Author: Vincent Osuwo

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that no one is capable of expelling him from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).  Wike stated this on Wednesday in an interview on Channel Television’s Politics Today. When asked if he was afraid of the PDP taking disciplinary action against him, the former Rivers State governor responded, “Who is the party? Who are they?” With all due respect, I have not seen that person who will suspend me. “Nobody will do it. Who will discipline me? I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated…

No fewer than five stowaways have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy aboard the vessel MSC Martha in Lagos. Their arrest was disclosed in a statement by Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, Commander of NNS BEECROFT. The stowaways were apprehended by men from NNS Beecroft while on patrol. The arrested stowaways are 44-year-old Effiong Okon, Ayewuni Daniel, 27, Ajagboma Asiko, 29, Adebanjo Ayewumi, 23, and 25-year-old Christian Joseph. The statement by Oguntuga reads, “NNS BEECROFT’s patrol team executed a commendable operation resulting in the apprehension of five stowaways aboard a vessel, MSC MARTHA. “The operation was carried out on August 26, 2023,…

Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has completed a £38 million move to Monaco. The 22-year-old returns to the league where he excelled last season after undergoing medicals on Tuesday in Monaco. This season, Balogun has not featured in any Arsenal Premier League match. Despite the fact the Gabriel Jesus, the preferred striker, is sidelined, Eddie Nketiah and Leandro Trossard have started in place of USA international Balogun. The USA international moved from the Arsenal Academy and excelled at the club and national junior levels before deciding to play senior football for the USA. Chelsea, a rival team in London, had expressed…

The award-winning poet Gboyega Odubanjo has been missing since early Saturday morning, and Northamptonshire police are appealing for help in finding him. Odubanjo, 27, was last seen on August 26 at around 4 a.m. He was in attendance at the Shambala event in Northamptonshire’s Kelmarsh district since he had a performance scheduled for later that day. Odubanjo is described by the authorities as being 5 feet 6 inches tall with short black dreadlocks and a full beard. He had spectacles and was last seen sporting a black gilet with red and white stripes underneath, a beige or cream bucket hat,…

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has stated that the blue line rail system in the state will begin passenger operations on Monday. Earlier, in June, the agency stated that the Blue Line rail system would begin operation in August. However, while speaking on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Abimbola Akinajo, the agency’s managing director, stated that LAMATA decided to commence operations next week. According to Akinajo, the executive governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-olu, would be on the train for the inaugural operation. Buhari inaugurates Lagos blue rail Akinajo said, “The reason I’m talking to you today is that…

Brigadier General Sani Ahmed has donated 100 sets of BAOFENG communication radios (Walkie-Talkies) to the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Zamfara State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Captain Yahaya Ibrahim Arama, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations. According to the statement, the donation 0f the BAOFENG communication radios (Walkie-Talkies) “is part of his corporate social responsibilities to the host communities and to enhance the operational capacity of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in the state.” The statement added that the donation of walkie-talkies will go a long way towards aiding the CJTF in carrying out…

No fewer than eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday after experiencing “severe turbulence” before landing in Atlanta. According to a Delta Airline spokesperson, the aircraft was flying from Milan with 151 passengers and 14 staff members when the turbulence occurred. Both passengers and staff members are among the 11 injured. “Delta Care Team members are mobilizing to connect with customers on Delta Flight 175 that experienced severe turbulence before landing safely in Atlanta Tuesday,” the spokesperson said. When the turbulence started, the airplane was about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.…

Turkish Airlines has announced preparations to cancel its flights set to depart from Nigeria beginning on September 2. The airline stated that the disruption would mainly affect flights going to London and some other unnamed destinations. Following the military coup in Niger on July 26 that ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, the junta led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed its airspace to overflying aircraft. The closure took effect on the evening of August 6, when several flights were already airborne. Announcing on Tuesday that it was adjusting to the new change as a result of the closure of the Niger airspace,…

Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that Africans should expect more coups on the continent. Fani-Kayode made the statement in reaction to the coup in Gabon. Chronicle NG reports that senior army officers in Gabon announced on Tuesday the seizure of power after the third-term re-election of President Ali Bongo on Saturday. The military officers also stated that they were annulling the outcome of Saturday’s election, which the opposition had rejected and described as “fraudulent”. In a statement published on his verified Twitter handle, Fani-Kayode stated that he was not surprised by the military coup in Gabon. Military…

A group of senior Gabonese Army officers have appeared on national television to say they have taken over power in Gabon.  According to the soldiers, they said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. In an election the opposition argued was fraudulent, the electoral commission said Mr. Bongo had won just under two-thirds of the votes. The Twelve Soldiers appeared on national television, announcing they were annulling the results of the election and dissolving “all the institutions of the republic”. Speaking on TV channel Gabon 24, one of the senior…