Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has assured Nigerians that the Peoples Democratic Party will recover and pose a formidable challenge to the country’s democratic rule by 2027. Saraki, the Chairman of the PDP reconciliation Committee, told reporters in Ilorin on Wednesday that while some people are defecting from the party, others are joining the PDP from opposition political parties. Responding to questions from reporters during a visit to Ajikobi ward in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state, Saraki said, “Some members of the party (PDP) might still defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). I’m also confident…

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Pakistan and confessed to the murder of 17-year-old social media personality Sana Yousaf, according to authorities. Authorities suspect Umar Hayat murdered Ms Yousaf at her home in Islamabad on Monday after she rejected his “offers of friendship”. He apparently tried and failed to meet her several times. They claim he broke into her home, fired two rounds, snatched her phone, and left. Ms Yousaf’s father, Syed Yousaf Hassan, told the BBC that she was his only daughter and that she was “very brave”. Her family has assembled in Chitral, where Ms Yousaf is…

Kenyan free-speech campaigners and attorneys have decried the arrest of the author of an unauthorised biography of Kenyan President William Ruto’s daughter. Charlene Ruto accused Webster Ochora Elijah of “misusing” her name by writing the book without first obtaining her permission. On Tuesday, the author was detained and charged with impersonation for the book Beyond the Name: Charlene Ruto and the Youth Uprising. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bond. Ms Ruto told journalists she had reported the incident to the police and was following legal procedures. She is named as the complainant on the charging sheet. The…

Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has responded to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, stating he will not participate in a verbal war with “children”. Amaechi made the remark on Tuesday during an appearance on ARISE TV, in reaction to Wike’s criticism of his recent comments about Nigeria’s starvation situation. “God, Peter Odili, the judiciary and the Rivers State people made me governor. Ask him how he made me governor. I’m saying this because I don’t want to join issues with children,” Amaechi said. The exchange originated from Amaechi’s earlier comments at his 60th birthday celebration,…

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday filed a new motion against Prof. Pat Utomi at the Federal High Court in Abuja about his claimed preparations to hold demonstrations in relation to an ongoing litigation against him. The DSS, through its counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, filed an application before Justice James Omotosho requesting that the court stop Utomi and his accomplices from making additional public comments or participating in rallies over the intended “shadow government” creation. Recall that the DSS had previously brought Utomi, the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), before Justice Omotosho for his…

Umar Bago, the Governor of Niger State, has suspended all traditional Sallah festivities, including the Hawan Bariki, Durbar, and other public meetings. The instruction, given on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, came after a terrible flood that ravaged Mokwa, displacing several families and leaving them in mourning. “This decision was taken as a mark of respect for the victims of the tragic flood in Mokwa,” the statement read. “It is also intended to allow a period of mourning, prayer, and sober reflection across the state,” the statement read. Bago expressed heartfelt sympathies to the affected…

The Premier League has officially started the 2025/26 season following its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 4. With the administrative changeover completed, all 20 teams, including promoted sides Leeds United, Burnley, and Sunderland, are now officially accepted as Premier League members. “The change from the 2024/25 to the 2025/26 campaign has been formalised,” the League confirmed in a statement posted on its website on Wednesday, marking the official start of the new season. Leeds, Burnley, and Sunderland have all obtained their Premier League share certificates, which is the final legal stage in confirming their promotion. Each team was registered…

A man and woman were publicly flogged 100 times each in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh region on Wednesday after being found guilty of sex outside marriage by a strict Islamic court. Sexual contacts between unmarried couples are prohibited in Aceh, which follows a variant of Sharia, the Islamic legal system. Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its penal code in 2022, but the rule will not take effect until next year. A small crowd watched as the two were lashed in sets of 10 with a rattan stick in a park in Banda Aceh. The female suspect was lashed by…

Hundreds of women in Benue State’s embattled Apa Local Government Area on Tuesday marched to protest the ongoing killings in their communities. Women gathered on a major route in Ugbokpo, Apa LGA’s headquarters, to express their outrage at the rising atrocities. Many people grieved being widowed, with countless children left orphaned. Chronicle NG reported that communities like Ijaha Ikobi, Edikwu-Ankpali, and Odugbo had been subjected to multiple attacks, resulting in the deaths of countless citizens. Just past Sunday, 25 individuals were reported slain in the area. Protesting under the title “Voice of the Hopeless Women”, members of the group carried…

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Rivers State’s sole administrator, has appointed 11 new permanent secretaries. The appointment was announced in a Special Government Announcement released in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The three-paragraph statement was signed by Rivers State’s Acting Head of Service, Dr Mrs Inyingi Brown, and distributed to journalists. According to the statement, the newly appointed permanent secretaries will be sworn in by the single administrator on a date to be determined. The statement reads, “His Excellency, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd), the Administrator of Rivers State has approved the appointment of the under-listed persons as Permanent Secretaries. “They…