Author: Vincent Osuwo

The police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who killed a man and abducted his wife in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The incident happened at about 4pm on Sunday at Golden Estate, Abba Father Avenue, Umuguma, in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident, stating that an intense search is ongoing to rescue the kidnapped victim. According to sources, the couple, accompanied by two land agents, were on their way to inspect a piece of land they had allegedly purchased when the attack occurred. One of…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched an investigation into the tragic road crash that claimed the lives of 22 athletes from Kano State. The Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Jigawa, Kaduna, and Katsina States, Assistant Corps Marshal Ahmed Umar, announced this on Monday during a condolence visit to the Kano State Government House. Chronicle NG reports that the tragic incident occurred just a few kilometres from Kano while the athletes were returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun. During the visit, the FRSC chairman, Umar, called the accident “a devastating and tragic loss not just to…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, and former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing them as failed politicians driven by a desperate desire for power motivated entirely by self-interest. In a statement issued on Monday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka defended President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, claiming that his policies have resulted in an unprecedented economic turnaround in Nigeria. He underlined that these adjustments, rooted in realistic pricing of the naira and petrol, are progressively transforming the nation from a consumption-driven economy to a production-based one. Over the weekend,…

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has donated N20 million to victims of the flooding tragedy in Mokwa Local Government Area, Niger State. Obi made the gesture on Monday during a visit to the state, and he pledged to personally visit the victims’ relatives and talk with them one on one. The former governor of Anambra State, who was greeted by Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba upon arrival at the Niger State Administration House in Minna, extended his condolences to the administration and the state’s people for the loss. The flash flood that destroyed the Mokwa area of the…

The Ondo State Ministry of Education on Monday said that it had initiated an investigation into the assault on the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development College, Aule, Akure, known as Mr Rotifa, by a student’s parents. According to reports, Mr Rotifa prevented an SS3 pupil from cheating during the ongoing West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. The student was allegedly spotted using an android phone to cheat, which was later confiscated by the vice principal. The crisis erupted after the student told his parents, who allegedly hired thugs to attack Mr Rotifa. According to a source,…

Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, has stated that he played a key role in popularising the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and established it as a strong political force at both the national and state levels. Wike made the statements at his monthly live media talk in Abuja on Monday. Responding to criticism from Chief Bode George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, about the sealing of the party’s National Secretariat, Wike told the elder statesman to “sit down in your house and read your newspapers” if he had no occupation. He explained that he and the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja was closed on Monday by striking Judiciary Staff Union (JUSUN) members, preventing lawyers, court officials, and litigants from accessing the premises. This is despite a statement issued on Sunday in which the courts announced that its employees would not be joining the strike. When our correspondent arrived at the Federal High Court grounds on Monday morning, the court was shut and inaccessible. The same situation played out in the Court of Appeal headquarters in Abuja. Recall that the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria released a communiqué on May 30 urging federal chapters to begin…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has berated former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, over his recent “I’m hungry” remark. Wike stated during a media briefing in Abuja on Monday that the former governor of Rivers State is hungry for power, not food, contrary to Amaechi’s claim. During an event commemorating his 60th birthday last week, Amaechi commented on the state of the economy, saying, “We’re all hungry. If you’re not hungry, then I am. We, the opposition, can remove the man in power. “In Nigeria, there are no capitalist ideas among the politicians; it’s about…

The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to commemorate this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, confirmed this in a statement made on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday. The minister thanked all Muslims in Nigeria and the Diaspora on the occasion and urged the Ummah to uphold Prophet Ibrahim’s (Peace be upon Him) ethos of sacrifice, obedience, and faith. Tunji-Ojo also urged Nigerians to use the Eid period to pray for the peace, unity, and prosperity of the country. “The minister assured Nigerians that the people-orientated reforms…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three alleged members of a robbery group that specialises in taking citizens’ possessions, particularly vehicles, at gunpoint. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state command’s spokesman, said in a statement released on Monday that the suspects were arrested based on a detainee’s confession. According to Ikenga, police operatives from the Rapid Response Squad in Awkuzu made the arrest on Saturday in Agukwu-Nri, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. He claimed the crew also seized one automatic pump-action revolver and things alleged to have been stolen, such as a white Mercedes Benz C300 4MATIC automobile…