Author: Vincent Osuwo

Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, has directed the swift punishment of the leader of a police unit involved in the contentious arrest of Sodeeq Atanda, a senior journalist at the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. The directive comes after widespread outrage regarding the detention of the journalist’s spouse and their nine-month-old child, reportedly utilized as bait to attract him. On Monday, it was reported that officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit apprehended Adenike, Atanda’s wife, along with their baby at a site in Ikorodu, Lagos. FIJ reports that the police forced Adenike to contact her husband by pretending that…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has explained his reasons for not backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in 2027, pointing out an increasing political split in the Peoples Democratic Party. During a media discussion on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital, Makinde reminisced about his early career, noting that at 29, he obtained his first significant contract with Mobil, valued at $1 million. The governor remarked that it was a period when the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may have recently graduated from law school. Makinde characterized the agreement as a crucial turning point that influenced…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, claiming that it has failed to meet the expectations of a government driven by national unity and competence. Makinde announced this on Tuesday during a media briefing with a limited group of journalists in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state. The governor stated on multiple occasions that he hoped the Tinubu administration would prioritize competence over political considerations as part of attempts to reset the country. “I’ve mentioned it more than maybe three or four times that our expectation would be a government of national unity, a government…

The United Nations (UN) has expressed concern over the spate of indiscriminate kidnapping of civilians by bandits in Nigeria. The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Stéphane Dujarric, stated during a daily briefing on Monday that the continued attacks on civilians by bandits were unacceptable. “We are very much concerned at the fact that so many other students, young people, young men, and young women continue to be detained by armed groups,” Dujarric said. “And obviously, we’re continuing to see violence.” In November, armed men abducted at least 25 pupils and killed a teacher at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary…

The Nigeria Police Force has released Adenike Atanda, wife of an investigative reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), following her reported detention alongside her nine-month-old baby in the Owutu area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. According to FIJ, Adenike and the infant were released on Monday evening, shortly after police arrested her husband, Sodeeq Atanda, a senior reporter with the organization who was eventually released. According to the FIJ, Adenike and the infant were transferred to a police station in Owutu and kept for several hours before authorities allegedly urged her to call her husband. In an account published…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned President Bola Tinubu over the 2026 budget proposal, describing it as a deadly debt trap that threatens to mortgage Nigeria’s future and exacerbate the country’s financial predicament. In a preliminary analysis of Tinubu’s budget presentation to the National Assembly, the opposition party stated the proposal reveals rising economic recklessness, administrative instability, and a troubling lack of care for future generations. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, disputed the government’s claim that the proposal represents a ‘Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience, and Shared Prosperity,’ arguing that the document reflects a continuation of…

The Presidency, yesterday, distanced itself from alleged alterations of the tax law approved by both chambers of the National Assembly. Responding to inquiries from reporters, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, rejected allegations of executive involvement in the tax law procedure, stating that any differences noted were a matter for the National Assembly. Mr. Abdulsammad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto) claimed last week that the official version of the tax laws differs from what was discussed and approved by lawmakers, leading the House of Representatives to form a seven-member committee to look into the issue and provide a report.…

Human and vehicular traffic was suspended for many hours on Monday as people of the Idokpa Community in Aduduwawa barricaded a major route leading into and out of Benin, Edo State. Residents barricaded the bypass in protest at the community’s weeks-long power outage, causing hours of traffic. Travelers heading to various regions of the North were also stranded, as demonstrators refused to clear the route until government officials and media representatives arrived to address them. A resident named Doris told newsmen that the outage had a negative impact on their companies and that the demonstration was intended to attract attention…

Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Monday raised the alarm over the killing of three farmers during a fresh attack by gunmen in Igboho, his hometown in the Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State. Adeyemo, in a statement made in Ibadan, urged President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government to address the escalating insecurity in rural areas across Oyo State and other parts of the South-West to avoid additional carnage and anarchy. Adeyemo’s statement identified the victims as Aderoju Mukaila, Olawuwo Saka, and Ojeniyi Ojebayo. “Though the victims were rushed to a hospital after…

The US Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a limited-time campaign to encourage undocumented migrants to voluntarily depart the nation during the holiday season. Migrants who register to self-deport through the CBP Home app by the end of the year will get a $3,000 compensation, as well as a free airfare back to their home country, according to a DHS statement released Monday. Participants will also be eligible for forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties associated with refusal to depart the United States. According to the DHS, approximately 1.9 million unauthorized migrants have voluntarily departed the nation since January…