Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Katsina State government has mobilised more security troops in response to a terrible attack by bandits that killed 13 worshippers in a mosque in the state’s Malumfashi Local Administration Area early Tuesday morning. According to reports, the terrorists were on a revenge mission when they opened fire on worshippers in the Unguwan Mantau village, killing 13 people. Dr Nasir Mu’azu, the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, told journalists on Tuesday that the state administration has ordered emergency security reinforcements and support measures in response to a terrible occurrence. According to him, “The incident occurred when criminal…

The Federal Government has vowed to reciprocate a new US visa policy that demands Nigerian visa applicants divulge their social media profiles and activity in the last five years during application. Chronicle NG reports that the US Mission said Nigerian visa applicants are obliged to provide a full list of their social media details on the DS-160 visa application form. It warned that missing the material might lead to visa denials and potential ineligibility for future U.S. visas. The US Mission said, “Visa applicants are required to list all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Ajiboye, cast doubt on former Anambra governor Peter Obi’s ability to outperform President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, Ajiboye argued that Obi’s track record in Anambra did not reflect the “miracle” often attributed to him by supporters. He insisted that Obi, who served as the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, lacks the credentials and experience required to handle the country’s challenges. Ajiboye went on to defend Tinubu’s economic programme, claiming that the country needed to be saved from collapse by implementing tough reforms, including the removal…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed moves to prohibit civil servants from participating in party politics, branding the proposal as unconstitutional and an attack on workers’ fundamental rights. This followed a remark attributed to the Federation’s Head of Civil Service, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, in which she purportedly underlined that civil servants are not permitted to engage in partisan politics. Walson-Jack issued a circular informing civil officials that public service laws ban them from joining political parties or openly engaging in partisan activity. She emphasised that such limits are intended to protect the civil service’s neutrality, professionalism, and nonpartisanship.…

French President Emmanuel Macron advised European partners on Tuesday not to put their trust in Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he described as “an ogre at our gates”. Macron’s statements come as Russian and Ukrainian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to be on track for a peace meeting following fast-paced talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the critical topic of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv. “Putin has rarely honoured his commitments,” Macron told the LCI broadcaster. “He has constantly been a force for destabilisation. He has sought to redraw borders to increase his…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has praised Nigeria’s security agencies for their recent achievements in the fight against terrorism, following the arrest of two key commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group. Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, confirmed the terrorist leaders’ arrests last Saturday. According to Ribadu, the leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, also known as Ansaru, were apprehended in a “high-risk, intelligence-led, counter-terrorism operation” between May and July 2025. He stated that Mahmud Muhammad Usman, identified as the self-styled Emir of Ansaru, was the coordinator of various terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria and the mastermind…

Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has denied that the Minister awarded N5 billion in contracts. He criticised the accusation that the contracts were awarded to local contractors as incorrect and devoid of facts. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, Olayinka described the assertion as unfounded and urged anyone with evidence to submit official documentation proving such contract approvals. He explained that in December 2023, a bill for approximately N10 billion was given to the minister as unpaid payments for projects completed…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to demonstrate that they are not terrorist organisations by legal action, following a devastating decision by a Canadian federal court. The court, presided over by Justice Phuong Ngo, rejected Douglas Egharevba’s asylum claim, saying that Nigeria’s two largest political parties “use violence, coercion, and subversion of democratic institutions in their bid to acquire political power.” According to the judgement, both the APC and the PDP are “terrorist organisations” under Canadian law. Falana said in a statement…

Police have arrested a man simply named as ‘Doctor’ for fatally stabbing his lover, Ima, on Okereke Street in Mile 1, Diobu, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Sunday night, allegedly due to cheating. According to reports, Doctor accused his lover of cheating on him, which resulted in an altercation. A local in the region, who spoke on the condition of anonymity owing to the nature of the incident, told reporters on Monday that the disagreement escalated to the point that Doctor reached for a knife and stabbed the woman, who bled to death. He said, “There was a…

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, harshly chastised the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Monday for bestowing the title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on a businessman, Dotun Sanusi. At the weekend, the Ooni bestowed the title on Sanusi during the launch of 2geda, an indigenous social media and commercial networking platform, at the Ilaji Hotel in Ibadan. Ogunwusi bestowed the title on Sanusi, describing his unrivalled commitment to the Yoruba race’s cultural and economic advancement. But the Alaafin, in a statement issued on Monday through his media aide, Bode Durojaiye, said the Ooni overstepped his bounds, maintaining…