Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has vehemently refuted rumours and reports making the rounds suggesting that there have been assassination attempts on his life. Social media was awash with reports on the assassination attempt on the governor while travelling from Lokoja to Abuja on Sunday. However, clarifying the incident in a press briefing on Sunday, the governor in Abuja labelled the claims as false and should be disregarded. He stated that the incident was a little disagreement between his personal security team and military officers tasked with securing the route, emphasising that no attempt on his life was…

A Nigerian student, simply identified as Ikem, has reportedly lost his life after he was allegedly brutally murdered by a group of Chinese in the Republic of the Philippines. Ikem’s friend, Michael Ojuola, disclose this on Sunday in a statement on X. He wrote, “A friend of mine, a Nigerian medical student named Ikem studying in the Republic of the Philippines, was brutally murdered by a group of Chinese. “They tied his hands up, covered and tied his mouth, and he was beaten blue-black until he gave up the ghost. “This should never be allowed to get swept under the…

Thousands of protesters rallied in Paris on Sunday, demanding an end to the Israeli military operation in Gaza, which organisers described as a “massacre”, following the bloody attack by Hamas militants. Israel assassin, Macron complicit,” and “No peace without decolonization” were among the placards used at the protest sponsored by a left-wing collective in eastern Paris’ Place de la Republique plaza. Police said they made 10 arrests at the first pro-Palestinian protest in the capital that had not been banned due to security concerns. On Thursday, a judge overturned a police ban on a similar gathering in the capital. “We…

Gaza received 17-truck aid from Egypt on Sunday as Israel intensified strikes on the Palestinian enclave, facing a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the war sparked by a bloody Hamas attack. The assistance delivery across the Rafah crossing on Sunday was the second such operation in two days, following the arrival of 20 trucks on Saturday. Given the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Gaza, the UN estimates that approximately 100 trucks per day are required to cover the needs of 2.4 million Gazans. Hamas terrorists surged into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7 and killed at least 1,400 people, predominantly…

Overnight bombings on the Gaza Strip killed at least 55 Palestinians, according to the Hamas authority, as Israel announced an increase in operations. “More than 55 martyrs,” the Israeli press office declared after the latest night of bombardment in response to Hamas strikes on Israel on October 7. It went on to say that more than 30 homes had been demolished in the hours following the announcement by an Israeli military official that raids would be expanded. The Hamas leadership stated that more than 4,300 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Israeli raids since the war started in response…

Troops of Operation UDO KA II apprehended one Chimezie Chukwu, popularly called Biggi, an escapee of the Jos Prison Break, at the Ugbakwa Village in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State on Friday. This was revealed in a statement posted on the Nigerian Army’s official Facebook page on Sunday. According to the statement, Chukwu was caught “during a search on the hideaway of unknown gunmen in Ugbakwa Village in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.” The statement reads, “Troops of Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II on Friday,…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised an armed bandit in a raid staged against the group on Friday at an identified crossing point in Bura, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, and posted on the Nigerian Army’s official X handle on Saturday. The statement read, “Acting on actionable intelligence, the troops laid in wait for the bandits and unleashed fire on them, killing one, while others fled with gunshot wounds, leaving traces of blood. “Troops recovered one AK-47 rifle, 14 live rounds…

Over 6000 recruits graduated from the Nigerian Army 85 Regular Recruit Intake (RRI) in a colourful regimental Passing Out Parade (POP) held 21 October at the Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Kaduna state. The Six Thousand Three Hundred and Fifteen (6,315) passing out Recruits’ path to soldering began after successfully completing a laborious selection process and reporting for training at the Depot Nigerian Army on 3 June 2023, culminating in today’s POP. Addressing the Passing Out Recruits, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja congratulated the young soldiers on their successful completion of their training, describing it as qualitative, realistic, and adapted to fulfil…

It Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the recently past presidential election, has felicitated with the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, on the occasion of his 70th birthday anniversary. In a statement on his verified X account, the labour party chieftain also congratulated the royal father as he marked his 7th coronation anniversary. Thanking the royal father for his unwavering contribution to nation-building, Obi prayed and wished the paramount ruler “more healthy and fruitful years.” “I wish to congratulate the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II,…

Operatives of the Benue State Police Command have intercepted and killed two of the armed robbers who attacked a police station and killed officers in Otukpo, Benue State, on Friday. Before storming the police station, the thieves robbed several banks, including First Bank, United Bank for Africa, Zenith Bank, Access, and Stanbic Bank, and stole an undisclosed sum of money. According to Catherine Anene, spokesman for the Benue State Police Command, security personnel encountered the robbers near the Otukpo-Taraku route and murdered two of them. The statement read in part, “On October 20, 2023, at about 1615 hrs, armed robbers…