Author: Vincent Osuwo

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have distanced themselves from the consensus selection of a national chairman and secretary by the Nyesom Wike-backed faction, insisting on legal redress and a review of the process. Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Abdulrahman Mohammed emerged as consensus candidates for National Secretary and National Chairman, respectively, with support from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Credible senior PDP members aligned with the governors-backed National Working Committee led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN), speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal the development, told the press that they…

Former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN) claimed on Tuesday that agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission forcibly removed him and his family from their Abuja home, despite ongoing court procedures over the property. Malami revealed this during a press conference, telling journalists that EFCC officials raided the facilities on Monday and returned on Tuesday with armed soldiers to finalize the takeover. “Yesterday, without further recourse to the court, without seeking an order to seal my properties, without seeking an order to evict my family members and me from the property, without seeking a court order for…

No fewer than six people, including a motorcyclist, were killed on Tuesday when a tanker carrying 45,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit lost control and ran over several tricycles in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, with several others sustaining varying degrees of injuries. Eyewitnesses noted that the accident occurred at the Fruits Market along the Oje-Beere route in the Ibadan South East Local Government Area. The trailer reportedly suffered brake failure while descending the busy Mapo-Beere-Oje roads. One of the affected tricycle drivers, Ademola Aderibigbe, who sustained minor leg injuries, stated that he narrowly escaped death. “I was so lucky.…

The National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, has regained control of the union’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, following a previous takeover by a rival faction. According to a video broadcast by TVC on X, MC Oluomo went to the secretariat to examine damaged property after recovering control of the building. The development comes just hours after a faction led by Tajudeen Baruwa took the secretariat on Monday, claiming alleged court orders in his favor. Speaking to journalists after taking over, Baruwa asserted that his actions were supported by…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has issued a public apology to Nigerians for the crippling and persistent outages that have occurred in the previous month, conceding that the blackout has exacerbated suffering in households, companies, schools, and industries under the searing dry season heat. The apology was issued at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. It comes as public anger with inconsistent power supply grows, especially as rising temperatures across the country increase electrical demand for cooling. In an unusually direct acknowledgement of the crisis, Adelabu said, “I want to apologize to Nigerians, officially now, coming from me…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday moved to take over the Maitama residence of the former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in Abuja. EFCC agents, reportedly led by Folarin Dare, arrived in around five buses and, clothed in red and black jackets and highly armed, closed the road leading to Malami’s home. Attempts to enter the property, located at No. 2 Koranakh Close, off Amazon Street in Maitama, Abuja, were fruitless since the operatives had cordoned off the area. Chronicle NG reports that the EFCC has marked an Abuja property linked to the…

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has warned that the escalating war in the Middle East could push Nigeria and other African nations toward adopting pandemic-style work-from-home policies if the situation worsens. Dangote gave the warning on Monday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the latter’s residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. He voiced strong concerns about the ripple effects of fluctuating global oil prices on African economies already weighed down by debt. He said, “If this thing doesn’t de-escalate, you know, normally we in Africa don’t have any reserves in terms of savings. “And so, people normally go…

Iran launched a new round of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, causing damage and injuries in Tel Aviv as uncertainty surrounded planned talks to end the three-week Middle East conflict. AFP photos showed rubble-strewn streets and the side of a building in Israel’s economic hub in ruins, as first responders hurried to save at least four people who were lightly injured in four different areas. Tel Aviv’s mayor Ron Huldai informed the media that a “direct strike” hit a structure in the affluent area, while AFP footage revealed the front of the three-story building ripped apart. Several Israeli media sources…

The Football Supporters Europe group (FSE) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday with the European Commission against football’s world governing body, FIFA, over “excessive ticket prices” for this year’s World Cup finals. The FSE and the Euroconsumers group stated that the tickets for the June 11-July 19 tournament in the US, Canada, and Mexico were overpriced and complained that FIFA had a monopoly over the sales. “Euroconsumers and Football Supporters Europe (FSE) have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA, alleging that the football body has abused its monopoly position to impose excessive ticket prices and opaque and…

A former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday morning amid tight security for his arraignment over alleged corruption-related crimes. El-Rufai was led into the court premises at about 9:00 a.m. in a Hilux vehicle and remained inside for over 30 minutes before being escorted into the courtroom at approximately 9:34 a.m. He was heavily guarded as operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Department of State Services formed a protective cordon around him into the courtroom. Journalists who came to the location as early as…