Author: Vincent Osuwo

Parents and family members of Akwa Ibom State prospective NYSC corps members kidnapped on August 17, 2023, while traveling to an orientation camp in Sokoto State are currently terrified as the kidnappers demand N10 million each as ransom for the victims’ release. Mr. Mfon Friday, a victim’s family member, told newsmen yesterday in Uyo that a total of N30.8 million in ransom has been paid to the kidnappers. Friday, who spoke bitterly about the unimaginable hardship the parents were currently facing as a result of their children’s kidnapping, recalled that the parents had initially paid N13.6 million, and towards the…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, explained his decision on Wednesday to engage Senior Advocates of Nigeria to handle 800 litigation cases involving the administration, lamenting that lack of diligent prosecution of cases in the past by FCT officials led to the loss of numerous cases. Wike said that there were instances of FCTA officials colluding with plaintiffs to obtain verdicts against the FCT Administration. This was said by the minister while defending the FCT’s N61 billion supplementary budget before the National Assembly Committees on the FCT. Wike said, “I have never seen a territory with…

The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has thanked President Bola Tinubu for his assistance to state-owned security outfits. The governor made the remarks during the handing out of 600 Plateau State security personnel from Operation Rainbow in Jos on Wednesday. The Plateau Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Ngo Josephine Piyo, said, “It is my pleasure to be here for the passing out parade of the Neighborhood Watch Operatives of Operation Rainbow. “Today, we are witnessing the passing out of a crop of 600 gallant operatives who were carefully selected out of the numerous citizens of Plateau…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police arrested and detained three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for shooting two students of Senior Secondary School, Life Camp, within the Jabi and Gwarinpa areas of the Federal Capital Territory. According to reports, two students shot by NSCDC operatives are currently receiving treatment at the Gwarinpa Hospital. Following the shooting, some enraged high school students vandalized three patrol vehicles of the Corp in protest of the attack on their injured colleagues. The event happened about 11.20 a.m. on Wednesday, according to our correspondent. The NSCDC personnel attached to the NSCDC’s…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, will begin on January 15, 2024, and end on February 16, 2024. In the same vein, the JAMB stated that from Wednesday that its 2024 MOCK-UTME will take place on March 7, 2024, while the main UTME will take place from April 19 to 29, 2024. According to the board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, the dates were set “based on a series of recommendations emanating from a two-day Information Technology (IT) and Management Retreat held between November 26th and 28th, 2023.” The…

Portuguese football sensation Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a class action lawsuit in the US over his promotion of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. The plaintiffs argue that his support caused them to make losses on their investments. They are suing for “a sum exceeding” $1 billion ($790 million). Binance unveiled its first “CR7” collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in November 2022, in collaboration with Ronaldo, which the footballer stated will reward fans “for all the years of support.” Binance CEO Zhao resigns over money laundering charges NFTs are virtual assets that may be bought and sold but…

President Bola Tinubu presented the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget plan to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday—his first since taking office precisely six months ago. Read the full speech below. In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honor to be here today to present my administration’s 2024 Budget Proposal to this Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. This moment is especially profound and significant to me because it is my first annual budgetary presentation to the National Assembly. Distinguished Senators and…

Nigeria’s national defense and internal security, local job creation, macroeconomic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security are among the main priorities of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope, according to President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu told a joint session of the National Assembly on the 2024 Federal budget proposal on Wednesday in Abuja that the nation’s internal security architecture will be overhauled to improve law enforcement capabilities in order to protect lives, property, and investments across the country. Tinubu stated that the proposed budget promotes human capital development, with special emphasis on children, because human…

Brazilian international footballer Neymar Jr. and his girlfriend Bruna Biancardi have formally separated only a month after welcoming their first child together. On October 7, the footballer, 31, and the influencer, 29, announced the birth of their daughter Mavie, saying she “came to complete our lives.” Their break up comes after weeks of speculation that they are no longer together, amid rumors of Neymar’s infidelity. Confirming the news on her Instagram story, Biancardi wrote ‘This is a private matter, but since I am often associated with news, suspicions, and jokes, I would like to inform you that I am not…

English Premier League club Arsenal have shown a lot of seriousness in their pursuit to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, with the club setting aside the sum of £120 million to land the Napoli man, the UK tabloid Teamtalk reports. Chelsea recently stated that Osimhen was still at the top of the club’s wish list and that the club was prepared to sign the Nigerian during the January transfer window.Arsenal have also entered the fray for the 24-year-old, as the Gunners want a world-class striker.Osimhen has been on fire for Napoli for the last 18 months.He scored 31 goals in…