Author: Vincent Osuwo

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, yesterday, refuted his rumoured defection, disclosing that he is going nowhere and remains in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking after the flag-off of the dualisation of the 3.5 km Ila township road in Ila-Orangun, Adeleke said his promise path is to serve the people and would not relent in doing so. He said, “I am glad that we are here today to flag off the dualisation of the Ila township road project despite the lingering uncertainties in the nation. I have vowed to my God and the good people of the State that…

The Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has distanced himself from Monday’s reconciliation meeting between his former running mate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, and the Julius Abure-led leadership. The Labour Party has been embroiled in a leadership crisis, which erupted in April when three individuals claimed to be the party’s legitimate leaders. This came when the Supreme Court disqualified Julius Abure, the party’s national head, despite being acknowledged by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Lamidi Apapa exacerbated the situation by asserting that, as the most senior member of the Working Committee, he was the proper candidate to…

No fewer than 19 people have died, and more than 100 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka. Footage from Milestone School and College in Uttara’s northern suburb shows a massive fire and a towering column of smoke. The armed services confirmed that one of their planes was involved in the crash and that the pilot was killed. A doctor from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery informed reporters that more than 50 persons, including children and adults, were rushed to the hospital with burn injuries. The…

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to supporters across Nigeria and beyond for the overwhelming show of love and goodwill as he marked his 64th birthday. Obi’s birthday, celebrated on Saturday, July 19, was celebrated by community service and solidarity meetings around the world, particularly by members of the Obedient Movement and other supporters. Obi restated his lifelong attitude of foregoing lavish personal celebrations in favour of causes that serve the poor and develop public institutions in a message delivered on Sunday from Rome, Italy. “I sincerely thank everyone for…

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta on Monday defended the club’s handling of Thomas Partey’s departure after the Ghanaian international midfielder was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. Arsenal did not renew the 32-year-old’s contract at the end of last season, and days later he was charged by British authorities with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault between 2021 and 2022. Partey is scheduled to appear before magistrates in London on August 5. Arsenal released a statement on July 4, the day Partey was detained, saying, “The player’s contract ended on June 30. Due to ongoing…

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore marched to the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday to protest the terrible welfare and pension conditions that impact both working and retired police officers. The protest, staged in partnership with the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, requested immediate pension changes and the expulsion of police officers from the Contributory Pension Scheme. The demonstrators were first denied admission into the Force Headquarters but were later escorted by police personnel to the National Assembly compound. Demonstrators carried posters with messages such as “Decent Salaries Now”, “End Police Slavery”, “Pensions for Police Officers”, “Dignity for…

Some retired police officers protested at the National Assembly’s entrance gate in the rain in Abuja on Monday. Protesters are asking that they be removed from the Contributory Pension Scheme. The protesters, who included senior ex-police officers, brandished placards and sung solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, claiming that their welfare and dignity had been neglected for far too long. Speaking at the rally, former Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Manir Lawal (retd) urged the government to remove police retirees from the pension program, which he termed exploitative and unjust. He said, ”We are here to ask the…

No fewer than 1,000 athletes from 31 countries have arrived in Abuja for the 2025 African Karate Championship, which kicks off July 21 and runs through July 28. The President of the Karate Federation of Nigeria, Silas Agara, told reporters in Abuja on Sunday that 31 countries, including host Nigeria, would compete in four categories of the sport. Agara categorised the classifications as cadet, which includes athletes aged 14 to 15, and junior, which includes athletes aged 16 to 17. Other divisions include senior and para karate, which are for participants over the age of 18. He said, “Today, we…

A 61-year-old man died after being sucked into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at a medical facility while wearing a hefty metal necklace. The unidentified individual entered a room at Nassau Open MRI on Westbury, New York’s Long Island, without permission while the MRI equipment was running, according to the Nassau County Police Department. A patient at the clinic notified local reporters that her husband had died. She said she called him into the room after having a scan on Wednesday. According to officials, the altercation “resulted in a medical episode”, and the guy was rushed to the hospital,…

Adolfo Macías Villamar, a notorious Ecuadorian gang leader, has been extradited to the US to face drug and gun trafficking charges. “Fito” was apprehended in June, nearly a year after escaping from a high-security prison where he was serving a 34-year term for a series of crimes. His lawyer told Reuters that he will appear in a US federal court on Monday and plead not guilty to international drug and weapons trafficking accusations. Macías was the boss of the Los Choneros gang, which is related to significant criminal organisations in Mexico and the Balkans. He is also suspected of ordering…