Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Chief Safety Officer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, has stated that it will examine the event that claimed the life of one of its students (name withheld). Late Thursday, a male student jumped from a three-storey building at a private lodge near Royal Kitchen Junction in Ifite-Awka, in the state’s Awka South Local Government Area, killing himself. According to reports, the UNIZIK student jumped off the balcony of a nearby building after consuming an unknown substance thought to be “mkpurummiri” (crystal meth). According to eyewitnesses near the scene, after the victim fell, all attempts to…

The family of Janet Damiro, a 71-year-old cleaner recently sacked from the London School of Economics, has responded to widespread coverage of the incident, calling the web and media narratives incorrect and lacking important details. In a statement on Friday, the victim’s daughter, Aina Damiro, detailed the events that led to her mother’s firing, claiming that the matter had been “blown out of proportion”. According to her, the incident happened in February, during the closing minutes of Janet’s morning shift, when she discovered a bracelet on the floor. Damiro apparently picked it up with the intention of turning it in…

Janet Olufunke Damiro, a 71-year-old Nigerian grandmother, was fired from her cleaning position at the London School of Economics after being accused of stealing a bracelet. Damiro, who emigrated to the United Kingdom from Nigeria in 1971 and had worked at LSE for 13 years, told Metro UK exclusively on Thursday that she simply forgot the gold bracelet in her purse after finding it during her shift and meant to hand it in later. She returned it three days later after being questioned by management, but she was still suspended and finally fired in April for gross misconduct. Damiro said,…

Sophie Okoye, a female clothing dealer at Ogbo-Ogwu Bridgehead Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, has filed a legal suit against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC and its Director-General at the Federal High Court, Awka. Okoye said that despite the fact that her store only sells clothing, watches, and fashion accessories and has no relation to the pharmaceutical industry, it was targeted in a broad enforcement action purportedly carried out by a combined task force acting under NAFDAC jurisdiction. The aggrieved trader filed the lawsuit after the statutory term specified in the pre-action notice placed…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep grief over the loss of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, who died on Friday at the age of 88. In a statement released on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President called the late judge a remarkable legal intellect and statesman who served Nigeria with unshakeable dignity, courage, and honesty. “I join family members, friends, protégés, and all well-meaning Nigerians in mourning this respected patriot and statesman,” Tinubu stated, noting that Justice Uwais’ death coincided with the solemn observance of Eid-al-Adha. Tinubu praised Justice…

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, joined Muslim faithful to observe the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks prayer ground in Lagos State. Tinubu was accompanied by several top government officials and dignitaries, including his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru Abubakar; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola; and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammed Matawalle. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), former Minister of Power and one-time Lagos State Governor; Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Governor of Lagos State; Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group; Abdul Rabiu, Chairman…

The Anambra Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pleaded with Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, to return to the party. Obi defected to the Labour Party when he felt he could not achieve his presidential ambition within the PDP fold. The PDP issued the request during an enlarged meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) in Awka on Thursday to examine the party’s state and set a course for the future. The statement, written by Chidi Chidebe, Chairman of the PDP in Anambra, stated that partnerships with philosophically incompatible…

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Uwais, has passed away at the age of 88. His death occurred in the early hours of Friday, as confirmed by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, Dr Kayode Ajulo. Justice Uwais held the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1995 until his retirement in 2006. After retiring from the judiciary, he was appointed as the chairman of the Presidential Electoral Reform Committee by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. The committee was made up of notable Nigerians, including Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and human rights advocate Dr Olisa…

 A male student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK, Awka, Anambra state, has jumped from a three-storey building and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was confirmed dead. The incident took place at a lodge near the university’s gate. Residents reported the student appeared to have consumed strong narcotics before plunging from the building. According to the neighbours, there was a noise, and when they arrived, they discovered the victim’s body lying in a pool of blood. It was determined that the student’s housemate was also under the effect of the same drugs since he was found incoherent…

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). After completing a series of consultations, the governor decided to join the APC, citing his admiration for President Bola Tinubu and the need for Akwa Ibom State to align with the federal government to reap continuous benefits. Eno expressed his gratitude to the PDP for their support during his tenure, stating that it was time for him to make a progressive move. He assured the people of Akwa Ibom State that he would…