Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Nigerian Police Force has issued a warning to applicants seeking to apply in the ongoing recruitment exercise about the existence of a fake portal. The Force had detected the existence of an unauthorized portal that had been misleading prospective applicants by soliciting applications in the name of the Force. This was disclosed in a statement made available on the Force’s official X handle on Wednesday. In the statement signed by the Force’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force distanced itself from the deceptive portal. The statement read, “To ensure that you are accessing the authentic portal for the…

The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has explained why students residing on campus have been ordered to bring their mattresses into the resident halls. Alhaja Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the Head of Information Unit of UNILAG, informed newsmen that it was for health concerns. She also mentioned that the halls were being repaired before the students returned later in the month. She was responding to objections from parents and students that, under the university’s new tuition structure, such products should be provided by the school. The UNILAG spokesman said: “We asked the students to come with their own bedding materials for health reasons.…

Idowu Owohunwa, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has ordered the resignation of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State due to allegations of extortion. Previously, an engineer, Ibrahim Saliu, said that on Saturday, three police officers from the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State extorted N200,000 from him. The policemen, along with the station’s DPO, threatened Saliu and his brother with jail time if they did not give receipts for the phones spotted with Saliu’s brother, according to Saliu. He said, “The DPO took the iPhones, removed the warranty stickers, and declared that…

Dr. Aminu Maida, the new Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, took office on Tuesday and committed to prioritizing the objective of making affordable and stable broadband internet services available to all Nigerians. According to a statement released by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on Wednesday, the NCC boss informed the senior management team that he intends to reorient the Commission’s regulatory priorities to support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda, which is aimed at advancing the country’s digital transformation efforts. Maida stated that under his leadership, the NCC will ensure “effective broadband infrastructure…

The Lagos State Police Command has stated that a police officer who was seen in the viral video shooting sporadically into the air at the Ladipo Market area of the state will face disciplinary action. This was disclosed in a statement on X by the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday. In a now-viral video on social media, a police officer was among Lagos residents jubilating on a street following the reopening of Ladipo Market. Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi, the policeman in the video, serving with the Mobile Police (MOPOL), was reported to have been brought in for appropriate disciplinary actions.…

Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he does not know who Big Brother Naija winner Phyna is while apologizing for “mistakenly” liking a tweet that berated the reality TV star. The OBO singer, who is currently trending on X, liked a tweet that asked why people adore certain celebs, with Phyna notably highlighted. The Twitter user by the username @47kasz tweeted, ”There are some particular celebrities you’d like Stan, and I will profile, judge, and conclude you are useless because you are standing Phyna?’’ Shortly after Davido’s social media reaction to the tweet went…

Mrs. Amma Buwa, the daughter of a Member of the Borno State House of Assembly representing Ngala local government area, Hon. Bukar Abacha, was strangulated to death by unknown persons around Gidan Dembe in Maiduguri. According to sources, the murder of Abacha’s daughter, occurred at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when the husband was alleged to have left the compound to pray at a local mosque. The deceased’s husband, who carried the corpse to the police station, stated that he discovered her lifeless body in their residence with her hands and legs tied behind her back and her two-year-old child wailing…

Domestic airlines have expanded the number of aircraft seats as part of measures to reduce high operating costs in the aviation business, allowing more passengers to commute and increasing revenue. Responding to the effect of foreign exchange scarcity in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, Susan Akporiaye, President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, said the new development was part of coping mechanisms used by airline owners to increase the capacity of their airlines amid dwindling revenue. According to her, the lower seats, while less expensive, would increase the average number of seats per departure and result in…

ACP Oluseye Odunmbaku, Assistant Commissioner of Police attached to the Bayelsa state police command, has reportedly died in his sleep. According to reports, Odunmbaku died on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at his home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Odunmbaku, whose untimely death was announced by the state police command, was also the Director of Operations until his death. CSP Asinim Butswat, the police spokesman, acknowledged the development on Tuesday, October 17, but did not disclose any specifics about the officer’s death. “The State Police Command regrets to announce the demise of ACP Oluseye Odunmbaku; until his death, he was the Assistant…

Nigerian music executive Dayo Adeneye, popularly called Dayo D1, has berated some ladies who prefer to attract men with their physical qualities over their intellectual attributes. Dayo D1 said in a recent interview with the Honest Bunch Podcast that women commonly use social media to display their “buttocks and breasts” in an attempt to attract guys. The Kennis Music co-boss urged women to bring more to the table than just their beauty, noting that men will not stay with them solely because of their physical attractiveness and sex. He said, “Our women do not say I have brains; I can…