Author: Vincent Osuwo

A 44-year-old man, Wasiu Akinwande, better known as Olori Esho, was remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Tuesday by an Ikeja Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos State, on numerous murder charges. Magistrate Mobolaji Tanimola ordered Akinwande’s remand for the first 30 days, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. Akinwande was charged with 11 counts of conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, illegal firearm possession, membership in an unlawful society, possession of a poisoned blade, grievous bodily injury, threat to life, and possession of other weaponry. The charges were preferred against the suspect by the  Nigeria Police Force. According…

US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that upcoming tariffs on imported drugs might reach 250 per cent, after starting at a lower level, and that he expects to impose new duties on foreign chips. “We’ll be putting (an) initially small tariff on pharmaceuticals, but in one year, one-and-a-half years, maximum, it’s going to go to 150 percent,” Trump said in an interview on CNBC. “And then it’s going to go to 250 per cent because we want pharmaceuticals made in our country,” he added. In the same vein, Trump said he expects to raise the US tariff on Indian…

Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has lifted the suspension of 81 government personnel who were previously sanctioned for failing to attend an important state function. Dr Monday Uzor, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, issued a statement on Tuesday that included the directive. “The affected commissioners, Senior Special Assistants (SSAs), Special Assistants (SAs) and permanent secretaries are to resume official duties immediately,” the statement read. The political appointees suspended include 25 commissioners, 14 senior special assistants, 24 special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries. In a statement on Monday, Monday Uzor, chief press secretary to the Ebonyi governor, said the officials will…

Nigerian billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has disclosed how banks once used “bewitching ladies” to secure his deposits and loans while his business empire was thriving. Otedola revealed this in his upcoming biography, ‘Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business’, which will be published by FO Books and released on August 18, 2025. In passages from the book obtained by TheCable, the oil magnate described how a succession of financial disasters, including the global drop in crude oil prices and the devaluation of the naira, left his enterprises badly in debt and under enormous pressure. “All told, I lost…

Nafisa Abdullah Aminu, a 17-year-old Yobe State student, was named World Best in English Language Skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals, which took place in London, UK. Nafisa, representing Nigeria through the Nigerian Tulip International College, outperformed over 20,000 participants from 69 nations, achieving a remarkable feat that has garnered global academic respect for both her state and country. The TeenEagle competition is a globally known competition that evaluates English proficiency, critical thinking, and communication abilities in students from both English- and non-English-speaking countries. Nafisa’s victory was verified in a statement by her family’s leader, Hassan Salifu, who credited…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated a student of Nigerian Tulip International College in Yobe State, Nafisa Aminu, for emerging as the world’s best in English at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals. Atiku, in a statement via his X handle on Tuesday, described Nafisa’s outstanding performance as a shining example of what the Nigerian girl-child can achieve when given access to quality education and a supportive environment. “Nafisa’s outstanding success serves as a powerful testament to the limitless potential of the Nigerian girl-child when provided with quality education and a supportive environment,” Atiku said. The candidate of the Peoples…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has defended his political record, claiming he has never been involved in election rigging, violence, or any other type of malpractice in his career. In a statement posted on Tuesday via X, Obi asserted that his political philosophy has always been based on peace, justice, and principle, challenging anyone to give evidence to the contrary. “Throughout my political journey, I have never been involved in thuggery, the snatching of ballot boxes, or any form of electoral malpractice. “I challenge anyone: conduct your investigations. You will find no stains of rigging or violence…

Wasiu Akinwande, a suspected hired assassin apprehended by Lagos State Police Command operatives, is now being charged at the Ogba Magistrate Court in the state’s Ogba region on 11 counts of murder, unlawful possession of guns, and felony, among other charges. Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement to the press on Tuesday. 44-year-old Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso and described as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer”, was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’ carried out by the Command’s Tactical Squad in his hideout in the…

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey was granted conditional bail on Tuesday after appearing in London court on rape and sexual assault charges. The 32-year-old Ghana international has been charged with five charges of rape on two women and one count of sexual assault on a third woman. The alleged acts occurred between 2021 and 2022, while he was an Arsenal player. Partey was charged four days after leaving Arsenal when his contract expired at the end of June. In the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the midfielder stood with his arms behind his back, dressed in a black zip-neck jumper.…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for his frequent defections across Nigeria’s major political parties, claiming that his acts are motivated by a frantic desire to become president. During a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, Wike questioned Atiku’s political constancy and called his transition from one party to another unseemly, especially for someone approaching 80 years of age. “Atiku was in the PDP in 1999, then he joined the Action Congress (AC). After AC, he returned to the PDP, later moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC), and then back…