Author: Vincent Osuwo

Victor Osimhen has deleted nearly all photos of him in a Napoli shirt from his Instagram account following TikTok videos from the club that appeared to mock the forward. Osimhen, who fired Napoli to their first league title in over 30 years last season, was the target of a video where he was mocked by his own club on social media on Tuesday. The Nigerian, who scored 62 goals in 107 appearances for the Serie A side, had a rare penalty miss, yet the video appeared to mock him for his attempts to persuade for the penalty to be given.…

The Department of State Service, DSS, on Tuesday, invited the Chairman of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr. Afolabi Odulate, and two others for interrogation over the recent bloody cult clashes in the Sagamu area of the state, which claimed 20 lives. Also invited for questioning by the DSS according to a reliable source, is the lawmaker representing Sagamu 2, Mr Adeniran Ademola aka Sapele; and a lady, Ifeoluwa Akinyemi. According to the source, “the three were invited by the DSS for questioning to aid in further investigation of the mayhem in the town, which lasted for over…

Leah Sharibu, who is being held in captivity by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has “remarried” another terrorist’s commander after reportedly securing a divorce from the first ‘husband’ she was forcefully given to, local security sources confirm. Leah was reported to have been abducted alongside over 100 schoolmates from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19, 2018. Following her abduction, it was reported by some media houses that the Dapchi girl was married off. According to reports, after the purported divorce from one Abdulrahman, Leah remarried another ISWAP commander in the Lake Chad…

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen could take legal action against the club following a video “mocking” him on their official TikTok, according to the player’s agent, Roberto Calenda. Nigerians on social media were left disappointed with the video (already pulled down), which came after Osimhen missed a late penalty in the Naples-based club’s last 0-0 draw against Bologna on Sunday. In a statement released on Tuesday, Calenda described the video as unacceptable. The statement read, “What happened today on Napoli’s official profile on the TikTok platform is not acceptable. A video mocking Victor was first made public and then, belatedly, deleted.…

A Nigerian man simply identified himself as @abujatechbro, who stated that he had been waiting since 2015 to get his National Identification Number (NIN) card and finally found a ‘do it yourself’ way around it. In a video making the rounds on TikTok, the man disclosed to people how to use a mobile app to generate their cards without stress. He disclosed that he got his card within an hour. He instructed those interested in getting their cards to type in NIMC into the Play Store or Apple Store to get MWS: NIMC Personal ID. A check on the NIMC…

Nigerian rapper Azeez Fashola, popularly called Naira Marley, has stated that he has no hand in the death of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad. Naira Marley made the remarks in a statement posted by his management team via his Instagram feed on Tuesday. Naira Marley further stated that he is making plans to return to the country to assist with the continuing inquiry into the death of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad. Chronicle NG reported that Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, and was buried the following day in Ikorodu, Lagos. The death of…

Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has stated that the NPower payment list contains names of people who should not be on the programme. Edu made the disclosure during a conversation with Arise TV about recent advances in her ministry, saying that several problems with the NPower initiative had been identified and that the ministry was working to resolve them. She said, “First of all, when we came onboard, we found lots of issues with the NPower programme that made us re-engage the entire plan. One of the things was that there were people registered on…

Senator John Owan Enoh, the Minister of Sports Development, arrived in Egypt on Tuesday with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation to bid to host AFCON in 2027. Enoh, in a statement via his official X account on Tuesday, wrote, “With representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), I have arrived in Cairo, Egypt. We are here to attend the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee meeting as representatives of the Nigerian Government. Furthermore, Enoh wrote, “Our attendance is because Nigeria and the Benin Republic submitted a joint bid to host AFCON in 2027. Other governments and member associations…

Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has announced plans by the Federal Government to commence a new cash distribution initiative for fifteen million Nigerians by October. Edu disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on Monday. Edu was answering questions about the Federal Government’s participation in the 78th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, and what it means for Nigerians. “We had meetings with the World Bank, and very soon we will announce the launch of the National Safety Net Programme, which will put funds in the pockets of over 15 million households in Nigeria, she…

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday announced the commencement of 86 Regular Recruit Intakes and RRI for non-tradesmen and women. The news was issued by the Army Headquarters on Tuesday via a post on its verified X handle. According to the Army, the recruitment process begins with online registration on September 25 and is scheduled to expire on October 10, 2023. “This is to inform the general public and all interested applicants that the online application for the 86 Regular Recruits Intake for Non-Tradesmen and Women has commenced,” the Army said. “Application starts on September 25 and ends on October 20,…