Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has refuted a report alleging his involvement in the alleged illegal withdrawal of $6.3 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) during the administration of former president Muhammadu Buhari. According to the report, which was published on an online website, a special investigator hired by President Bola Tinubu discovered the alleged crime on February 8, 2023, just weeks before the presidential election.According to the allegation, Mustapha and the beleaguered former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, authorized the removal of cash from the bank’s vault in the name of paying international…

No fewer than fifteen workers were killed and 46 others injured on Sunday in an explosion at a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Sulawesi Island, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located said. The explosion occurred when workers repaired the furnace and installed plates at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, killing nine Indonesian workers and four Chinese workers, Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) said in a statement. The fire was extinguished at 9:10 a.m. local time, it added. Earlier, it was said that an explosion killed eight Indonesian and five Chinese…

No fewer than 52 kidnapped victims have been rescued in the Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State by troops of the Joint Task Force North-West Operation HADARIN DAJI on Friday. This was revealed in a statement and images posted on the Nigerian Army’s official X handle on Saturday. The statement partly read, “The feat was recorded on December 22, 2023, when troops cleared and destroyed terrorist enclaves at Saruwa, Kubuta, Gundumi villages, and Bunwanga Gundumi forest in Isa LGA of Sokoto state. “During the operation, the troops of the OPHD rescued 52 kidnap victims while several terrorists were neutralized.…

Justice Joy Unwana of the Akwa Ibom State High Court and her driver, Idorinyin Ekanem, who were both kidnapped by gunmen, have both been released after spending five days in the kidnappers’ den. Chronicle NG reports that Justice Unwana and her driver were kidnapped on Monday, December 18, 2023, while returning to Uyo after a court session in Oron Local Government Area of the state. Thank God Ekanem, her police orderly, was slain in the event, which occurred at 8 p.m. on the Okobo-Esuk Inwang-Ndon Ebom Road.Different sections of the Nigerian Bar Association, particularly the Oron branch, where Justice Unwana…

A Nollywood veteran actor, Dejumo Lewis, has died at the age of 80. The news of his death was confirmed by Saidi Balogun in a post shared on his Instagram account on Saturday. Saidi captioned the photo of the late veteran, “Good night, Dejumo Lewis; may your soul rest in perfect peace.” RIP.” While the cause of his death remain unknown at the time of filing this report, Balogun’s tribute has sparked an outpouring of sympathy from fans and other actors and actresses.Until his death, he was a Nigerian film and television actor best known for his portrayal of Kabiyesi…

Rosolino ‘Lino’ Celesia, a former Italian footballer, was reportedly shot dead by two brothers in a nightclub bathroom on Wednesday night. Celesia, 22, was pronounced dead at a Palermo hospital after being shot three times in the neck and chest. According to the local Italian newspaper L’Unione Sarde, tensions between Celesia and the brothers had been building for some time, and they were involved in a dispute a month ago. The Palermo Prosecutor’s Office ordered the arrest of the two brothers, aged 17 and 22, after reviewing CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses. The younger brother, who is still a child…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged his team’s fans to give Arsenal a “real Anfield experience” when the two teams meet in the Premier League on Saturday evening. Klopp claimed after Wednesday’s 5-1 Carabao Cup quarter-final win over West Ham that he was “not very satisfied with the atmosphere” during the game. And speaking on Friday, he added, “I enjoy 99.7 percent of each second in that stadium. If we can do better, then show us. I said we’d need Anfield on Saturday, and that is true. “We have to make sure we make it a proper home game and…

The Abia State Police Command has arrested two men, Onyebuchi Ukandu and Emmanuel Onyebuenyi, members of the Mbutu/Umuojima Vigilante in the state’s Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, for allegedly torturing a man to death. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, during the parade of suspects, the victim, Alex Ukaegbu, who was in command of a building site in Osisioma, was apprehended by the vigilante men for having some pipe rods in his hands. According to reports, the suspects chained the victim and demanded a sum of money to be paid before he was released, but he…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the timetable and activity schedule for conducting bye-elections caused by the resignation or death of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly. Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information Voter Education Committee, made the announcement in an Abuja statement on Friday. He stated that the presiding officers, including the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly, proclaimed these vacancies. He noted that the vacancies happened in two senatorial districts, four federal seats, and three state constituencies covering nine Federation…

Hundreds of Rivers State residents gathered in Port Harcourt on Friday to show their support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara amid the state’s political crisis. The groups opposed and rejected the presidential resolution on the squabble in the state between Governor Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. As early as 7 a.m., placard-carrying protesters invaded the Government House on Azikiwe Street in Port Harcourt, erecting a stage and canopies at the entrance to the state seat of power and chorusing solidarity songs and dancing. The groups included the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Greater Wakirike Movement,…