Author: Vincent Osuwo

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has called for the identification and prosecution of Independent National Electoral Commission officials who were involved in adding artificial intelligence-generated photographs and other dubious records to the preliminary voters’ register. Atiku also warned of legal action against the electoral commission should it refuse to reveal the identities of the officials involved and the companies contracted to produce sensitive election materials for the 2027 general elections. His demands came after INEC acknowledged that some registration officers across the country had allegedly misused their access credentials to introduce irregularities into the voter…

Achraf Hakimi stepped up when it mattered, netting a brilliant hat-trick on Friday as a heavily rotated Paris Saint-Germain crushed bottom-placed Le Havre 5-1 in Ligue 1. Rennes, PSG’s closest Ligue 1 challengers, fell 5-2 at Nice, letting the champions move four points clear at the top of the table with 20 points from nine matches. Lille will welcome Lens later on Friday and could cut the gap to PSG by two points with a win, while Monaco can achieve the same by beating Paris FC on Sunday. Le Havre made a contest of it early on, suddenly pouring forward…

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen maintained his impressive scoring form on Friday, netting as Galatasaray cruised to a 4-0 away win over Konyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. Osimhen broke the deadlock in the 12th minute at the Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, rising to head in a cross from Gabriel Sara and hand the visitors an early lead. Galatasaray doubled their advantage amid a dominant first-half showing. Yunus Akgün made it 2-0 in the 28th minute, and Sara added the third three minutes later to put the Turkish champions firmly in control. The visitors kept up their attacking momentum after…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $5,000 reward (roughly ₦6.7 million at the exchange rate in effect when this report was published) for information that leads to the arrest of a Nigerian woman, Emuobosan Emanuella Hall, who is wanted in the United States for failing to report to prison to serve a 96-month sentence for money laundering and fraud offenses. Nigerian Politics Coverage Hall, born in Nigeria on October 10, 1980, was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a romance scam that involved multiple victims.…

Kayode Akinbolusere, a well-known businessman and the owner of Esther Estate in Ondo State, who is popularly called Tolufe, has taken his own life in his office in the Igba area of the state. Akinbolusere ingested a poisonous substance after recording a video in which he explained his frustration and willed his property to his wife and children. Reports indicate that the businessman died on Thursday. In the video, Kayode discussed his decision to will all his property to his wife, Akinbolusere Esther, and his three children, who are based in Canada. He stated that he made the decision without…

The Lagos State Government has warned children, pregnant women, the elderly, and outdoor workers to take precautions against possible extreme heat conditions. These conditions are connected to the strengthening El Niño climate pattern and the shift into the dry season. The government stated that the conditions could cause unusual rises in temperature, dry spells, dust, and worsening air quality, with possible risks to public health. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the warning in a Friday statement signed by the ministry’s Director of Public Affairs, Kunle Adeshina. Wahab noted that Lagos, being a densely…

The formation of a new government in Israel is now uncertain after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc, which won 53 seats in the country’s 120-seat parliament, lost its parliamentary majority. According to the Associated Press, the final election results released early Friday showed the main opposition bloc winning 48 seats and Arab-led parties securing 19 seats. AP reports that a coalition must hold at least 61 seats to have a majority in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. This outcome means Netanyahu’s bloc cannot form a government by itself, paving the way for negotiations among parties with differing political and ideological…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has placed blame on some of its registration officers for bringing suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs and other irregularities into the preliminary voters’ register. Dr Lawrence Bayode, INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology, revealed this on Friday in an interview on Arise Television, noting that certain registration officers used their login credentials to insert questionable records into the commission’s database. Bayode stated that the irregularities came to light through the commission’s Automated Biometric Identification System, which was used to scrutinize the registration records. “We have registration officers on the field and these registration officers…

A total of 154 students at Government Science Secondary School in Batagarawa, Katsina State, were taken to hospital after a suspected adverse reaction to praziquantel tablets given to them to treat bilharzia. According to a statement released on Wednesday by Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, the incident happened on Monday. Aliyu stated that the students reportedly showed signs of an adverse drug reaction after they received the tablets from the school authorities. Praziquantel is the drug used to treat schistosomiasis, commonly known as bilharzia, a parasitic disease linked to contact with freshwater…

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British Conservative Party, has condemned what she called racist attacks on her after a former aide to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage referred to her as a “Nigerian scammer.” Badenoch stated that the attacks, which alluded to her Nigerian heritage, would not succeed and accused Reform politicians of exploiting her race to boost their own political standing. She made these comments in an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Thursday, in response to remarks by Raheem Kassam, a former senior aide to Farage, who had posted a series of attacks on her across social…