Author: Vincent Osuwo

The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Friday, started an anti-gay diatribe, suggesting same-sex couples should be publicly stoned.  He also slammed Western countries for pressuring other countries to adopt LGBT rights or face losing aid. Burundi, a devout Christian country in East Africa, has made homosexuality a crime since 2009, with prison terms of up to two years for consensual same-sex intercourse.Marriage between same-sex couples was branded as an “abominable practice” by Ndayishimiye, a Catholic. “Personally, I think if we see these kinds of individuals in Burundi, we should put them in a stadium and stone them, and it…

The Nigerian military, during various operations across the country in 2023, killed a total of 6,886 terrorists and other criminal elements. Furthermore, 6,970 suspects were apprehended, and 4,488 kidnapped people were rescued across the country.Maj-Gen Buba Edward, Director, Defense Media Operations, said this in Abuja on Friday while addressing journalists on the actions of troops around the country in 2023.He stated that the military’s actions last year resulted in the recovery of 100 million liters of stolen crude oil and 60 million liters of fuel. Buba said, ‘’ During the period, troops neutralized 6,886 terrorists and other criminal elements. Troops…

The Super Eagles’ head coach, Jose Peseiro, has stated that he knows what needs to be done for Nigeria to recapture the Africa Cup of Nations title, which the squad last won in South Africa in 2013. Peseiro, whose employment is contingent on the team’s performance in the 2023 AFCON, which will begin in January in Ivory Coast, stated that the team’s first goal is to qualify from the group stage. The Super Eagles are in Group A, alongside Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau and host team Ivory Coast. “It starts with getting out of the group. That is the first…

No fewer than four suspected gunrunners and 34 others have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command over alleged armed robbery, kidnapping, car snatching, and land grabbing. SP Adewale Osifeso, the command’s public relations officer, made this known on Friday while parading the suspects on behalf of the state commissioner of police, Adebola Hamzat, at the command’s headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. Six vehicles, 60 rounds of ammunition, nine weapons, six mobile phones, three cutlasses, two motorcycles, a power generator, and charms were confiscated from the suspects, according to Osifeso. According to Osifeso, the Police Command’s Monitoring Unit received credible…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has asked Igbo leaders to seek methods to work with the Federal Government to solve their legitimate issues. In his speech at the opening of the Peace in the South East Project, a brainchild of Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, the congressman bemoaned that despite the zone’s economic strength, agitations in the zone had caused it numerous losses.Speaking on Friday at an event in Bende, Abia State, Abbas claimed that peace in the South-East was necessarily linked to the peace and growth of Nigeria as a whole. In a statement issued on…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has chastised President Bola Tinubu for his unexplained inability to visit the scene of the Christmas Eve slaughter of Nigerians by terrorists in the Plateau State communities of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi. Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. He said the PDP is outraged by President Tinubu’s refusal to display human empathy and leadership by visiting Plateau State’s afflicted people. According to the party, his unwillingness to visit the scene contributes to reinforcing unsettling public insinuations of high-level culpability in the attacks. Ologunagba…

Nigerian street-pop musician Habeeb Badmus, popularly called Portable, has rejected Nollywood actor Charles Okocha’s call for a rematch, refusing to hand over the belt. On Tuesday night at Landmark Beach, Oniru, on Victoria Island, Lagos, Okocha was defeated by Portable in a Heritage Boxing Entertainment celebrity battle. The referee pronounced Portable the winner after four rounds of action.Okocha claimed that their boxing match was manipulated, claiming that Portable removed his boxing gloves in the third round, which should have resulted in an immediate disqualification.The two were feuding online over an alleged N40 million rip-off. Portable stated that Okocha defrauded him…

A new UNICEF report has revealed that 71 percent of new HIV infections among adolescents aged 10–19 years are among girls globally. According to the report, there are significant gaps in basic prevention and supporting sexual and reproductive health programs for teenage girls and young women, as well as long-standing gender inequities, discrimination, marginalization, and denial of rights, which are exacerbated by poverty and violence. According to the report, 384 adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years were infected with the virus every day; 356 children aged 0 to 14 years were newly infected; and 271 children and adolescents aged…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied speculations that a new jersey design for the Men’s National Team has been unveiled for the 2023 African Cup of Nations, which will be held in Cote’ D’Ivoire in January 2024. Images of the classic jersey design went viral online on Thursday, with various media outlets announcing that the kit manufacturer, Nike, was releasing it. NFF on the other hand, indicated in a brief statement issued on Friday that the stories of the launch were false. The statement reads, “Rumours about a new jersey launch between Nike and the senior men’s national team…

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has stated that he is qualified and competent to be the President of Nigeria, adding that he would seize the opportunity if it arises. In an exclusive interview with Arise News on Friday, Adeleke stated that he is motivated to make Osun a wonderful state while also discussing his continuing efforts in the state. Adeleke said, “Well, if God says it is time for me to become president, I am qualified to be the president of Nigeria, so why not? I will grab it and take care of my people.” Adeleke, on the…