Author: Vincent Osuwo

No fewer than twelve suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by men of the Nigerian police on Wednesday for allegedly burying a newborn baby. A joint effort by Men of the Nigerian police, in collaboration with members of a local vigilante group in Port Harcourt, arrested the twelve suspected internet fraudsters for allegedly burying the newborn baby alive. Mr. Victor Ohako, the Chairman of Phalga Security Watch, who doubles as the Chief Security Officer of Eagle Island, stated that they got intelligence that some “yahoo boys” were carrying out incantations at the waterfront. Ohako claimed that he rapidly mobilized his men…

Auwal Rafsanjani, Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has stated that Festus Keyamo will cause chaos in the aviation ministry. Speaking in an interview on Channel TV’s Politics Today, Rafsanjani said the Aviation Ministry needs a minister with a stable mind. He said Keyamo is a hot-tempered person whose actions can even create chaos. During the interview, Rafsanjani said, “I think President Bola Tinubu brought Festus Keyamo just to disgrace him. After attacking and challenging Tinubu over documents, Tinubu appointed him as spokesperson. “There is what we call political integrity. If you believe a particular person is…

The Kano State government has approved the release of N700 million for the payment of school fees for 7,000 indigenes of the state studying at Bayero University Kano (BUK). This was announced by the Governor Abba Yusuf on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. According to Yusuf, the payment of the school fees of indigenous students at the state’s university is in a bid to cushion the effects of the economic hardship in the country. The governor said the approval of the N700 million for the payment of Kano students at BUK was granted at the state executive council meeting…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, visited the scene of a collapsed building in Garki II, Abuja, on Thursday. Chronicle NG reports that a two-story building housing many business centres collapsed at the Garki area of the FCT, leading to the deaths of two and trapping several others. Speaking to newsmen at the scene of the collapsed building on Thursday morning, Wike reiterated his earlier comment that buildings without proper approval within the nation’s capital territory would be demolished. “This is what we are saying: any building without approval will go down,” he said. “We don’t hate…

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami came back from 2-0 down to reach their second final since he joined the MLS side last month. Messi had two assists in a thrilling US Open Cup semi-final at FC Cincinnati, which ended 3-3 after extra time. It was the first time the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner failed to score for Miami in his eighth game for the club, but he converted his penalty as they won the shootout 5-4 in Ohio. Miami also won the League Cup on Saturday, defeating Nashville on penalties. That was the club’s first major award since its inception as…

No fewer than two people have reportedly been confirmed dead following the collapse of a two-story building in Abuja. The building that collapsed in the early hours of Thursday in the Garki village area of Garki is currently trapping some residents under its rubble. According to a video clip posted on social media by Ikharo Attah, an aide to former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, 37 people have so far been rescued and evacuated to the hospital while the rescue operation continues. At the time of filing this report, the authorities had yet to comment on…

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has promised to restore the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja to its glory days. Enoh made this promise during the inspection tour of the sprawling national monument sitting on 29 hectares (72 acres) of land. The stadium, which is divided into Package A and houses the 60,000-seat Main Bowl and Package B, houses other facilities like basketball courts, the NFF office, volleyball courts, tennis courts, and squash courts. Enoh stated that the Moshood Abiola National Stadium can go on to become one of the best multi-purpose stadium complexes in Africa, as…

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 94-year-old herbalist, Mohammed Abubakar, for raping a 13-year-old girl. His arrest of the herbalist was announced by the  Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje on Wednesday in a statement on the X app, formerly Twitter page. According to the statement, “the suspect is one Mohammed Abubakar, a 94-year-old herbalist in Tappare ward, Ganye local government area. “It happens that on August 12, 2023, while the victim was passing by the suspect’s house, he called her into the house and took advantage of her by having illegal carnal knowledge of her.…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has advised prepaid metre users to update their metres before November 2024. NERC disclosed this on Tuesday through its official Twitter handle. The announcement follows a directive by electricity companies to customers about the need to update their prepaid metres to avoid service disruption. Emphasizing that the update is free and would not affect customers’ existing units, NERC added that users may not be able to recharge their prepaid metres without the update. The statement on Twitter reads, If you have a prepaid meter, it may be time for an update. From November 2024…

The leader of Wagner, a private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has reportedly been killed in a plane crash. According to reports, ten people were aboard the private jet that crashed in the north of Moscow, the capital of Russia. The Russian Civil Aviation Authority reported that seven passengers and three crew members were aboard the Embraer aircraft, which was en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Prigozhin aired his first video address since his aborted June mutiny just two days ago. In the video, Prigozhin, who appeared to be in Africa, spoke about Russia making the continent “free”. The video,…