Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the gruesome death of a National Youth Service Corps  (NYSC) member, Grace Chalya Silas, by unidentified assailants in the state on Thursday. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, informed reporters that the state police commissioner, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, has ordered a manhunt for the Corps members’ murders. Chalya Silas, who is performing her one-year mandatory national service in the state, was allegedly stabbed to death while running at Barnawa in Kaduna South Local Government Area on Wednesday. Her Friends and classmates at the University of Jos expressed their condolences on Facebook. Comfort Elisha,…

Former Nigerian lawmaker Sen. Shehu Sani has promised to do all he can to help John Okafor, the ailing Nollywood actor. On Wednesday, the veteran comic actor resorted to social media to ask for help as he battled an illness that could cost him his leg. The actor stated that he had been ill for several weeks and had been admitted to an unnamed hospital. His Instagram video elicited a wide spectrum of emotions from sympathizers. VIDEO: Mr Ibu celebrates 62nd birthday in hospital Sani who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, described Mr.Ibu as his…

No fewer than five people have been killed by gunmen in Ayilamo, a village in Logo Local Government of Benue State. According to Catherine Anene, the spokesperson for the police command in Benue State, the attack occurred on Tuesday night. “A few others sustained injuries,” Anene added. She further disclosed that another attack occurred in the Mbachohon community in Gwer-West Local Government, but added that details in respect of that incident were not available. According to reports, six people were killed by gunmen in a separate attack in Mbachohon. “The attacks are unfortunate; more security men are being deployed to…

The immediate suspension of a first-class traditional ruler, King Boutua Aranka, the Ibedaowei of the Opokuma clan, has been approved by the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The suspension of the monarch was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Bayelsa state deputy governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Doubara Atasi. “His suspension was due to a reported case of falsehood and a misrepresentation of the chieftaincy laws of the state,” the statement said. The statement went on to say that a seven-member committee had been formed to investigate the charges levelled against the monarch…

The Nigerian Police Force has issued a warning to applicants seeking to apply in the ongoing recruitment exercise about the existence of a fake portal. The Force had detected the existence of an unauthorized portal that had been misleading prospective applicants by soliciting applications in the name of the Force. This was disclosed in a statement made available on the Force’s official X handle on Wednesday. In the statement signed by the Force’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force distanced itself from the deceptive portal. The statement read, “To ensure that you are accessing the authentic portal for the…

The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has explained why students residing on campus have been ordered to bring their mattresses into the resident halls. Alhaja Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the Head of Information Unit of UNILAG, informed newsmen that it was for health concerns. She also mentioned that the halls were being repaired before the students returned later in the month. She was responding to objections from parents and students that, under the university’s new tuition structure, such products should be provided by the school. The UNILAG spokesman said: “We asked the students to come with their own bedding materials for health reasons.…

Idowu Owohunwa, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has ordered the resignation of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State due to allegations of extortion. Previously, an engineer, Ibrahim Saliu, said that on Saturday, three police officers from the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State extorted N200,000 from him. The policemen, along with the station’s DPO, threatened Saliu and his brother with jail time if they did not give receipts for the phones spotted with Saliu’s brother, according to Saliu. He said, “The DPO took the iPhones, removed the warranty stickers, and declared that…

Dr. Aminu Maida, the new Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, took office on Tuesday and committed to prioritizing the objective of making affordable and stable broadband internet services available to all Nigerians. According to a statement released by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on Wednesday, the NCC boss informed the senior management team that he intends to reorient the Commission’s regulatory priorities to support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda, which is aimed at advancing the country’s digital transformation efforts. Maida stated that under his leadership, the NCC will ensure “effective broadband infrastructure…

The Lagos State Police Command has stated that a police officer who was seen in the viral video shooting sporadically into the air at the Ladipo Market area of the state will face disciplinary action. This was disclosed in a statement on X by the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday. In a now-viral video on social media, a police officer was among Lagos residents jubilating on a street following the reopening of Ladipo Market. Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi, the policeman in the video, serving with the Mobile Police (MOPOL), was reported to have been brought in for appropriate disciplinary actions.…

Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he does not know who Big Brother Naija winner Phyna is while apologizing for “mistakenly” liking a tweet that berated the reality TV star. The OBO singer, who is currently trending on X, liked a tweet that asked why people adore certain celebs, with Phyna notably highlighted. The Twitter user by the username @47kasz tweeted, ”There are some particular celebrities you’d like Stan, and I will profile, judge, and conclude you are useless because you are standing Phyna?’’ Shortly after Davido’s social media reaction to the tweet went…