Author: Vincent Osuwo

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed the death of a part-two medical student, Ajibola Ibitayo, who reportedly committed suicide. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, on Thursday, revealed that the student with the matriculation number DEN/2021/023 committed suicide after failing his examinations. Olarewaju stated that the results of examinations were released on Wednesday, and it would have required Ibitayo to repeat Part Two for the second time. “The entire community of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been thrown into mourning following the death of…

An accident between a truck and a commercial tricycle on the Yenagoa/Amassoma Road in Bayelsa State killed two Niger Delta University students in Amassoma. The tragedy on Wednesday also left other passengers in the ill-fated tricycle badly injured. Residents blamed the catastrophe on a lack of traffic signage and drivers’ overspending, as it occurred at a bend in the road. The vehicle accelerated through the bend, lost control, and collided with the trike, crushing it. A trader, Godspower Okilo, told reporters on Thursday that the truck driver was travelling too fast, and by the time he recognised the danger, it…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted reports that bandit leader Bello Turji has surrendered to the military. Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, the Director of Defence Media Operations, made this known on Thursday in Abuja during a briefing on the activities of the Armed Forces. “Simple answer to the question about terrorist leader Bello Turji has not surrendered; we are still on the lookoutfor him,” he said. The wanted terrorist leader operating mainly in Zamfara and Sokoto states, has been accused of masterminding several attacks on communities in the North-West. Recently, there were reports that the terrorist had surrendered his arms…

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the approval on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He stated that the newly approved institutions are Tazkiyah University, Kaduna State; Leadership University, Abuja; Jimoh Babalola University, Kwara State; Bridget University, Mbaise, Imo State; Greenland University, Jigawa State; JEFAP University, Niger State; Azione Verde University, Imo State; Unique Open University, Lagos State; and American Open University, Ogun State. Alausa revealed…

The Federal Government’s 80-bed Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Pakiotan, in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, has been vandalised by unidentified hoodlums. The building, which includes beds, medications, laboratory equipment, and other medical supplies, was designed to function as an urban health clinic. Sunday Dare, a former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, facilitated the project, which was finished and opened on May 27, 2023, and then given over to the Federal Ministry of Health through the University College Hospital in Ibadan. Oba James Ojo, the Onipakiotan of Pakiotan, denounced the incident while leading reporters…

President Bola Tinubu requested a review of Nigeria’s major revenue-generating agencies’ deductions and revenue retention policies on Wednesday, with the goal of increasing public savings, improving expenditure efficiency, and unlocking resources for growth. The agencies are the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Tinubu issued the command during the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, briefed the press on the President’s directive. According to Edun,…

The Federal Government’s decision to withdraw criminal charges against Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger, and lower the flying restriction imposed on Fuji music singer Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, commonly known as KWAM 1, has sparked outrage in the aviation industry. While some industry stakeholders and pilots characterised the government’s decision as quick and incorrect, considering the gravity of the musician’s transgression, others appreciated what the government did. Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, said on Wednesday that the Federal Government has withdrawn its criminal case against Emmanson and reduced KWAM 1’s six-month flight ban to one month. The…

Ossai Success, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, has offered Comfort Emmanson, the recently released Ibom Air passenger, a monthly salary of N500,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Delta State. In a statement on Instagram on Wednesday, Ossai announced that a monthly salary of N500,000 had been secured for Emmanson in Delta State. The package includes flight tickets, accommodation in a five-star hotel, a guided tour, and a ticket to the Delta. “I’m offering Comfort Emmanson a complimentary trip to Delta State, known as the Big Heart and Home of Global Tourism Hub. “Additionally, a…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Sokoto State, has expressed support for former Sokoto State Governor and serving Senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, following his recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Tuesday, the PDP called for fairness, transparency, and due process in the investigation, urging that the matter be handled without political bias. The PDP stated that Tambuwal’s record in public service speaks for itself and that the people of Sokoto State hold him in high regard. The party also reaffirmed its commitment to protecting democratic values and the rights of all political…

The UK has announced that foreign criminals will, for the first time, face immediate deportation after sentencing. According to the UK Government website, the new power will remove foreign national offenders from UK jails, save money for British taxpayers, and safeguard the public from dangerous criminals. Under current standards, most foreign offenders are deported after serving half of their prison sentence. However, beginning in September, they will be removed after serving only 30% of their sentence, and after the new law is implemented, most determinate sentences will be deported soon after sentencing. Since July 2024, approximately 5,200 foreign offenders have…