Author: Vincent Osuwo

A California man has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, prompting a White House security assessment. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was also charged with two firearms violations when he appeared in court in Washington, DC on Monday. He did not make a plea. He was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun, and three knives when he stormed past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, according to authorities. During the hotel incident, a Secret Service member was shot but did not sustain significant injuries. If convicted, the defendants will face…

No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed by armed herders in the Channel One community, a border settlement in the Ukemberagya/Tswarev Council Ward of the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a local named Amos, the village is located along the Arufu-Wukari Road of Taraba State. Amos informed the press on Monday that the incident took place on Sunday night. According to Amos, the suspected herders stormed the neighborhood around 11 p.m. on Sunday and shot intermittently, prompting inhabitants to leave for safety. Joseph Anawah, a community leader in the area who confirmed the incident, said…

The Bauchi State Police Command has revealed that it has begun enforcing restrictions on motorcycle and tricycle movement at night within the state capital as part of efforts to combat escalating insecurity. Nafiu Habib, the Police Public Relations Officer, stated on Sunday that the enforcement was carried out in accordance with an executive order issued by the state government. Habib added that the action was important to curb the rise in criminal activity carried out under cover of darkness. He said, “The measure is expedient to ensure suppression of rising criminal activities under the cover of night, as security concerns…

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced a manhunt for the culprits of an attack on a female student at Sa’adu Zungur University in Gadau, Itas/Gadau Local Government Area of the state. The event took place on April 23, 2026, and involves a 22-year-old student named Maryam Yakini, who lives off-campus. In a statement released on Saturday, Police Public Relations Officer Nafiu Habib stated that the command got a report at the Gadau Police Outstation regarding an unidentified offender armed with a machete and knife who attacked the victim near Villa Lodge. Habib added that the student was seriously injured…

President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s newly appointed ambassadors and high commissioners to endeavor to enhance the country’s worldwide image. He also advised them to seek international investment and build strategic alliances. He delivered the charge on Monday at the start of an introduction session for the envoys at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. The president, represented by the secretary to the government of the federation, George Akume, stated that their selections demonstrated the administration’s trust in their abilities to advance Nigeria’s interests on the world stage. A statement by the SGF’s media aide, Yomi Odunuga, read, “Tinubu…

Anthony Joshua has agreed to face fellow former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, Eddie Hearn has revealed. Joshua, who hasn’t fought since being a passenger in a tragic car incident in December, will make his comeback against Kristian Prenga on July 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury and Joshua, both two-time world champions, have carried British boxing on the worldwide stage for more than a decade, but despite years of negotiations and false beginnings, the match has never taken place. However, promoter Hearn said on Monday via social media that the long-awaited fight has been “signed, sealed, and delivered.” “As…

Former presidential aspirant and publisher Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, mocked the former Attorney General of Federation, Abubakar Malami, during an appearance at the Federal High Court in Abuja, jokingly criticizing his past role in government and the state of the justice system. In a video making the rounds on social media, Sowore was seen addressing Malami directly, saying the former minister of justice was now experiencing the same system he once defended. “You see how it feels now to be persecuted. When you were with Buhari at that time, you were bragging. We warned you then that there is failure…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Kogi State have recovered 17 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in Lokoja, as security authorities ramp up attempts to liberate the remaining victims. The students were kidnapped on April 26 at 11:45 p.m. when gunmen stormed Daarul Kitab School, an Islamic institution with an affiliated orphanage located in Zariagi near NNPC Road, Kabba Junction. ASP Saliu Afusat, the state Police Public Relations Officer, claimed in a statement that 26 people were first abducted, including 24 students and the proprietor’s two wives. Afusat added that after the event, the Divisional Police Officer in…

Stanley Osifo has decleared his intention to run for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket in 2027, posing a challenge to President Bola Tinubu despite a wave of endorsements for the incumbent. At a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Osifo disclosed plans to acquire the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms for ₦100 million ahead of the upcoming primaries. His statement came in the midst of a growing consensus inside the ruling party, with all 22 APC governors endorsing Tinubu as the party’s sole candidate for the 2027 election, a move that has gained traction since May 2025.…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated on Monday that his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, is his preferred successor for the state’s 2027 governorship election. The statement came following a closed-door meeting at Lagos House in Marina, when Hamzat formally proclaimed his decision to run for governor in front of State Executive Council members and other party leaders. Members of the Governor’s Advisory Council were also in attendance, including former Minister of State for Defense Musiliu Obanikoro and Ganiyu Solomon, among others. Sanwo-Olu told journalists following the meeting that the endorsement was a unanimous decision made by all parties present. He described…