Author: Vincent Osuwo

A man lost his life when a building collapsed in Otolo-Nnewi, located in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Reports indicate that the deceased, known as Bakeru Iwal, was one of the workers in the structure and was inside the building when it gave way during demolitions on Tuesday. According to eyewitnesses and residents close to the scene, the building was in the process of being demolished when a section abruptly collapsed, trapping the deceased. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, verified the incident in a press statement issued on Wednesday. Ikenga…

Public servants represented by the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have restated their September 30, 2026, ultimatum to the Federal Government concerning the increasing price of petrol, the call for a wage award, and the start of talks on a new national minimum wage. The JNPSNC, which comprises eight public sector unions, has served the Federal Government a three-day warning strike notice set to begin October 2 if the government does not reduce the petrol price to N500 per litre, declare a wage award, and roll out other steps to ease the severe hardship gripping the country. The…

President Bola Tinubu brushed aside worries about his health on Tuesday, declaring he is “healthy, sound, and ready to go” after coming back to Nigeria from his extended working vacation in Europe. Upon arriving in Lagos after his stay in France, where he had spent the later portion of his vacation, Tinubu addressed journalists. When questioned about the concerns some Nigerians and his supporters had voiced regarding his health, Tinubu responded that nothing was wrong with him. “Ready to kick, ready to walk. There’s nothing wrong. Rumors will always come out of politics, but the facts remain: I’m here. Healthy,…

Manchester City has dismissed the conclusions of an independent Premier League Commission that found the club responsible for serious breaches of financial rules, describing the opinion “unsafe” and pledging to exhaust every possible avenue of appeal. The club made this known in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday, shortly after the Premier League revealed that the independent Commission had found City guilty on all charges concerning serious violations of the league’s financial rules across a nine-season span. Manchester City described itself as “disappointed and surprised” by the Commission’s opinion and insisted it was innocent of the allegations. “Manchester…

President Bola Tinubu has landed in Lagos, Nigeria, following the conclusion of his working vacation in France. On Tuesday, the president touched down at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, where Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other prominent figures were present to welcome him. Olusegun Dada, the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, confirmed the President’s arrival in a post on X, saying, “Landing. Welcome home, Mr. President!” Tinubu had left Abuja on August 30 for the working vacation, spending a week in London before heading to Paris. A statement released on…

Guinea-Bissau beat Nigeria 3-0 on Tuesday in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group L encounter at the 24 de Setembro National Stadium in Bissau. Franculino Djú put the hosts ahead in the 15th minute, striking a left-footed shot past Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali after Renato Nhaga played him into the box. Nigeria nearly equalized before the break, as Alex Iwobi set up Ademola Lookman, but Guinea-Bissau goalkeeper Embadjé came up with a fine save. The hosts kept threatening after the interval and doubled their lead through Mama Baldé in the 65th minute. Baldé collected the ball from Mamadi…

Nigerians travelling to Tanzania will no longer be required to obtain special immigration clearance before applying for visas after Nigeria was removed from the country’s Referred Visa Category. The Tanzania Immigration Services Department made the announcement in a notice dated September 25, 2026, signed by its Chief Spokesperson, ACI Paul Mselle, and posted on its X handle on Monday. The department stated that the change came about as a result of amendments published in Government Gazette No. 246 of 2026 and took effect immediately. “With immediate effect, Nigerian nationals traveling to the United Republic of Tanzania are no longer subject…

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has urged stronger action to secure the release of more than 40 children kidnapped in Borno State, who have now spent 137 days in captivity. Makinde issued this appeal on Tuesday when he received the report from the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to look into the abduction of students and teachers from the Esinele and Yawota communities in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on May 15, 2026. According to the governor, the commission’s findings will inform government choices, define who is responsible, and enable the public to track…

Aliko Dangote has played down a Kenyan court ruling that temporarily stopped construction work at the site of his planned multi-billion-dollar oil refinery in Lamu, calling such hurdles normal across the continent. The billionaire stated that he is aware of who is behind the legal challenges and made clear he is prepared to face his opponents. Dangote made these remarks on Tuesday in Nairobi, during a high-level investor engagement held for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery initial public offering with institutional investors from Kenya and East Africa. His comments followed reports a day earlier that a Kenyan court had directed construction…

A knife-wielding student killed one teacher and injured another teacher and a pupil in northwestern Slovakia on Tuesday. The incident took place at approximately 0700 GMT in the village of Staskov, near the Czech border. Police stated that a 13-year-old student had been detained in connection with the attack and was being investigated for “premeditated murder.” “This morning, after the first class, a school pupil launched a knife attack,” Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok told reporters. A 61-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries, while a 44-year-old woman “with a stab wound to the chest” and a girl were taken to…