Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Adamawa State Police Command has initiated an inquiry into the murder of Ojajuni Ayomiposi, a 27-year-old law student at Nigerian Law School’s Yola campus. According to a statement made on Sunday night by the command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, Ayomiposi, an Ondo State native, was discovered unconscious after climbing over the school fence. “The Adamawa State Police Command confirms the report of an unfortunate incident involving a 27-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Yola Campus, identified as Ojajuni Ayomiposi,” the statement read. According to the authorities, on December 6, 2025, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Ojajuni returned to campus…

Ahmadu Fintiri, the Governor of Adamawa State, has announced a 24-hour curfew in Lamurde Local Government Area in response to a recent outbreak of communal violence. Hussaini Hammangabdo, the Deputy Governor’s Press Secretary, issued a statement on Monday instructing security services to quickly deploy to impacted regions to restore peace and order. According to the statement, Fintiri asked security services to move to regions threatened by the increased communal clashes in order to restore peace and order as soon as possible. The statement reads, “The Adamawa State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area with immediate…

Gunmen stormed St. Andrews Anglican Church, Isiokwe, in the Lilu village of Anambra State’s Ihiala Local Government Area, killing two people and setting fire to vehicles and the cleric’s house. Our journalist, who visited the church premises on Monday, discovered that the wife of the church’s priest was one of the two people slain and that some elements of the church building were also burned. The premises and surroundings were vacant, and various properties were seen cluttering the area. Some eyewitnesses and locals in the vicinity verified that the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, disrupted church…

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney claims that Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is damaging his legacy. Salah expressed on Saturday that he felt as though he had been “thrown under the bus” by Liverpool and indicated that his connection with head coach Arne Slot had deteriorated. Rooney thinks that Slot needs to assert his authority and exclude Egypt international Salah from Tuesday’s Champions League match against Inter Milan and the home game with Brighton next Saturday. “Arne Slot has to show his authority and pull him in and say, ‘You are not travelling with the team; what you said is…

Mohamed Salah believes he has been “thrown under the bus” by Liverpool, and his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has soured. Salah was an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-3 tie with Leeds United, the third time the Egypt forward has started from the bench. After the game, the scorer of 250 goals in 420 Liverpool appearances stated in an unprecedented interview with journalists, “I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame. “I said many times before that I had a good relationship with the manager, and all of a sudden we…

An undisclosed number of people have been killed by gunmen in an attack near the Afor Market Junction in the Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday. Residents described panic and chaos as the gunmen reportedly opened fire on unsuspecting members of the community. According to residents, some victims were fatally injured, while others fled for safety. An eyewitness said, “The armed hoodlums invaded Afor Market Junction and immediately opened fire, killing a lot of people. Nobody knows the reason behind the attack; the attack has left our community shaken.” Some other residents who also spoke…

Ayomiposi Ojajuni, a student at the Nigerian Law School, has reportedly taken his own life after allegedly being prevented from taking the Bar Final exams at the Yola campus in Adamawa State. According to a couple of students knowledgeable about the situation, who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the case, the incident took place on Saturday. Ojajuni, an alumnus of Olabisi Onabanjo University, reportedly received multiple inquiries from the institution and subsequently found out he was prohibited from taking the professional exams that commenced that same day. A law school student who talked to our reporter on…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has forecasted that there will be a time when the nation will extend loans to other countries, asserting that significant prosperity awaits. On Sunday in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Tinubu addressed attendees right after receiving the chieftaincy title of Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodua during a well-attended ceremony that celebrated the 10th anniversary of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi’s coronation. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was joined by Nana Shettima, the vice president’s wife; ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan; Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke; Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun; and Dimeji…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on Sunday predicted a decisive win for the ruling party in the 2027 general elections, basing his optimism on what he called the increasing national support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Yilwatda announced this in Abuja during a meeting with the leaders of Women Leaders Support Advancement, a political advocacy organization promoting increased participation of women in governance. His remarks arrive as the APC escalates internal discussions preceding its vital National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings, now rescheduled for December 18 and 19 at the Presidential Villa.…

The faction within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revealed its intention to hold state congresses and subsequently a national convention to select party officials for both state and national positions. Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, the chairman of the factional Board of Trustees, revealed this on Sunday during the opening session of the BoT meeting conducted at Wike’s official residence in Life Camp, Abuja. Ohuabunwa revealed that plans are currently underway to restructure PDP organizations in states experiencing internal conflicts by establishing caretaker committees prior to congresses and the party’s upcoming convention.…