Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that it does not issue arrest warrants for loan defaulters. In a statement made public on the commission’s verified X handle on Friday, the commission noted that several loan companies “are falsely linking their threats against loan defaulters to the Commission.” These come on the heels of “contrived documents on arrest warrant processing” being circulated by some loan companies “purportedly issued by the Commission against loan defaulters.” Warning loan companies to desist from such claims, the Commission urged the public to be wary of such claims. EFCC arrests 17 internet fraudsters…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it will deploy 46,084 regular and ad hoc staff for the off-cycle governorship election coming up in November in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states. This was made known by the Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, in his remarks at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners held at the INEC Conference Room, Abuja, on Friday. According to Mahmood, the three elections will involve 5,409,438 registered voters who will vote in 10,510 polling units spread across 649 electoral wards in 56 local government areas. He further stated that so far, all non-sensitive…

The Kano State Government is financing a total of 1001 postgraduate students for various postgraduate studies in India and Uganda. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf made the announcement during the flag-off ceremony for the start of the scholarship scheme on Thursday evening at Government House in Kano. He stated that the overseas scholarship programme will begin with 550 students. Yusuf stated that the foreign scholarship scheme was created by the state’s former governor, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, and that it has brought many beneficial benefits to Kano State and the nation at large. “It is clearly seen that some of those trained…

A fourth fuel-laden tanker caught fire in Ogun State on Friday, making it the fourth in the country in two days. Previously, two tankers collided in Abeokuta and another on the Lagos-Ibadan motorway on Wednesday and Thursday. According to reports, the recent fire incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the incident happened around 12:55 a.m., along the Mosimi-Sagamu route, around Okedia. The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, said two people were involved in the crash; “fortunately, no injury or death was recorded.” Okpe stated that the Mac truck with no…

Nigeria’s ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, has reportedly died at the age of 42. His demise was announced in a statement by the media and publicity officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council. According to the statement, Bamalli died at a private hospital in Lagos while in transit to Morocco. The statement added that “funeral prayers will be announced later.” He is survived by a wife and two children. He was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and the biological younger brother of the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the deceased a year ago.

The Lagos State Police Command warned on Thursday that it will not tolerate any type of gathering at the state’s Lekki tollgate on the anniversary of the #EndSARS protest.  This comes as certain civil society organizations plan for a peaceful march on October 20, 2020, to celebrate the third anniversary of the incident that occurred during the #EndSARS demonstration in Lekki, Lagos. Speaking on the aforementioned development, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos State Command Police Public Relations Officer, stated that no gathering or convergence would be permitted anywhere near the toll gate. Hundeyin, who announced his official X profile (previously Twitter),…

The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to request that the Federal Government appoint new Supreme Court justices to ensure effective justice delivery in the country. The House resolution came after Patrick Umoh, the lawmaker for Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State, presented a motion of urgent public interest. In the motion tagged ‘Urgent need for the Federal Government to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court to ensure expeditious and effective justice delivery in the country’, Umoh noted that “The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the apex court in the country with the jurisdiction to hear and…

Kaduna-based Islamic scholar Ahmad Gumi has stated that Christians cannot be trusted with the security architecture of the country. This was revealed by the controversial cleric in a 14-minute video sermon uploaded on his official Facebook page. Gumi claimed in his sermon that the first coup in Nigeria was carried out by top Christian army officers. He stated that entrusting Nigeria’s national security to Christians and Southerners is risky. According to the cleric, Muslims nominated to key security positions are simply figureheads and are not in authority over military command and control like the Christians. In the sermon, which was…

Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has berated Reno Omokri, a former media advisor to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, for challenging the Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi into footing the medical bills of ailing Nollywood actor John Okafor, popularly called Mr Ibu. Mr. Ibu, who is battling an unidentified ailment that could cost him his leg, took to social media on Wednesday to seek public assistance. Reno Omokri challenged Peter Obi on his X page to reimburse the actor’s medical expenses, saying that Mr Ibu had endorsed and campaigned for him as his chosen candidate in the 2023 general elections.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the alleged actions of the Minister of Labour, Barr. Simon Bako Lalong, over alleged plans to sabotage and undermine the Labour-Federal Government October 2, 2023 agreement. The agreement between the federal government and organized labour nipped in the bud plans by the NLC to embark on an indefinite strike action. However, in a Wednesday, October 18, 2023, statement signed by the union’s secretary general, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja, which was made public on Thursday, the NLC alleged that the labour minister’s reckless move seeks to sabotage the critical agreement reached. The union noted that…