Author: Vincent Osuwo

A fire on Sunday razed shops and goods reportedly worth millions of naira at Eda Plaza, a building materials market located opposite Chida Hotel in Jabi, Abuja. The Nigerian Television Authority posted a video of the scene, which shows shop owners racing to salvage goods. An eyewitness told NTA that the alarm was raised around 3 a.m. on Sunday after his brother-in-law, who owns two shops and a packing store in the affected plaza, received a distress call from a market colleague. He stated that there were no casualties in the incident. The eyewitness said, “We were at home this…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the August 29, 2026, local government elections in Anambra State. Genevieve Osakwe, the Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, released the results at the ANSIEC office in Awka on Sunday. According to Osakwe, the APGA won all 21 chairperson seats, and party candidates gained councillorship positions in the 21 local government areas, as declared at the ward level. Osakwe declared the election peaceful and fair, saying the commission meticulously gathered and analysed the results to guarantee there were no errors. Although the ruling…

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has issued an Executive Order creating a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry into the killings, shootings, injuries, and violence recorded at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area, Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on August 24, 2026. The panel, led by Magistrate Ayokunle Shiyanbola, will look into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, as well as the identities and numbers of casualties, the immediate and remote causes of the violence, and whether criminal responsibility is linked to the deaths. The Executive Order, which goes into effect on August 31, also directs the panel to look…

Liverpool has finalized an agreement valued at up to £123m for Paris St-Germain’s forward Bradley Barcola. PSG first assessed the French forward at £145m, but Liverpool has settled on a deal totaling £106m upfront with an additional £17m in possible bonuses. The 23-year-old is anticipated to undergo a medical examination this weekend prior to signing a long-term deal at Anfield. Right-footed Barcola likes to play on the left wing, and his soon-to-come arrival will raise uncertainties about Cody Gakpo’s future at Liverpool. Various sources have informed BBC Sport that both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are interested in the Netherlands…

Niger military troops prevented “insurgents from within the armed forces” in their attempt to infiltrate the presidential residence in Niamey, where shooting was taking place, a security source told AFP. Throughout the night, heavy gunfire could be heard in numerous neighborhoods of the capital, particularly in the city center near the presidential palace. Shootings also occurred near the airport, which houses a major military base. The state television signal was interrupted for just over an hour until being restored about 10:00 a.m. (0900 GMT). Meanwhile, Niger’s national television was off the air on Saturday following a night of intense gunfire.…

Real Madrid coach José Mourinho has questioned the criterion for awarding the Ballon d’Or, claiming that the prize should not be given to a player solely for winning the Champions League or the World Cup. Mourinho, addressing ahead of Real Madrid’s LaLiga match against Málaga, stated that the honor should go to a player whose impact on the game will be remembered long after retirement. “It’s a very beautiful individual achievement that enters the individual history of a particular player. And I think it’s normal for there to be candidates—there aren’t many, about a dozen top-level players, among whom we…

Operatives from the Nigeria Police Force’s National Central Bureau of INTERPOL, Lagos Annex, rescued two Colombian nationals who were allegedly enticed to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking organization. The victims, Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were rescued on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as a result of actionable intelligence received from INTERPOL-NCB in Bogotá. CSP Ani Iniedu, the Force’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement made on Saturday. According to the statement, two ladies were “fraudulently lured to Nigeria, held against their will, and had their travel documents confiscated” by several Chinese…

The Plateau State Police Command has apprehended some female students of the Federal University of Education in Pankshin over a viral video showing them attacking another female student in Pankshin Local Government Area of the state. The command spokesman, SP Alfred Alabo, announced this in a statement on Friday in Jos. Alabo stated that the Commissioner of Police, Ayodeji Faniyan, directed the area commander in Pankshin to investigate and arrest those involved immediately. “Immediately the CP got wind of it; he directed the Area Commander in Pankshin LGC to act immediately, which they have done,” he said. Alabo stated that…

An Ecuadorian court on Friday sentenced ex-president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from a Chinese company that built the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. According to the prosecution, Moreno, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, was one of 20 defendants convicted in the case concerning Sinohydro’s building of the Coca Codo Sinclair dam in China. Between 2007 and 2013, Moreno served as vice president to leftist President Rafael Correa. He succeeded Correa with his mentor’s support but later fell out with him after turning to the right and associating himself more closely with the…

President Donald Trump has announced that the US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves. “This historic transaction more than doubles American oil reserves, greatly increases our oil supply, and will substantially lower gas prices for all Americans,” Trump posted on social media. Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, praised the deal as one that would aid her country’s economic recovery. Trump promised to access Venezuela’s reserves, the largest globally, after the US detained its former president, Nicolás Maduro, this year. Recently, Trump has faced pressure to control domestic fuel…