Author: Vincent Osuwo

Tobi Amusan, the world 100m hurdles record holder, has slid eight places from 25th to 33rd in World Athletics’ women’s overall weekly rankings issued ahead of this weekend’s Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon, USA. The Nigerian, who was rated sixth in the world at the start of the year and first in her event after winning the World Athletics Championships last year, has also dropped from second to third in the hurdles. The 26-year-old, who lost her world title last month in Budapest, Hungary, will look to make history this weekend in the Wanda Diamond League. Amusan will thus…

A truck carrying a container that collapsed in the early hours of Friday at Odumodu Junction Nteje, Oyi Local Government Area, along Awka Road, Anambra State, led to the deaths of five women and injured four others. A Mitsubishi L300 bus with the registration number XE245AWK and a commercial Daf/Leyland truck with the number plate T-19094LA which was carrying the container, were involved in the accident. The drivers of the two vehicles were not named, but the accident occurred around 7.30 a.m. on Friday, and the cause of the container which collapsed was attributed to a failed section of the…

The federal government intends to produce at least 24,000 passports every day in order to eliminate the delays that residents face in acquiring their passports. The production would begin as soon as the 200,000 passport backlogs were eliminated. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, said this in Abuja on Friday during a visit by a group from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes. According to Ajibola Afonja, the Ministry’s Director of Press, approximately 97,000 of the 200,000 backlogs of passports had been cleared. The statement partly read, “The Minister averred that the President is interested in the country’s development;…

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has fired the commissioner who threatened judges presiding over the state’s governorship election petition tribunal. In a now viral video making the rounds on social media, Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning, Adamu Kibiya, was heard asking the judges to choose between their lives and their work while delivering the judgement. Speaking during a protest organised by members of the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the state, he said, “People voted for us, and some people are attempting to do injustice. We want to tell the judges that we will not accept…

President Bola Tinubu will leave on Sunday for New York, United States, to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which will take place from September 18 to 26, 2023. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokeswoman, stated this Friday while updating State House reporters on the president’s agenda ahead of the annual high-level gathering of world leaders. Apart from the Nigerian delegation’s participation in the assembly, he noted, there are a number of extremely important side activities that would have far-reaching ramifications for the Nigerian economy. He stated that Tinubu would meet with prominent CEOs and…

A first-year student of the Faculty of Education at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, has reportedly been killed by  suspected cultists. Uche Joevita Chigozirim, the deceased student, was reported to have been murdered on Thursday evening. Dickson Anayochi, an eyewitness, stated that Miss Chigozirim was hit by a stray bullet at Miracle Junction, in Awka South Local Government. “This girl, Uche Joevita Chigozirim, a 100-level student of the faculty of health science, was killed on Thursday evening by a stray bullet shot by suspected cultists at the popular Miracle Junction,” he said. “Please help us and let…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the formation of a Presidential Committee for Livestock Industry Reform to provide long-term solutions to the country’s persisting conflicts between herders and farmers. Tinubu announced the committee’s formation on Thursday in Abuja, following the submission of a report from the National Conference on Livestock Reforms and Conflict Mitigation in Nigeria. The committee, which will work with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, will recommend resolutions to promote peaceful coexistence between herders and farmers while guaranteeing the security and economic well-being of all Nigerians. The President stated that the establishment of the committee is…

The Lagos State Police Command has stated that the body of late singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly called MohBad, may be exhumed for autopsy if the need arises. There have been questions surrounding Mohbad’s death, including allegations of a life threat while he was alive. In an Instagram live session with media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, aka Daddy Freeze, on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the police will conduct an inquiry into the late singer’s death. Hundeyin stated that “the Force PRO issued a statement this evening (Thursday) saying that an investigation would commence, and that…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that prices of food items such as beef, tomatoes, beans, and yams witnessed increases in July. It made the announcement in its Selected Food Prices Watch Report for July 2023, which was released in Abuja on Friday. According to the research, the average price of one kilogramme of boneless beef jumped by 30.17 percent from N2,118.84 in July 2022 to N2,758.13 in July 2023. “On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of boneless beef increased by 3.96 percent in July from the N2,653.02 recorded in June 2023.” According to the report, the average price…

The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has agreed to a reduction in the obligatory fees payable by students of the institution after a marathon meeting with the national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the Head, Communication Unit of UNILAG, stated in a statement on Friday morning that the meeting was attended by the National President of NANS, Comrade Usman Umar Barambu, accompanied by other NANS officers, and the university team led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola. “The meeting agreed that utility charges for all categories of students be reduced to N15,000 from N20,000.”Obligatory…