Author: Vincent Osuwo

No fewer than four people were killed and 14 others injured in a drive-by shooting outside a Chicago nightclub, police said. Chicago Police said a dark-coloured sedan drove by the club at 23:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Wednesday, and gunmen inside opened fire on a throng outside. CBS News said that the audience was exiting the nightclub following rapper Mello Buckzz’s album release celebration. According to police, the vehicle fled the area without stopping, and no one has been arrested. The victims of the shooting were taken to multiple local hospitals. Police reported that two men, ages 24 and…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu gave N1 billion to victims of violent attacks in Plateau State on Thursday, stating that her devotion to the country is motivated by love rather than politics. Speaking at Government House in Rayfield, Jos, Tinubu stated that the cash was raised through her Renewed Hope Initiative rather than government coffers. She said, “This visit is one filled with mixed emotions for me. I came here first as a mother whose heart bleeds each time I hear about killings, violence, or bloodshed. “It took me some time to respond, but I want to assure you that this…

Beninese music superstar and five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo, became the first African artist to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The news was made on Wednesday during a Hollywood Chamber of Commerce gathering in Los Angeles to present the Class of 2026 honourees. Kidjo, whose four-decade music career has included Afrobeat, jazz, funk, and traditional West African sounds, was honoured alongside 34 other worldwide entertainment figures, including Miley Cyrus, Timothée Chalamet, Shaquille O’Neal, Deepika Padukone, and Lea Salonga. Her designation is part of a list approved by the Hollywood Walk of Fame board of…

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has urged the coalition opposing President Bola Tinubu’s administration to cease exploiting Nigerians, claiming that only the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party can face Tinubu in 2027. The minister announced this during his monthly media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Wike criticised the notion that Nigerians were furious, adding that the coalition members were previously in power and did nothing to address or ease Nigerians’ plight. “I heard David Mark say, ‘To rescue Nigeria; Nigerians are angry. David Mark was Senate President for how many terms? Two terms, is it not? Nigerians were happy. “Nigerians…

Bashir Ahmad, former President Muhammadu Buhari’s digital media aide, has rejected widespread media allegations that the former Nigerian leader is seriously sick and has been hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit. Ahmad, Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Media, clarified the situation in a statement posted on Thursday, amid mounting uncertainty about the ex-president’s health. “In light of the recent media reports suggesting that former President Muhammadu Buhari is critically ill and has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), we find it necessary to set the record straight,” the statement partly read. Confirming that Buhari is certainly ill, Ahmad…

Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed tremendous grief for the tragic loss of his national teammate, Diogo Jota, and Jota’s younger brother, André Silva, following a catastrophic vehicle accident in Spain. In an emotional letter released on Thursday via Instagram, Ronaldo pondered on the terrible nature of the loss, recalling recent moments they spent together. “Doesn’t make any sense. Just now we were together in the national team; just now you were married,” Ronaldo wrote. He sent his condolences to the mourning family, saying, “To your family, wife, and children, I send my condolences and wish them all the…

A cross-section of Nigerians have stated that they will go for an abortion rather than raise a child with special needs. In various comments on social media seen by our correspondent, Nigerians mentioned that the abortion of a fetus medically confirmed to be a special needs child when given birth to is best for the child and the parents of the baby. They mentioned that the task of taking care of a special needs child is herculean and also a financial burden on the parents. A special needs child is a child who has been identified as requiring specialized care, education,…

Renowned activist and leader of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has described the newly formed opposition coalition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as a coalition of criminals. In a statement shared on his official X page on Wednesday, the publisher of Sahara Reporters alleged that the coalition is a gathering of past criminals in the country who have destroyed the country economically and politically. His comments come after the unveiling of the opposition coalition led by former vice president Atiku Abubakar, former governor of Kaduna State Nasir el-Rufai, ex-senate president David Mark, Labour Party chieftain Peter Obi and other politicians…

Afolabi Adeola, a police inspector, was reportedly killed after being hit by a truck at a checkpoint on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. It was gathered on Thursday that the incident happened on Sunday, about 12:30 p.m., near the Judiciary Complex checkpoint in Abeokuta. The truck, which was claimed to be loaded with 900 bags of cement, was apparently approaching the checkpoint at high speed when the accident occurred. Before crashing into the officer, the truck allegedly rammed into another truck that had stopped at the checkpoint in accordance with police traffic control. The crash’s impact was alleged to…

Mr Baltasar Engonga, the infamous former Director General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency, faces 18 years in prison after appearing in Malabo court for his corruption trial. Engonga has been jailed at Black Beach Prison since September 2024 as part of a corruption investigation unrelated to the over 400 sex tapes involving high-profile women discovered in his workplace and home. He faces embezzlement allegations alongside numerous other former senior officials. During Monday’s court sessions, prosecutors presented a complex plot to divert public cash for personal benefit. Engonga allegedly orchestrated the plan while serving as Director General of Insurance…