Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Premier League survival hopes of Tottenham were dealt a devastating late blow as Georginio Rutter scored a 95th-minute equalizer for European hopefuls Brighton. Tottenham were on track to break their frantic winless league run, which had reached 15 games, and climb out of the bottom three when Xavi Simons curled in with 13 minutes remaining. Instead, Roberto de Zerbi’s side is still one point from safety with only five games remaining—and their situation could deteriorate in the coming days with relegation opponents Nottingham Forest and West Ham set to play after Leeds United already distanced themselves from trouble. That…

Bandits have kidnapped a traditional ruler, his wife, and one other resident during a midnight attack on the Olayinka community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The gunmen reportedly attacked Oba Salman Aweda’s palace around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, shooting randomly to terrify people before taking the monarch and two others to an unknown location. The tragedy has thrown the community into disarray, particularly since the king recently ascended and was formally installed by the state government. A local source confirmed the attack, saying, “Yes, it happened in Olayinka around 1 a.m. His wife and one other…

The planned defection of Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed due to disagreements over a proposed power-sharing formula. The governor, his Turaki-led PDP group, and the APC leadership were unable to reach an agreement after the ruling party reportedly rejected a 60-40 formula for controlling the party structure in Bauchi State. The governor and his supporters, on the other hand, have stated that they are willing to work with other political parties and that plans are being developed to explore new options for prospective ward-to-state defections. Addressing…

Iran blocked again the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, hours after it was reopened and with more than a dozen commercial ships transiting through the key waterway. The tossing and turning over the Strait called into question US President Donald Trump’s optimism the day before that a peace deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran was “very close.” Tehran declared the strait open on Friday, following a cease-fire in Lebanon to end Israel’s war with Hezbollah. This sparked elation in global markets and drove oil prices plummeting, but with Trump maintaining that a US naval blockade of Iranian ports…

Dele Momodu, chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and publisher, has dismissed calls for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential election, calling the campaign against him “unbridled chicanery.” Momodu struck back on Saturday at Zekeri Idris Jr., a popular activist and Peter Obi supporter who had asked Atiku to give way to younger candidates, claiming that his projected age of 80 by 2027 rendered him ineligible for the presidency. In a post on X, Momodu claimed that those targeting Atiku were wasting their time instead of holding the governing government accountable. “Instead of making videos…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for falsifying 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results using artificial intelligence and other electronic tools. The announcement came on Friday, when the board disclosed scores for 632,788 candidates who took the exam on Thursday, April 16. In a statement, JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin said the suspects were nabbed for using official SMS result announcements to fake or manipulate scores with the purpose to deceive others, including parents and guardians. “Currently, two candidates and one parent are in custody for engaging in result…

The Benue State Police Command has detained seven individuals in connection with the purported kidnapping of several passengers in Otukpo on April 15. DSP Edet Udeme, the Command’s spokeswoman, confirmed the development in a statement distributed to journalists in Makurdi on Saturday. Udeme stated that the arrests were made as part of a concerted, combined security operation including the police and other security services, as well as a focused search-and-rescue action in Amla Forest and surrounding areas. She stated that the operation also resulted in the rescue of some of the victims, who are currently receiving medical attention, although she…

The Katsina State Police Command has apprehended 26 suspected social miscreants during a late-night, intelligence-led operation targeting criminal hideouts across the Katsina metropolis. The operation began in the early hours of April 14, 2026, and was led by officers from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) squad. This is stated in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, and made available to journalists on Friday. He stated that the raid concentrated on identified black spots renowned for illicit activity. The statement read, “In a sustained effort to tackle the activities of social miscreants terrorizing the Katsina Metropolis,…

Jido Ahmed, a police officer, and another man robbed and killed Jibrin Inuwa, a fuel attendant in Niger State, for resisting robbery. The incident occurred on Wednesday in Kontagora Local Government Area, when two criminals entered a petrol station on a motorcycle without a mask. They originally pretended to be consumers and even bought fuel. An eyewitness stated that when the thieves entered the gas station, one of them was dressed in a Mobile Police outfit and posed as a customer until they pulled out their firearms. “Shortly after, they pulled out their guns and started threatening to shoot everybody…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Thursday, April 16, 2026, with a total of 632,788 results now available for viewing. In a statement issued by the board on Friday and signed by its spokesperson Fabian Benjamin, candidates were urged to check their results by texting “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019, using the same phone number (SIM) as when they registered. JAMB stated that at this time, candidates can only examine their results; printing options are not yet available. It also issued a…