Author: Vincent Osuwo

Troops of the Police Rapid Response Squad rescued an old woman who was attempting to leap into the lagoon from Carter Bridge in Lagos. According to a statement issued by the police on Friday via X, the incident occurred about 12:20 p.m. while officers were conducting routine patrols on the bridge. The agents observed the woman as she approached the edge of the bridge and intervened before she could jump into the lagoon. “She was taken to the RRS headquarters, where the Commander, CSP Shola Jejeloye, listened to her story. “Afterwards, he allowed her, along with her husband and their…

Napoli rejected a formal offer of €70 million from Galatasaray for striker Victor Osimhen, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. Romano confirmed on Friday that Galatasaray had submitted the bid earlier in the day, along with bank documentation to ensure payment. However, the club president Aurelio De Laurentiis reportedly turned down the idea, asking for a guaranteed €75 million sum for the Nigerian attacker. “Understand Napoli have now rejected a new formal proposal sent by Galatasaray today for Victor Osimhen. “Galatasaray offered €70m today with bank documents attached for payment guarantees… Napoli president De Laurentiis wants €75m guaranteed, and he…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated Edo state Governor Monday Okpebholo on the affirmation of his election victory by the Supreme Court. Akpabio, in a message personally signed and made accessible to journalists through his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, praised the Supreme Court for validating the conclusion of the gubernatorial contest held in Edo state on September 21, 2024. He described the verdict as a victory for democracy and the will of the people. “What the apex court in the land has done is to affirm the will and wishes of the overwhelming majority of…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for an immediate end to the state of emergency in Rivers State, stating that Vice President Kashim Shettima spoke the truth in his recent remarks. According to the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, President Bola Tinubu allegedly used the constitution to advance his political goal in Rivers, claiming that he lacks the constitutional right to suspend a democratically elected governor. President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State on March 18, citing the state’s political crisis. As part of the emergency measures, the president suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and…

At least six people have been killed and two others kidnapped by bandits at the Jargaba community in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack occurred late Thursday as bandits in large numbers stormed the community and headed to a public area where men usually sit to socialise and started shooting sporadically at six men who were seated, killing them in the process. DSP Abubakar Sadiq, the Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, while confirming the attack in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Friday, said, “Yes, bandits attacked the community and shot…

Garba Shehu, the former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has disclosed that the narrative about rats invading the Presidential Villa was made up to distract attention from Buhari’s health difficulties. In his book “According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience”, which was released on Tuesday in Abuja, Shehu said that he created the Villa rat invasion narrative to divert public attention away from concerns about President Buhari’s health and ability to rule. Prior to Buhari’s return to Nigeria on August 19, 2017, following nearly three months of medical treatment in the United…

No fewer than 25 people have been taken to hospital in West Baltimore following suspected drug overdoses. According to West Baltimore officials from the fire service, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reported that five individuals were admitted in critical condition, with others in serious condition. The incident occurred near a road crossing in the city’s Penn North neighbourhood on Thursday morning, prompting the Maryland Department of Transportation to close a nearby subway station and block highways. Fire Chief James Wallace told reporters that emergency personnel on the scene were directed to many people suspected of overdosing by members of…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have rejected the recent decision by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Federal Government to fix 150 as the admission cutoff mark for universities. According to ASUU, the benchmarks are illegal. JAMB cannot set entrance age criteria or cut-off marks for tertiary institutions. The federal government’s reaffirmation of 16 years as the minimum age for admission to tertiary institutions has received strong support from key education stakeholders such as the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), the National Association of Nigerian…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has expressed displeasure with the Supreme Court judgment affirming the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo. In a statement issued shortly after the case’s conclusion on its X account, Ighodalo said, “Today, the Supreme Court has ruled. Though I accept the finality of its judgment, I do not and cannot pretend that what was delivered amounts to justice.” On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued its final decision on the election, confirming Okpebholo as the legitimate winner. Okpebholo, on the other hand,…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo’s victory in the September 2023 governorship election. Wike encouraged the governor to stay focused, describing the victory as a renewed summons to selfless service to the people of Edo State. In a statement issued yesterday by his senior special assistant on public communications and social media, Lere Olayinka, the minister stated that the Supreme Court’s ruling was a definitive confirmation of Okpebholo’s freely granted mandate by Edo people. “This victory is for the people of Edo State, who…