Author: Vincent Osuwo

Coup plotting military officers in the Niger Republic have announced the overthrow and ouster of the President Mohamad Bazoum-led administration.  In the late hours of Wednesday, a Colonel-Major Amadou Adramane-led group of eight officers appeared on State TV to announce the suspension of the Country’s constitution and the closing of the country’s borders. The soldiers cited security and economic difficulties in the country as justifications for the coup, which has been criticized by ECOWAS, the African Union, and the United Nations. ECOWAS: I will not tolerate political usurp in Niger Republic – Tinubu President Bazoum was held by troops of…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described as “despicable”, Tuesday’s scuffle between operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over the custody of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. In a statement released on Wednesday by its President, Yakubu Maikyau, the NBA called on the two agencies to take immediate disciplinary measures against the officers involved in the “disgraceful conduct”. He said the altercation between officers of the two government agencies on the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos is a recipe for…

Cultists on the rampage on Wednesday murdered a 38-year-old police Inspector assigned to Zone 2, Police Command, Onikan Lagos, in the Ijanikin neighborhood of Lagos.  According to reports, the dead officer, a father of three from Otukpo Local Government in Benue State, joined the Nigerian police service in 2004. According to an eyewitness, the inspector was hacked with an axe before being shot. According to a colleague of the slain police officer who spoke with reporters at the scene on Monday morning, the gangsters hacked his left hand and head with an axe before shooting him in the head. Abike,…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a motion seeking measures to stabilize the foreign exchange rate, instead the lower chamber called for market forces to determine rates. This was in response to a motion raised by the Hon. Beni Lar concerning the government’s foreign exchange unification policy. Lar stated that the importation of vehicles and other commodities has significantly decreased since the floating of the naira with the single exchange rate. House of Reps rejects proposed increase in electricity tariff Expressing her concerns, the Plateau lawmaker feared the impact of the unified exchange rates on Nigerian students studying abroad.…

The Presidency, on wednesday, distanced itself from media reports of fee hikes by some federal universities across the country. Federal universities in the country remain tuition-free. Dele Alake, the presidential spokesman, said in a nine-paragraph statement that some universities had only recently announced “discretionary charges” for hostel accommodation, registration, and laboratory services, among other things. According to Alake, “these reports are inaccurate and not correct. “We are aware that some universities have announced in recent weeks an increase in the amount payable by students on various charges. “However, the fact remains, and we have confirmed that these are discretionary charges…

The Ghanaian parliament has voted overwhelmingly to remove the death penalty for capital offence, joining a long list of African nations that have done so in recent times. Ghana currently has 170 men and six women on death row, whose sentences will now be replaced by life imprisonment. According to the BBC, the most recent execution in Ghana took place in 1993, as execution has been a mandatory sentence for murder. Opinion surveys suggested that most Ghanaians approved of the abolition. Senate abolishes age limit in job adverts Seven individuals were sentenced to death in Ghana in 2022, but none…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has planned a nationwide strike scheduled to commence on August 2, 2023. Although a court order prohibiting the congress from striking in June remains in effect, our correspondent learned that the congress stated that it could not fold its arms while Nigerians continued to endure the consequences of subsidy removal, which has caused tremendous suffering. Earlier in June, the Tinubu administration took organized labor to court to avert a statewide walkout in response to the initial elimination of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, also known as gasoline. Resident doctors embark on indefinite strike Despite…

Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has stated that Nigerians buy fuel at the lowest price in the world. Badmus voiced her views during an interview on media personality Daddy Freeze’s Instagram live stream. To defend President Bola Tinubu, she referred to social media users as “keypad warriors.” She said, “A lot of these keypad warriors do not even have an idea of what subsidy is. It was when they removed it that they knew what the government was doing. Even till now, I think we still buy the cheapest fuel in the world.” Fuel Price Hike: Nigerians do not deserve such…

Bingham University’s administration in Nasarawa State’s Karu Local Government Area announced on Tuesday that three students arrested lately in connection with a murder case had previously been suspended from the college. Daburi Misal, the University’s Director of Public Affairs, explained to journalists on Tuesday that the alleged homicide occurred after the suspects were suspended by the institution for drug abuse. Misal stated that the statement was in reaction to viral social media reports on the arrest of the suspects for the alleged crime, by authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. He said, “The management of Bingham University hereby…

Veteran Nigerian writer, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday defended singer David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, saying there was no need to apologize over a controversial video he recently shared that seemed to have demeaned the Muslim faith. Davido had come under backlash over the now-deleted video, with a number of prominent Muslim faithfuls frowning at the content of the Jaye Lo music video in which Davido was featured by fast-rising Nigerian singer, Lagos Olori. However, the Nobel laureate, in a statement on Tuesday, came to Davido’s defense, saying “No apology is required; None should be offered”. Guinness World Records: MC…