Author: Vincent Osuwo

The ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ife/Akpodim/Chokoneze Ward in the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Chiedoziem Anyanwu, has been assassinated by gunmen. According to information gathered by our correspondent, Anyanwu was fatally shot on Thursday by assailants riding a motorcycle. According to accounts, when his killers arrived at his house, they announced his name and asked to see him. They killed him after recognizing him as the one. His assassins claimed to have made certain he was dead before fleeing the area. According to one of the sources, “the chairman of the…

In a unanimous judgment on Friday, the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos upheld Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the victor of the Delta State election on March 18. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta State, filed an appeal with the appellate court. The court ruled that the appeal was without merit. It will be recalled that on September 29, the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Asaba declared Oborevwori the victor of the March 18 governorship election. Omo-Agege, on the other hand, filed an appeal with the…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has instructed existing landowners with Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to re-certify them.Wike stated on a live television broadcast in Abuja witnessed by the Daily Trust that the new C of O would require a National Identification Number (NIN) and a Bank Verification Number (BVN).Wike further stated that he has abstained from signing C-Os since taking office due to the need to implement improved security measures. He announced that the new C of Os would cost individuals N50,000 and corporate bodies N100,000 each. He said, “There are a lot of…

Oscar Pistorius, South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner, was granted early release from prison on Friday, a decade after fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a crime that shocked the globe, prison officials said. A parole board considering whether Pistorius, 37, was ready for social reintegration agreed to release him on January 5, according to the Department of Correctional Services. “Mr. Pistorius will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections and will be subjected to supervision in compliance with parole conditions until his sentence expires,” it added. Earlier in the hearing, Steenkamp’s mother stated that she…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Uba Sani of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the governor of Kaduna State. Affirm Sani’s election, A three-member panel of the appellate court ruled on Friday that the tribunal erred when it relied on inadmissible evidence to order supplementary polls in 22 polling units of four local government areas (LGAs) where the election was deemed inconclusive. According to the court, a crucial witness called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the tribunal hearing only provided hearsay evidence because he was not present when the alleged malpractices…

Hollywood actor Eric Marlon Bishop, known professionally as Jamie Foxx, has denied the sexual assault allegations filed against him. In a recent complaint, a woman identified only as Jane Doe alleged that Foxx touched her breasts and genitals without her consent at a New York City restaurant. She said that the actor was drunk at the moment. Doe reportedly accused Foxx of taking her to a secluded spot and assaulted her. On Thursday, a spokesperson for the actor stated that the allegations in the lawsuit are “false and have no merit.” The spokesperson further disclosed that a similar lawsuit was…

Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympic champion, makes another attempt for early release from a South African prison, where he has been imprisoned for nearly 13 years for the murder of his girlfriend. Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria home ten years ago, shocking the world, and has been in prison since 2014. The parole hearing will take place at Atteridgeville prison, which is located just outside of Pretoria. June Steenkamp, Ms. Steenkamp’s mother, is not opposed to parole. June Steenkamp will also not be present at the hearing, according to her lawyer, Tania Koen. Her victim impact statement will…

The Ondo State Police Command has detained three people in connection with the death of a woman, Mrs. Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, in Arigidi Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. Adamolekun, a retired teacher, was allegedly murdered in her bed while sleeping by the culprits, who also stole her cellphone last week. Her lifeless body was reportedly discovered by her grandchild in the afternoon of that terrible day. The suspects, who have only been identified as Oluwaseun Mobarak and Rilwan Oluwaseun, are the housekeeper and Mobarak’s mother. According to reports, the police monitored the deceased’s phone, which led to…

Rap mogul Sean Combs, popularly known as Diddy, is being sued by a woman who says he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991. In a lawsuit seen by reporters, the plaintiff says the assault took place during a date with the rapper. Diddy recently settled a sexual assault suit brought by R&B singer and former partner Casandra Ventura popularly called Cassie. Diddy’s representative called the latest allegations “made up and not credible”. “This is purely a money grab and nothing more,” the spokesperson said in a statement to the reporters on Thursday. The woman, Joi Dickerson-Neal, claims in the…

No fewer than 89,000 women and girls were killed in 2022 across the globe, the United Nations (UN) said on Thursday. According to the UN, this is the highest annual figure recorded in the past two decades. “The alarming number of femicides is a stark reminder that humanity is still grappling with deep-rooted inequalities and violence against women and girls,’’ said Ghada Waly, Executive Director of UNODC, in a statement. “Each life lost is a call to action, a plea to urgently address structural inequalities and improve criminal justice responses so that no woman or girl fears for her life…