Author: Vincent Osuwo

Ayo Fayose, former Ekiti State Governor, has stated that he has no regrets fighting ‘one hundred percent’ against the Peoples Democratic Party’s nominee, Atiku Abubakar, in the run-up to the February 25 presidential election. Fayose, a PDP member, also stated that he was not concerned about getting booted out of the party for making the admission. Fayose stated this on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Sunday night. N7.5bn Fraud: Court remands fugitive Ponzi scheme operator, Bamise Ajetunmobi He stated that he backed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress on principle. Fayose said, “I worked against him (Atiku) 100…

Ulla Mueller, the United Nations Population Fund’s Country Representative in Nigeria, has called for an end to female genital mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria, calling it a violation of human rights. Mueller told reporters in Abuja on Sunday that the behavior was common in many communities, particularly in the South-East, South-South, and South-West regions. FGM refers to non-medical treatments that involve the partial or whole removal of the female external genitalia or other harm to the female genital organs. Tinubu addresses ECOWAS security, coup d’etat, others as new chair  According to some estimations, around 200 million girls and women worldwide have…

Following fresh attacks on Farinkasa-Kerana and Sabon gari communities in the Mangu Local Government Area that led to the killing of no fewer than 12 persons, the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. Attacks had continued unabated in the Local Government Area despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the Interim Management Committee Chairman, Mr. Markus Artu. The most recent being the killings in Farinkasa-Kerana and Sabon-Gari, where several lives and properties were lost. The attackers, allegedly Fulani militias, raided Farinkasa-Kerana and Sabon-Gari on…

Prof. Dipo Fasina, better known as Jingo, the former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has reportedly been found in Turkey. This was announced by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Sunday, July 9, 2023. The 76-year-old Nigerian scholar and activist was confirmed missing on Saturday, July 1, by the incumbent President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke. Gunmen kidnap APC chairman in Ekiti According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, the former ASUU president “Mr Fasina, 76, was travelling to Algeria when he was said to have missed his connecting flight from Istanbul, Turkey”. He was,…

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), the banking subsidiary of Gauranty Trust Holding Company Plc, has announced July 12, 2023, as the date for the release of the new and updated version of the GTWorld Mobile Banking App to the Play Store and App Store. According to the leading African bank, the release of the new and updated version of the app “means that when you launch the GTWorld Mobile Banking App, you will see a newly designed interface if you have App Updates set on automatic. “However, if App Update is not set to automatic on your mobile device, you will…

The Lagos State Government has stated its readiness to implement the state’s street trading laws and also clamp down on street trading on the state highways and other major streets in Lagos. This announcement was made by the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, at the Agency’s headquarters in Bolade Oshodi, where he stated the State Government’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of Lagosians while maintaining sanity on the highways. According to him, “It is no longer news to anyone that the closure of the Eko Bridge was as a result of illegal street trading…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of seven police officers over misconduct and abuse of office. In a statement released on Sunday by the commission’s spokesperson, the decision was taken at the 21st plenary of the commission which was presided over by Justice Clara Ogunbiyi on behalf of the PSC Chairman, Solomon Arase. Besides the dismissal of the senior officers, nine other officers were reduced in rank, including a Commissioner of Police, Ani said. Prison warder receives N1m to aid Lagos inmates escape “The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of three senior Police officers over…

Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will name 21 new cardinals from throughout the world by the end of September. Following his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope said the Cardinal’s “provenance expresses the universality of the Church that continues to proclaim God’s merciful love to all people on earth”. The solemn council will be the ninth for the election of cardinals under Pope Francis, who is in his tenth year as Pope. Osinbajo honoured in thanksgiving for meritorious national service The immediate past Vice President of Nigeria,…

No fewer than 4,560 kilograms of skunk have been seized by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a raid in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun states. NDLEA agents also stormed a skucchies factory in Ogun and apprehended four members of a drug gang, including two church leaders, a female courier company employee, and another lady involved in the trafficking of the dangerous narcotic fentanyl in Delta. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the arrest, said “The bust of the fentanyl cartel operating from Warri, Delta state is coming barely a month after two members of…

A bloody attack by unknown gunmen on Adogo Ugbaam, Akpuuna, and Diom communities in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State has reportedly left no fewer than 27 people dead and several others with life-threatening injuries. The armed men had, on Friday night, reportedly attacked a funeral at the Adogo Ugbaam community, where three mourners were killed. Another gang also raided Akpuuna and Diom villages on Saturday morning at about 11 a.m., killing 24 people. Unknown gunmen kidnap APC chairman in Ekiti According to a local, the gunmen invaded the villages on motorbikes, killing three mourners at Adogo Ugbaam village…