Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has stated that President Bola Tinubu will not sacrifice Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike for Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, despite the state’s ongoing political crisis. Fayose made the claim during an Arise Television interview that aired on Tuesday. He was responding to the power battle between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike, which has exacerbated political instability in Rivers State. According to Fayose, Wike remains more politically important to President Tinubu than Fubara, and the President has little reason to abandon the former Rivers governor. “But let me say this to Nigerians: the…

Kidnappers have released the abducted retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, who was kidnapped in Ora, Osun State. The ex-customs officer regained freedom after payment of an undisclosed amount in ransom. Ex-Nigeria Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Yemi Farounbi, who is the Asiwaju of Ora-Igbomina, announced Owolabi’s release in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday. A very reliable source involved in the efforts to facilitate Owolabi’s release said his abductors released him in Oro Ago, a community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, late on Monday. “He was freed by his abductors late on Monday. We got…

The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has refuted allegations in a popular social media video that some of its students were arrested for working with Boko Haram terrorists, calling the assertion untrue, unjustified, and malicious. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the University’s Registrar, Ahmad Lawan, stressed that no student at the university has been linked to Boko Haram or any comparable extremist group. Ahmad stated that the institution’s management has never condoned extremism or violence in any form, highlighting that it has constantly been at the forefront of combating violent extremism, promoting peace, and supporting national security operations, notably in…

Plateau State youths under the aegis of the Berom Youth Moulders-Association, BYM, have dismissed claims made by the Plateau State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, of cattle poisoning and shooting in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas, calling the allegations inconsistent with available intelligence reports. According to a statement issued yesterday by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Rwang Tengwong, intelligence as of January 9, 2026, indicated that armed Fulani terrorist elements allegedly met around Gashish District in Barkin Ladi LGA to plan attacks on the Kwi community and surrounding areas, including Wereng and…

US President Donald Trump is considering air strikes against Iran to stop a crackdown on protestors, the White House said Monday, adding that people were being “killed on the streets.” However, a diplomatic channel remains open, with Iran taking a “far different tone” in private meetings with Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, according to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “One thing President Trump is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table. And air strikes would be one of the many, many options that are on the table for the commander in chief,” Leavitt told reporters…

A heavy security presence was spotted yesterday around the Kano State Government House, amid widespread rumors of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s purported plan to desert the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Security personnel from the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) were deployed in huge numbers and stationed at crucial positions within and around the Government House, as well as important access roads leading to the seat of government. A convoy of security vehicles, including Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and several police and DSS Hilux vans, reinforcing checkpoints and…

US President Donald Trump has posted a picture of himself as the “acting president of Venezuela” a week after the United States ‘captured’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of his country. The doctored photo post shared on his Truth Social media platform on Sunday mimicked his Wikipedia page. In the photo, Trump declared himself the South American country’s acting leader in January 2026. After the US apprehended Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, Trump stated that the US will take over Venezuela’s affairs. “We don’t want to be involved with having somebody else get in and end…

The Kogi State Police Command has prevented an attempted attack on the Obajana Operational Base by suspected criminals and arrested many suspects. CSP William Aya, the state Police Public Relations Officer, delivered this statement on Monday in Lokoja, the state capital. Aya stated that the operation was a follow-up to last weekend’s security onslaught, which was supported by the Nigeria Police Force Air Wing with precise airstrikes on known flashpoints, hideouts, and assembly locations frequented by bandits and other criminal elements in the state. The statement partly read, “The operation recorded significant success, which is believed to have provoked sleeper…

Kidnappers have demanded N100 million for the release of eight Imoga residents kidnapped on Friday night in Edo State. The Okpahi of Imoga Kingdom, Oba Patrick Obajoye, revealed this on Monday in a phone conversation, saying the victims were kidnapped at the Star Boy Hotel on Imoga-Ibillo Road in Edo North. He added that the victims had traveled to Ibillo for an event and decided to spend the night at the Star Boy hotel, which was also owned by an Imoga native. The king reported that the kidnappers arrived at the hotel in army uniforms and brought refreshments, claiming to…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed great sorrow over the death of Akran of Badagry, Oba Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I, also known as Babatunde Akran, who died on Monday at the age of 89. Tinubu, in a condolence message issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, expressed his condolences to the Lagos State government and people, describing the late monarch as a visionary traditional ruler whose reign was marked by unity, tolerance, and purposeful leadership. Tinubu expressed condolences to the Lagos State Traditional Council, the Badagry Council of Chiefs, and the Badagry Kingdom’s sons and…