Author: Vincent Osuwo

Controversial Nigerian singer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has threatened to sue the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for declaring him wanted. NAPTIP had on June 27 listed Speed Darlington as wanted over alleged cases of rape, cyberbullying and cyberstalking. The controversial musician disputed the charges in an Instagram video uploaded on Monday, claiming there is no evidence for the accusations and threatening legal action if the notice is not removed. He pushed the agency to provide evidence of any misconduct, doubting the legitimacy of the charges and the identity of any complainant.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for July 24 in Abuja. Festus Fuanter, the APC’s Deputy National Secretary, made the announcement following Monday’s National Working Committee meeting in Abuja. Fuanter said, “As you are all aware, the National Executive Committee is the apex body of the party. “And so, whatever it is that we do now, including the endorsement of the National Chairman, must also receive the blessings of the NEC. “And during the meeting, if they so desire that a new Chairman be nominated, we’ll also accept such a nomination and then…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has assured his supporters at home and abroad that he will be contesting the 2027 election and is willing to do a single four-year term as president. Obi also dismissed speculations that he had discussed or had agreed to a joint ticket with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. According to Ibrahim Umar, spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), Obi expressed his views on coalition talks during a Sunday night appearance on X space to answer questions from his supporters. He stated that he is…

Civic rights groups say no fewer than seven people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters who are calling for Togo’s leader, Faure Gnassingbé, to step down and release political prisoners. According to reports, scores more individuals were injured, including some critically. It comes just weeks after Gnassingbé, who served as president for two decades and whose family has ruled the country for 58 years, was sworn in as President of the Council of Ministers, a position with no official time restriction. The Togolese administration has now threatened legal action against the protest organisers, referring to the demonstrations as…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District Natasha Akpoti-Udauaghan bail on self-recognition. Natasha was arraigned on six counts of alleged cybercrime. After being read the charges, she pleaded not guilty to all of them. The senator allegedly made false and disparaging allegations about Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. According to the charge, Natasha was alleged to have said, “Akpabio told Yahaya Bello… that he should make sure that killing me does not happen in Abuja; it should be done in Kogi so it will…

No fewer than 871,000 people die worldwide annually from loneliness, the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed on Monday. According to the WHO commission, one in every six persons globally suffers from loneliness, which, combined with social isolation, can lead to physical sickness. It claimed that loneliness raises the risk of strokes, heart attacks, diabetes, depression, anxiety, and suicide. According to the World Health Organisation, lonely teenagers are 22% more likely to get lower grades than their peers, and lonely adults have more difficulty finding or retaining a job. The impact is societal as well as individual, with billions of dollars…

Suspended senator representing Kogi Central Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday for her second arraignment on charges of defamation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello. Natasha was accompanied to court by her husband, Emmanuel Uduaghan, human rights activist Aisha Yesufu, and a group of supporters. The matter is likely to be heard before Justice Mohammed Umar. On June 19, 2025, the legislator was first charged with comparable offences in front of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. At the previous hearing, the trial judge refused the federal government’s…

The Edo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, over the weekend, said he would utilise his developmental projects in all parts of the state to deliver the 2.5 million votes he recently promised to President Bola Tinubu in 2027. To achieve this, Okpebholo stated that he had taken construction to rural areas that were largely abandoned by the former government, including the community of the former governor, Godwin Obaseki, where he stated that he was tarring roads in the eight communities that comprise the area. Okpebholo made the remark at a South–South Stakeholders forum of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), which…

The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has bemoaned the worsening state of Nigeria’s economy, saying that every sector in the country is battered and in decline. The monarch, represented by labour and human rights activist Dr Comrade Auwalu Mudi Yakasai (Danmalikin Kano), made the remarks at the 51st regular National Executive Council (NEC) meeting/training workshop of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), which was held at the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano State. According to Sanusi, the Nigerian labour movement is facing one of its most difficult periods in…

Elvis Okerenyi, a staff of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, has been sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding a job seeker by offering him a position in the Federal Civil Service. The sentence was imposed by Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory’s High Court after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) brought him before the court. The commission’s investigations found that Okerenyi accepted N1 million from Titus Tavershima under the guise of finding him a job in the Federal Civil Service. The ICPC stated that the act violates Section 320 and is…