Author: Vincent Osuwo

American gospel artists Chandler David Moore and Naomi Raine Solomon have both announced they are quitting Maverick City Music, the contemporary worship collective that launched them into international acclaim. Naomi Raine, who first appeared on Maverick City Music collaborative albums in 2019, reminisced on her journey with gratitude. “What began as a small gathering of friends singing in a shed evolved into a worldwide movement of worship that changed my life in ways I never imagined,” she shared on social media. “Being part of Mav truly changed me. I don’t regret a single thing—the highs, the lows, the lessons, all…

The Nigerian Army 2 Brigade in Akwa Ibom State has denounced the murder of Lieutenant Samson Haruna, the Regimental Medical Officer of 6 Battalion. He died after his wife allegedly set him ablaze following a domestic argument at the Willington Bassey Barracks. The terrible occurrence followed a similar one involving a 42-year-old man named Christopher Enobong Jimmy, who was shot dead by a soldier after offering him a ride to his destination. The incident, which occurred along the Akwa Ibom portion of the East-West Road from Port Harcourt, elicited angry comments from members of the public who denounced the crime.…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday applauded her constituents in Kogi Central for their steadfast support during what she described as a period of “unscrupulous intimidation.” The lawmakers gave the commendation in a statement issued to journalists after she attended her first plenary session in six months. The statement read, “My attendance at plenary today is a testament of resilience by the good people of Kogi Central and Nigerians, especially their courage to resist every unscrupulous intimidation. “While averting Hon. Rifkatu Danna’s dilemma, our victory is the people’s and God’s. “I recommit myself to continued service to my constituents and country…

Harry Kane has stated that his desire to return to the Premier League has cooled, and he is willing to negotiate a new contract with Bayern Munich. Kane is halfway through his four-year contract, which he signed after coming from Tottenham Hotspur for £86.4 million in the summer of 2023. The 32-year–old has 103 goals in 106 games for the German club, helping them win the 2024-25 Bundesliga title – his first professional honour. Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has expressed his desire to see Kane return to England, where he needs 48 goals to surpass Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League…

Geoffrey Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet following controversy about his academic records and charges of certificate forgery. Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his resignation in a letter to the President on Tuesday, thanking him for the opportunity to serve. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the news in a statement released on Tuesday, saying, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him. President Tinubu appointed Nnaji…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have declared a one-day protest on Thursday over the failure of the Federal Government to address their demands. SSANU and NASU, through the Joint Action Committee, have directed all of their branches to hold a joint emergency meeting on Wednesday to mobilize all of their members for protest activities such as campus protest marches, placard displays conveying their grievances, and press conferences. JAC decided to launch a demonstration on October 6 after conducting a thorough analysis of the government’s response to…

A senior Japanese Football Association official has been sentenced to an 18-month suspended jail term in France for viewing photos of child pornography on a plane, a court official said Tuesday. Masanaga Kageyama, the Japanese Football Association’s technical director, was arrested last week during a stopover at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on his route to Chile, according to Le Parisien newspaper. It is believed he was on his way to the Under-20 World Cup in Chile. “The facts were discovered by the plane’s flight crew, who raised the alarm after noticing that the convicted man was viewing child pornography…

A Nigerian Army officer, Lt. Samson Haruna, has reportedly died after sustaining severe burns when his wife set him ablaze during a domestic dispute. This was revealed on Tuesday in a post on X by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama. Makama stated that the tragic incident occurred on Sept. 22, 2025, at Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. According to Makama, “a source said the officer, who was also a medical doctor attached to the 6 Battalion Regimental Medical Officer, RMO, had a heated argument with his wife, Mrs. Samson Haruna, which resulted in her dousing…

Some members of the National Association of Oduduwa Students, the Coalition of Yoruba Students, and the Yoruba Movement are currently holding a peaceful protest in support of the Dangote Refinery, which is embroiled in a dispute with oil unions PENGASSAN, NUPENG, and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria. The protesters, who gathered on Tuesday at Iwo Road Roundabout, at the end of the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway in Ibadan, Oyo State, chanted various songs to demonstrate their solidarity. They are marching across key roadways, brandishing banners with phrases such as “Don’t Kill Dangote Refinery,” “#StopsabotagingfuelinNigeria,” “#EndPENGASSAN,” “#EndDAPPMAN,” “#DangoteRefineryIsANationalAsset,” “#StopSabotage,”…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has dubbed Senator Adams Oshiomhole the “Judas Iscariot of trade unionism” for his comments on the settled dispute between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN. NUPENG’s National President and General Secretary, Comrades Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, issued the following statement: “These remarks represent a reprehensible attack on the fundamental rights of Nigerian workers and a blatant distortion of established labor laws.” It further stated, “We view with deep disappointment a former labor leader who has morphed into a staunch defender of…