death did not appear to be motivated by “bias” or domestic terrorism at the time. According to New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin, Hassan Sharif was shot numerous times near a mosque in Newark, just west of New York, before being brought to a hospital, where he subsequently died. “We do not yet know the motivation for this crime, but the evidence collected thus far does not indicate that this was an act…