Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday paid tribute to the late Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, describing him as an exemplary monarch who brought dignity, pride and honour to Yorubaland. Tinubu, who spoke at the eight-day Fidau held at the Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu Ode, hailed the late monarch, who died at 91, as a courageous democrat and a firm ally during the struggle against the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election believed to have been won by MKO Abiola. Tinubu also recalled the monarch’s support for his 2023 presidential bid, saying the Yoruba…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sternly condemned the attempted assassination of its Anambra State governorship candidate for the upcoming November 8 election, Jude Ezenwafor. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Sunday calling for the arrest of those responsible for the attack and reaffirming the party’s resolve. Ezenwafor was attacked by unidentified gunmen while returning from an engagement in Abuja. The party claims that some desperate interests, threatened by Ezenwafor’s rising popularity, are attempting to undermine him. The statement read in part, “After a critical analysis of the violent incident, the PDP believes that certain…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, on Sunday, asked the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, to withdraw the threats to the life of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. At a recent political rally held at Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, Okpebholo warned Obi not to enter the state without notifying him or obtaining security clearance. He said, “There’s a new sheriff in town. He cannot just come into Edo without informing me. “His security will not be guaranteed. If anything happens to him here, he will have himself to blame. I’m not joking.” Falana stated in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during the previous week, intensified its crackdown on drug traffickers by raiding a Lagos hotel, intercepting international consignments concealed in food items, and apprehending a long-wanted drug kingpin. During one of the operations, Okpara Chigozie, a key drug cartel boss who had been evading arrest since 2019, was apprehended. According to NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, operatives apprehended him at his hideout on Michael Ojo Street, Isheri, Ojo, Lagos, after intercepting a white Toyota Sienna van carrying his unlawful goods. Babafemi stated that the vehicle, which was on its way to Onitsha, Anambra State,…

President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja for Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, to attend an eighth-day prayer service in memory of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona. Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, stated this on Sunday in a post on X. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has left Abuja for Ijebu-Ode to attend the eighth-day prayer ceremony for the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona,” according to his tweet. The renowned monarch died on July 13 at the age of 91 and was buried the next day at Ijebu-Ode, according to Islamic tradition. His…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) branch, has strongly opposed President Bola Tinubu’s proposal to rename the institution after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued Saturday, ASUU UNIMAID Chairperson Dr Abubakar Mshelia Saidu denounced the decision as “politically motivated”, calling it a “brazen affront” to the university’s past, history, and academic integrity. The renaming, announced at a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on July 17 in Buhari’s honour, has sparked significant outrage both inside and outside the university. The union is now mobilising Congress, veterans, and an expanded executive council…

The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, says she will resume plenary on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in line with a court decision, despite an appeal filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio challenging the ruling. Speaking in an interview while in her constituency for a training programme on Saturday, Natasha confirmed she had written to the Senate to formally announce her intention to return. “I have pretty much two months more before the six months expire. However, I have written to the Senate again telling them that I’m resuming on the 22nd, which is on Tuesday, by the special…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as insensitive and unacceptable the African Democratic Congress’ criticism of President Bola Tinubu regarding the state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC chastised the ADC for politicising what should be a solemn period of national grief, describing the party’s words as foolish and ill-timed. On Thursday, Tinubu paid tribute to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, calling him a “good, decent, and honourable man” whose virtues of discipline, patriotism, and honesty will be remembered. Tinubu stated at a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Directorate raided a cybercrime training camp in Umuahia, Abia State, and arrested 23 alleged online fraudsters, including eight who were undergoing training. The institution, known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Hustle Kingdom’, was located inside the Doofco Palace building, behind Government College in Umuahia, according to the anti-graft agency. In a statement issued on Friday, the EFCC said, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Friday, July 18, 2025, uncovered a cybercrimes training centre known as ‘yahoo-yahoo Hustle Kingdom’ at Umuahia in Abia State and arrested eight suspected…

The Kebbi State Police Command has detained eleven people for allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old girl of unsound mind in the state. The arrests, according to the command, were conducted in order to cleanse the state of all types of gender-based violence. This was stated in a statement signed and made accessible to journalists on Saturday by the command’s spokesman, CSP Nafiu Abubakar. In the statement, Abubakar said, “The Divisional Police Officer, Shanga, had on 13th July, 2025, acting on credible intelligence, arrested 11 suspects, namely: Ibrahim Bakanike, Danladi Nauyi, Danjuma Meli, Ibrahim Dankura, Ibrahim Isiaka, Masta Maishayi, Bello Muhammad, Danjuma…