Author: Vincent Osuwo

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has described Liverpool’s comeback win with 10 men at Newcastle as one of the best victories he has ever had as a manager. Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez scored two late goals off the bench in a thrilling win for Liverpool, who had captain Virgil Van Dijk sent off for a last-man tackle on Alexander Isak in the first half and went a goal down afterwards. According to Klopp, who spent most of the match visibly furious at refereeing decisions, this was perhaps his best win as a manager. When asked if that was the case, Klopp…

A Nigerian law graduate simply identified as Moe has taken to Twitter to narrate her ordeal at the hands of a Nigerian lecturer over a missing exam script. Calling them “insane”, Moe narrated how she risked failing to go to law school as a result of the carelessness of her lecturer. In the now viral post, Moe stated that “I was in my final year, and even if I was a top performer, I risked an extra year because of that one exam.” Recounting how she went to the lecturer’s office every day in tears”, Moe stated that “the man…

Heavy rains in the Shemdam Local Government Area of Plateau State have led to the collapse of a major bridge in the community. The aforementioned bridge is also a significant highway going to Tunkus in Plateau state’s adjoining Mikang local government district, and its collapse has hampered smooth movement for inhabitants, who may have to travel longer alternate routes to reach their destinations. According to Benedicta Naanpoe, a resident of Shendam town, no lives were lost, but citizens are concerned about when the bridge will be rebuilt for ease of movement because taking alternative routes would place an additional financial…

President Bola Tinubu has urged legal practitioners in the country to rededicate themselves to providing services that will help build the nation. The President, speaking at the 2023 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja, stated that such rededication must begin with a change of mindset and total commitment to national development. Tinubu Described the theme of the conference ‘Getting It Right, Charting The Course Of Nigeria’s Nation Building’, as “extremely apt and extremely relevant to our present situation as a country”, According to Tinubu, “we have to get it right. Why are we so blessed…

The Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has stated that there is no law that Stops her from being a Nigerian Minister. According to Musawa,” no part of our existing laws or the NYSC Act says that a… serving Corp member cannot be appointed by the President of Nigeria or any other appointing authority into political positions.” Musawa’s comment comes on the heels of the statement released by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), which raised the alarm that one of President Bola Tinubu’s minister is a serving corps member. In the same vein, Director…

Farmers in the llua village of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State staged a mass protest against the state government’s purported transfer of their cocoa plantations and other farmlands to foreign firms. Oba Olalani Ibidapo, the traditional monarch of Ilua, led the protesters. Wielding placards with various inscriptions, the angry protesters raised the alarm that the state government had issued them quit notice in all the 20 villages in the area and equally threatened to evacuate them forcefully if they failed to relocate before the end of the year. Singing “All we are saying is leave us alone,”…

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company Plc (JED) has announced that power will be available in Plateau, Bauchi, and Gombe states from August 28 to September 2. The planned outage will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during that time frame. The news was made public by the organization’s head of corporate communications, Friday Elijah, on Saturday in Jos. He explained that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) arranged the outage to allow its local engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to perform installations. Electricity Subsidy: Over 40% tariff to hit Nigerians July 1 According to him “the planned outage by…

The Ogun State Amotekun Corps agents apprehended a suspected native doctor caught with a fresh dead body. Babatunde Kolawole, a native doctor was apprehended by Amotekun operatives in Ogun State’s Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. According to Odutola, the Force Divisional Officer (DPO), Sango-Ota, CSP Saleh Dahiru, received a report from Amotekun and took the suspect, Kolawole, into custody. She said, “Preliminary investigations have commenced into the incident. “Although the suspect did not deny the incident, he claims to be a native doctor who was attempting to revive the deceased. However, it remains unclear how the suspect obtained the fresh corpse…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has offered scholarships to 43 tertiary institution students. The Renewed Hope Initiative of the First Lady launched the National Scholarship Programme for Higher Education, offering 43 tertiary institution students scholarships. In a statement released on Saturday by Busola Kukoyi, media assistant to the First Lady, some of the recipients were nominated by different women’s societies. Societies National Council for Women Societies and the Defence Staff and Police Officers Wives Association, while others were selected from among the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. The statement reads, “The Renewed Hope Initiative of the First Lady…

Pastor Prosper Igboke, pastor of a Pentecostal Church (name withheld) in Nnewi, Anambra State, committed suicide by jumping from a two-story building in Nnewi. According to locals, Igboke committed suicide by jumping from the two-story building and died after being jilted by his sweetheart whom he had spent so much money on. According to a relative of the deceased who spoke with newmens on Saturday, the 30-year-old pastor from Leru community in Umunneochi Local Government Area, Abia State, had trained his girlfriend at the university before she declined his marriage proposal. He said, “The man, Igboke, was 30 years old…