Author: Vincent Osuwo

Nathaniel Spencer, a 38-year-old doctor of Quinton, Birmingham, has been charged with sexually assaulting 38 patients while working at major hospitals in the West Midlands, the Crown Prosecution Service revealed. The release dated Friday read, “Former practicing doctor Nathaniel John Spencer, 38, of Quinton, Birmingham, who is British, has been charged with 15 counts of sexual assault, 17 counts of assault by penetration, nine counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, three counts of assault of a child under 13 by penetration, and one count of attempted assault by penetration. “It follows a complex investigation by our Public Protection…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the defection of 17 Rivers State lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress, describing it as foolish and a betrayal that occurred at a vital time for the state’s democracy. In an interview with PUNCH, PDP National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong stated that the lawmakers showed themselves as “enemies of democracy by abandoning the platform through which they were elected.” He accused them of undermining the Rivers people’s mandate and destabilizing the legislature for partisan reasons. Seventeen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, defected from the PDP…

Abubakar Malami, SAN, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has denied allegations linking him to terrorism financing, calling them unfounded, deceptive, and politically driven. In a statement released on Friday, Malami stated that he was drawn to a publication alleging that he and other individuals had ties to those characterized as terror suspects or alleged financiers. The newspaper had referenced Malami’s name in relation to claims of terrorism financing and “links” to those labeled as terror suspects or alleged funders. However, the former minister rejected the charges as “unfounded, unfair, and contrary to both my record…

The Sokoto State Police Command detained suspected bandit financiers and motorbike thieves in two coordinated raids conducted on Wednesday in Sokoto and neighboring Zamfara states. According to a statement issued on Friday by the command’s spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, three men were caught in Tangaza Local Government Area for reportedly funding a notorious bandit group by assisting them in selling rustled cattle. Rufai said, “One of the arrested suspects, Ruwa Ginyo, identified as the Fulani head of Gidan-Madi, was apprehended alongside two accomplices. Police recovered four rustled cows during the operation.” Ahmed Musa, Commissioner of Police, identified the accused as members…

The Sokoto State Government has denied claims that Governor Ahmed Aliyu joined his Abia counterpart, Alex Otti, on a visit to Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, at the Sokoto Custodial Centre. On Friday, the governor’s spokesman, Abubakar Bawa, issued a statement denying the claim. “For the avoidance of doubt, Governor Ahmed Aliyu was in the Holy Land performing Lesser Hajj as of 30th November 2025, at the time Dr. Otti privately visited Sokoto State,” the statement read. According to the statement, Otti was met at the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport by selected commissioners…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has stated her willingness to establish her sexual harassment claim against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. She made the statement in reaction to a N200 billion defamation suit brought against her by the Senate President in Abuja on Friday, confirming receipt of the case. According to her, Akpabio’s lawsuit has provided her with a chance that the Senate Ethics and Privileges Committee refused her: to establish her charges in front of a court of competent jurisdiction. In a statement, the Kogi Central Senator stated that “the court case now provided the platform” that she had long sought. She…

The Istanbul public prosecutor’s office in Turkey announced Friday that 46 people, including 29 football players, had been arrested as part of a large-scale investigation into illicit betting on Turkish football matches. According to a statement from the prosecutor’s office, 27 of the arrested players are suspected of betting on matches involving their own teams in which they were playing. In early November, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said that eighteen persons were being held in Turkey as part of an investigation into referees accused of betting on football matches. A week earlier, the TFF punished 149 referees accused of betting…

Victor Osimhen scored the game-winning goal for Galatasaray in their 3-2 victory over Samsunspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday night. Osimhen, who had missed a few games owing to an injury sustained in Nigeria’s continental final playoff encounter against DR Congo, began the huge showdown with Fenerbahce, which ended in a tie last week. Although he did not score in that game, he was the hero as Galatasaray won again on Friday night at Rams Park in Istanbul. When Leroy Sane gave Galatasaray the lead early on, it was clear that they were ready to win again. Just…

The 12 groups for the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026, following Friday’s draw in Washington, have been released. The World Cup groups include: Group A Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, a qualifier Group B Canada, a qualifier, Qatar, Switzerland Group C Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland Group D United States, Paraguay, Australia, a qualifier Group E Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador Group F Netherlands, Japan, a qualifier, Tunisia Group G Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand Group H Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay Group I France, Senegal, qualifier, Norway Group…

No fewer than four teenagers have been killed in an explosion involving an improvised explosive device in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Nahum Daso, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the event in a statement issued on Friday, saying the device went off behind the Banki Motor Park in Wajari Ward. According to authorities, the victims were allegedly playing with the device, which they had picked from a bush, when it detonated. The statement read, “The Borno State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a tragic Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion that occurred…