Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Tony Aiyejina, Blessyn Brume-Ataguba, and 18 other qualified Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). This was disclosed in a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the new appointees, who are drawn from various states across the country, include Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke (Abia), Bishop Alex Ukam (Cross River), Dr. Jeremiah Ogbonna Nwankwegu (Ebonyi), and Ms. Sa’adatu Dogon Bauchi Garba (Kaduna). Others include Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa (Kano), Hon. Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Hon. Olakunle…

President Bola Tinubu has stated that accurate information on the size, characteristics, and distribution of the nation’s population is essential both for planning and for the effective delivery of public services to citizens of the country. Tinubu, who spoke at the launch of the Digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System and the National Geospatial Data Repository at the State House on Wednesday, stated that Nigeria’s population remains the greatest asset the nation wields in its broader mission to become one of the largest economies in the world. He noted that the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system is…

Nigerian social media influencer Blessing Okoro, also known as Blessing CEO, has apologized to Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, imploring him to ‘forgive and forget’ after calling him out over an alleged N4.5 million debt. Recall that the influencer had previously called out the artist on social media, claiming that he owed N4.5 million to Lagos celebrity vehicle dealer Ikechukwu Ogbona, better known as IVD Motors, for a car he allegedly purchased for his logistics manager, Israel DMW. In reaction, IVD asserted on Instagram that Davido owed him nothing, to which Davido responded by saying that no one…

The International Christian Concern (ICC), a non-partisan Christian organization, has named Nigeria one of the world’s most dangerous nations for Christians. In the last 20 years, fanatics and militants have been killing Christians and dispossessing them of their lands, according to the organization. This was contained in the organization’s 2023 report on Christian persecutors in the world. According to the group, the country’s leaders have linked the attacks to farmer-herder confrontations laced with ethnic tensions. The ICC investigation, however, defined the killings and other atrocities as genocide against Christians. It partly read, “Nigeria is arguably the most dangerous place to…

Lagos State University (LASU) has removed the Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Tajudeen Olumoko. His removal comes on the heels of a news report published on Monday by an online news platform. The report disclosed that a certificate racketeering syndicate had genuine Lagos State University (LASU) certificates that anyone interested could purchase for between N2m and N3m, depending on the technicality of the course involved. As a result, Dr. Abiodun Fatai-Abatan, a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science, has been named as acting DSA. A source in the university who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the…

The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urged Israel not to reoccupy Gaza once its conflict with Hamas ended. Blinken, speaking to reporters after the G7 foreign ministers met in Japan on Wednesday, described what he called the “key elements” in order to create “durable peace and security.” “The United States believes key elements should include: no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, not now, not after the war; No use of Gaza as a platform for terrorism or other violent attacks; No reoccupation of Gaza after the conflict ends,” Blinken told reporters. He further stated that other conditions included…

On Tuesday, the Senate encouraged the Nigerian government to take prompt action, in concert with other countries, to terminate the continuing Israeli-Hamas conflict and save lives and property. It also asked the Federal Government to press for a two-state solution as a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as previously endorsed by the UN in 1948. The resolutions were passed in response to a motion proposed by Senator Suleiman Kawu Sumaila (Kano South) and co-sponsored by 28 other senators. Since the fighting began in October, many have been dead and maimed, including women, children, and relief workers, while residential buildings,…

No fewer than 13 trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice, 17 vehicles, and other items worth N1,241,777,700 were intercepted by Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ in October. This was revealed in a statement released on the Nigerian Customs Service’s official X handle on Wednesday, November 8. According to the statement, the unit’s acting comptroller, Hussein Ejibunu, announced this during a news conference on Tuesday at the unit’s headquarters in Lagos. In October, the Nigeria Customs Service’s Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ intercepted 13 trailer loads of imported parboiled rice, 17 automobiles, and other commodities totaling N1,241,777,700. The…

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has advised Nigerians to report any erring police officer who forcefully collects or searches their phones. This was disclosed by an Adejobi official on his X-handed page on Tuesday. Adejobi noted that any officer “who forcefully collects and searches your phones or electronic equipment. It’s not proper or professional. “They can only scrutinize your phone when such is subject to an investigation and already marked exhibit, and such is not done on the road. “So, any policeman who searches the phone on the road is deviant, violates the order of the IGP, and…

The Federal Government has expanded e-passport services at Nigerian embassies in Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, and Switzerland. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, unveiled the facilities in Rome, Italy, on Monday, saying the new passport processing centres are part of efforts “to streamline passport processing and acquisition for Nigerians residing in the diaspora.” “The advanced travel document offers three categories: the 32-page five-year validity category, the 64-page five-year validity category, and the 64-page 10-year validity category (for adults only),” the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Dr. Dotun Aridegbe, disclosed in a statement he signed on Tuesday.…