Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee has stated that its members will not participate in the planned nationwide protest by organized labor groups. The LSPG Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly referred to as MC Oluomo, said this on Tuesday during a meeting with transport union leaders and operators. Oluomo said, “We, the state executives, and the entire members of Lagos State Parks and Garages met today in Lagos to review the situation in the country, particularly in Lagos, following the oil subsidy removal by the Federal Government. “After much deliberation and review, we discussed the high cost of…

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command, Tafa Division, have apprehended nine suspected criminals after their vehicle was littered with bullets. The suspects were reported to be in a Volkswagen Sharon vehicle with the license plate LKJ 739 BJ when they were apprehended along the Kaduna-Abuja route at Sabon-Wuse Tafa Local Government Area. The suspects, Mohammed Sani, Hakimi Abdullahi, Aminu Bello, Buhari Abdullahi, Tasiu Abdullahi, Bello Auwal, Kabiru Abubakar, Abdullahi Dabo, and Babangida Ibrahim, were immediately arrested. Police arrest two robbers, recover jewellery in Imo Wasiu Abiodun, the command’s spokesman, said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the nine men specialize in…

Former Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane has left Bayern Munich to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. Despite initially impressing, the 31-year-old scored 12 goals in 38 games for Bayern in an unsuccessful season. He was also involved in a scuffle with Leroy Sane in the Manchester City dressing room after losing a Champions League game. Reports suggest the German champions have recouped most of the £35 million they paid Liverpool for Mane a year ago. According to reports, the German champions have recouped the majority of the £35 million they paid Liverpool for Mane a year ago. Bayern…

On Wednesday, the first plane evacuating French nationals and citizens of other European countries fleeing Niger landed in Paris. The chartered flight left Niger on Tuesday evening to evacuate French and European nationals who wished to leave the country where a military coup ousted a democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, on July 26. Catherine Colonna, the French Foreign Minister, stated on Tuesday that 262 people were onboard the plane. Niger Coup: France to evacuate citizens after embassy attack According to the French Foreign Ministry website, evacuations will continue on Wednesday. French nationals have been advised by the Ministry to go…

On Tuesday, four people narrowly escaped death after a helicopter crashed in the Oba Akran neighborhood of Ikeja, Lagos State. The crash occurred close to a branch of the United Bank for Africa (UBA). The aircraft was reportedly being used for training when it crashed into a structure and caught fire. Helicopter crashes into building in Lagos The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services. Amodu Shakiru, the agency’s spokesperson, stated that the occupants sustained varying degrees of injuries. He said, “The helicopter crashed into a building, but nobody died. The helicopter was used for training,…

A yet-to-be identified helicopter reportedly crashed into a building and burst into flames in Lagos on Tuesday. The crash happened adjacent to AP Filling Station and United Bank For Africa (UBA) in the Oba Akran Ikeja area of Lagos State. An eyewitness stated that the incident happened at about 3.30 p.m. Plane crash kills six in Calgary At the time of filing this report, it remains unclear if the pilot of the helicopter survived the crash. Also, it is uncertain if there are any other casualties, as rescue operations are still ongoing. More details later…

The military heads of state of Mali and Burkina Faso have issued a threat to withdraw their ECOWAS membership and rise in support of Niger’s military government in the case of an invasion by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a joint statement issued on Monday, the two countries whose soldiers had recently ceased power voiced their solidarity for the military seizure of power in Niger earlier this month, vowing to cooperate and “lend a hand to the people of Niger” to fight invaders. They warned that “any military intervention against Niger would amount to a declaration…

Troops of the Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven, which is responsible for keeping peace in Plateau State and its surroundings, , announced yesterday in Jos, the Plateau State capital that it has recovered 130 illegal firearms in the state and other regions of its joint operation. Major-General Abdusalam Abubakar, the Commander of Operations, revealed this when he turned over the recovered weapons to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), noting that both kinetic and non-kinetic tactics were used in the collection of the weapons. According to him, “our troops have remained…

On Monday, coup leaders in the Niger Republic arrested ministries and key members of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum’s party. According to Reuters, junta forces apprehended the outgoing government’s mines minister, the leader of the ruling party, and oil minister Mahamane Mahamadou, who is also the son of former president Issoufou Mahamadou. According to the party, the interior minister, transport minister, and a deputy have already been detained. The party declared, while calling on citizens to rally together to safeguard democracy, that “the arrests confirm the repressive and dictatorial nature of the coup leaders.” The arrests were announced a day after…

President Bola Tinubu has stated that the federal government is now collaborating with labor organizations to develop a new national minimum wage for Nigerian employees. Tinubu made the remarks during the nationwide broadcast on Monday, July 31, 2023. When an agreement with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) is finalized, the President promises that the upward review will be reflected in the next budget. He said, “In the same vein, we are also working in collaboration with the labor unions to introduce a new national minimum wage for workers. I want to tell our workers…