Author: Vincent Osuwo

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has stated that peace has prevailed because he took strength from God to withstand insults and tantrums hurled at him while frustrating attempts by some unhappy individuals who were determined to plunge the state into endless turmoil. Fubara also stated that by focusing his administration on encouraging peace, he has created an enabling environment for investments and long-term growth to thrive. Fubara made the statement while receiving a team from the Bishops and Gospel Ministers’ Association International Incorporated, Rivers State Chapter, at Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Nelson Chukwudi, the governor’s chief press…

A Nigerian man simply identified as Wilson has achieved his academic goals despite the many challenges life threw in his path. In a celebratory statement on his verified X page on Tuesday, Wilson recounted his many travails that he overcame to achieve his life goals. He recounted losing his mother and his brother to cancer and also failing an exam in medical school. Despite these challenges, the young Nigerian remained undaunted in pursuing his goals. “I wear my scrubs to work because the world did not end when I lost my mum and brother to cancer and failed an exam…

Nigerians have criticized the police over the placing of Mrs. Chioma Okoli, the embattled Erisco tomato paste reviewer, on a watchlist.  Chronicle NG reports that the police have written to the Controller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, requesting that Mrs. Okoli Chioma Egodi be placed on the watchlist. The Nigeria Police Force and Erisco Foods Limited are prosecuting Chioma Okoli for posting a review of one of the company’s products on Facebook. Okoli is being prosecuted over her negative review of Negako Tomato Paste, a product from Erisco Foods Limited. Amid outcry from well-meaning Nigerians, civil society organizations, including…

Kayode Egbetokun, the Nigerian Inspector General of Police, has written to the Controller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, requesting that Mrs. Okoli Chioma Egodi be placed on the watchlist.  The Nigeria Police Force and Erisco Foods Limited are prosecuting Chioma Okoli for posting a review of one of the company’s products on Facebook. Okoli is being prosecuted over her negative review of Nagiko Tomato Paste, a product from Erisco Foods Limited. Amid outcry from well-meaning Nigerians, civil society organizations, including the global human rights body, Amnesty International, demanding an immediate end to the harassment and intimidation of Mrs. Okoli,…

The new deputy governor of Edo State, Omobayo Godwin, has promised to remain loyal to the state governor, Godwin Obaseki. Omobayo said he would only do whatever the governor asked him to do. The 38-year-old former Labour Party House of Representatives candidate remarked in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today Programme on Monday. Omobayo was sworn in after the state assembly impeached Philip Shaibu for allegedly leaking the state government’s secrets. Commenting on being satisfied with the role of a deputy governor being relegated to a “spare tire,”  the new deputy governor said, “It’s okay with me. Life is…

Adegoke Fayoade, the Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, has ordered a crackdown on phone thieves in the state. The police boss vowed to penalize any divisional police officer whose jurisdiction included recording the latest robbery of phones snatched in broad daylight by miscreants. This comes on the heels of a notice about an increasing security problem in Lagos State, where some miscreants take phones from unsuspecting passersby in broad daylight and then demand money before returning the phone to its owner. Sometimes, as gathered, these miscreants would approach passersby while making a phone call, demanding it or an alternative…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),  in a meeting on Monday, annulled the national convention that restored the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his National Working Committee. To fill the vacancy, the stakeholders stated that the Congress will form a transition committee to supervise the party’s business until new officers are chosen in three months. Those in attendance at the meeting included the Chairman of the NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku; former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulwahed Omar; Chairman of the LP Board of Trustees, Sylvester Ejiofor; Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Moses…

President Bola Tinubu has been applauded for allegedly dealing with the problems bedevilling Nigeria along with their inherent root causes. Pledging her unwavering support for Tinubu in a statement on X, an X user identified as Amoda Ogunlere mentioned that the Nigerian leader knows how to take “bold decisions and stand by them.” She applauded the President for his ‘giant strides’ in the aviation sector and reforms in shaping the economy and the naira, using the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso. Amid the criticism aimed at the APC-led federal government, Ogunlere voiced her determination to re-elect…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar to pay N10 million in damages to Omega Fire Ministries International’s Senior Pastor and General Overseer, Apostle Johnson Suleman, for publishing insulting comments about him. The court also barred her from making further defamatory statements about the cleric. According to the Certified True Copy of the judgement dated April 8, 2024, Suleman accused Abubakar of making libellous allegations on her Instagram profile, @halimabubakar, which were then published by many blogs and media. Suleman particularly stated that Abubakar accused him of being a womaniser and devilish, among other things.…

Former Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has said his impeachment by the state House of Assembly was unlawful. Previously, the state House of Assembly impeached the embattled state deputy governor after adopting the report of the seven-man investigating team appointed by the state Chief Judge to investigate charges of misconduct against him. Shaibu claimed the impeachment was motivated by his desire to become the state’s governor. He did, however, state that the impeachment did not follow due process. Shaibu made the remarks in a video posted to his X page on Monday. He said, “My good people of Edo…