Author: Vincent Osuwo

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has stated that Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer is “not cooperating” with investigators and has not confessed to carrying out the crime. Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested about 33 hours after Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist, was fatally shot in Orem on Wednesday. Cox, a Republican, told numerous Sunday morning shows that authorities were still looking for a motive, although others surrounding Mr. Robinson were cooperating. Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University during an open-air event hosted by Turning Point USA, an organization he co-founded, when he was struck in the neck by a single gunshot.…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has condemned what it described as a coordinated campaign of blackmail, misinformation, and outright lies targeted at tarnishing its image on social media. In a circular to members, NUPENG denounced as “pure propaganda” suggestions that its officers were helping smuggling, receiving N1 for each liter of petroleum products transported into Nigeria, or operating as part of a “cabal” that allegedly wrecked government-owned refineries. According to NUPENG, “There is a lot of blackmail, distortion of facts, and misinformation circulating on social media about us. Those behind these attacks are pained by…

The International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) has expressed concern that armed herders, Boko Haram terrorists, and other jihadist groups demolish approximately 1,200 churches in Nigeria each year. According to the rights group’s findings, over 100 churches are targeted each month, totaling approximately 19,100 churches burned or sacked during the last 16 years. According to Intersociety’s latest report, Nigeria has approximately 113 million Christians. This includes 32 million sedentary Christians, 8 million pastoral Christians in the North, and an estimated 70 million indigenous Christians in the South. According to the group’s chairman, Emeka Umeagbalasi, approximately…

Nepal’s new interim prime minister named her first cabinet on Monday, as the Himalayan country works to restore peace following violent youth-led anti-corruption demonstrations that deposed the previous government. In a ceremony televised on television, President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office to three senior ministers under an outside canopy, against the backdrop of the presidential office that had been damaged by fire. Protests began on September 8, triggered by a social media ban and fueled by long-standing economic problems, and swiftly intensified, with parliament and important government buildings set on fire. It was the most severe disturbance…

Shehu Dikko, the chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), has dismissed claims by Tobi Amusan that the sports kits supplied to Nigerian athletes at the ongoing international championships were inferior. Chronicle NG reports that former world champion and women’s 100m hurdles record holder, Amusan, had criticized Nigerian authorities over the kits provided for herself and other athletes representing the country at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. With just a few hours until the championships began, Amusan expressed her worries about what she saw as unprofessionalism and a lack of coordination within the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. In a…

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to justice, security, and unity across the state, announcing intentions to enroll over 1,000 youths into Operation Rainbow, the state’s community security agency. According to a Monday post by the Directorate of Press on X, Mutfwang made the vow on Sunday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Jos, at the start of the 2025/2026 Legal Year. The service, attended by judicial officers, clergy, and legal practitioners, marked the official start of the judiciary’s calendar. “The God who has kept us this far will sustain us for the days ahead,” the…

The Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in the Federal Capital Territory Administration began an indefinite strike on Monday. This was revealed in a communique issued by the ARD-FCT on Monday, signed by its president, Dr. George Ebong, and general secretary, Dr. Agbor Affiong. The group went on a seven-day warning strike last Monday to urge its demands after months of unresolved negotiations with the FCTA. The ARD-FCTA is an association of medical doctors practising in the 14 district and general hospitals, including the Department of Public Health under the FCTA. The doctors went on a warning strike last Monday to…

A farmer has been killed, and members of his family, with many others severely injured in a new attack by armed herdsmen on Tse Akor Gbatse village, Nyiev Council Ward, Guma Local Government Area (LGA), in Benue state. Several people were also reported missing and unaccounted for following the attack. It was reported that the armed herdsmen invaded the community located a few kilometers from Daudu town on Saturday afternoon, a few days after the locals raised the alert about the approaching invasion. According to a source in the area who spoke on the condition of anonymity, they learned that…

The Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday (Today) hear an appeal by Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, seeking an order for his release from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, to the National Hospital in Abuja for urgent medical care. Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN) filed the request on September 3, after his lawyers claimed a “worrisome decline” in his health while in jail. Justice Musa Liman, the vacation judge, had previously given the application leave to be heard during the court’s annual vacation period, citing its urgency.…

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim claimed he will not change his formation or tactics but admitted he is hurting more than the club’s fans following a 3-0 derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. United have taken just four points from their opening four Premier League games and been dumped out of the League Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby. Since Amorim took over in November last year, United has won only eight of 31 Premier League games, ranking 15th last season. When asked if he should reconsider his preferred 3-4-3 formation, the Portuguese reacted angrily. “I understand that, and I accept…