Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has directed the recall of all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. According to the statement, Tinubu’s “directive is a sequel to his careful study of the present state of affairs at Nigerian Consulate Offices and Embassies worldwide, and in line with the President’s renewed hope agenda, the President is determined to ensure that world-class efficiency and quality will henceforth characterise foreign and domestic service delivery to citizens, residents, and prospective visitors alike. “To…

A building that collapsed on Friday in the Mgbemena, Coal Camp area of Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State, has claimed the lives of four siblings. Hon. Uche Anya, the chairman of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Agency (ECTDA), who visited the scene of the incident, expressed his condolences. Anya, who described the loss of innocent children in the tragedy as heartbreaking, disclosed that the structure was originally approved for animal husbandry but was converted for residential purposes, expressing concern over the unsuitability of the collapsed building for human habitation. “We immediately responded to the incident upon receiving…

No fewer than seven people have reportedly lost their lives following an attack on worshippers in a mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to reports, five of the victims were shot dead in the mosque by the bandits while the remaining two other victims were killed at different locations within the area. The incident apparently happened around 8 p.m. when the villagers were performing Isha’i (sunset) prayers at a local mosque, according to local sources. Confirming the incident, a resident of the village, Dan Asabe, stated that two other villagers who sustained gunshot…

Gunmen invaded an estate in the Kuchiko Resettlement Development Area (KRDA) of Bwari Local Council of Abuja, abducting a resident. A resident of an estate in Kuchiko Resettlement Development Area (KRDA) of Bwari Local Council of  Abuja has been abducted by gunmen who stormed the area. According to reports, the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday in the area, popularly known as El-Rufai Estate. Chinedu, the victim, was taken from his home within the estate. Speaking to newsmen, his wife stated that the armed kidnappers abducted her husband after bursting over the fence to get access to their…

Fulham have signed Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi in a deal for up to £22 million. The Nigerian midfielder, 27, joined Everton from Arsenal in the summer of 2019 and played 123 league games for the Toffees, scoring six goals. He has signed a five-year contract with Fulham, rejoining his former Everton manager, Marco Silva. “I’m buzzing,” Iwobi remarked, “and I just can’t wait to get started.” Despite Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha’s earlier collapsed transfer to Bayern Munich, the deal went through. He represented England up to the under-18 level. He made his senior international debut for Nigeria in October 2015…

The Federal Government has ordered all illegal miners in the country to vacate sites immediately or face significant consequences. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, issued the warning during the graduation ceremony and presentation of starter packs to 30 graduating trainees under Batch 3 of the Ministry’s Programme on ‘Gemstone and Jewellery Master Training and Empowerment’ under the Mineral Support for Economic Diversification, MinDiver, a World Bank-assisted project. Alake stated that the skill acquisition program was part of President Bola Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope agenda, noting that the graduation was a fulfillment of Tinubu’s promise during his presidential campaign…

The Ogun State command of the Department of State Security (DSS) detained the suspended chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Wale Adedayo, on Friday over an allegation of diversion of council allocations against Governor Dapo Abiodun. Chronicle NG reports that Adedayo had accused the governor of withholding local government funds in the last two years. He was at the DSS Abeokuta headquarters on Friday to honour the service’s invitation about the allegations. He went to the DSS office on Thursday for the same reason, but he was arrested on Friday. On Friday night, one of his…

President Bola Tinubu will attend the upcoming G-20 meeting, which will be held in New Delhi, India, on September 9–10. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said this during a news conference on Friday. Tinubu’s primary goal during the summit, according to Ngelale, is to encourage foreign investments to Nigeria, underlining the need of generating private cash from around the world to assist the country’s public infrastructure development. The G-20, commonly known as the Group of 20, is an intergovernmental summit of 19 countries and the European Union. It aims to address important global economic…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director of the South-West Zone, Mr. Oluwole Amusan, has described the corps’ members as the pride of the nation. Amusan made the remark while speaking to the 2023 Batch ‘B’ (Stream II) corps members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare-Akoko, on Friday. The director advised members of the corps not to make unnecessary journeys or night travels, saying that the highways are not safe at night. Amusan said, “My dear corps members, research and statistics have shown that corps members who travel at night and those without official permission account for the larger…

President Bola Tinubu has approved a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Health’s national eye health programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to deliver more than five million pairs of spectacles to Nigerians who are visually impaired. Tinubu disclosed this in Abuja on Friday during a courtesy visit by Andrew Bastawrous, CEO of the foundation and co-founder of the Vision Catalyst Fund. Tinubu stated that his personal experience with eye health encouraged him to endorse the project. He described how his mother was able to see clearly again after acquiring a pair of glasses, but he wondered how others in…