Author: Vincent Osuwo

Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, urged the federal government and Southwest governors on Tuesday to expedite approval for the operation of a security network aimed at cleansing criminal elements out of Yorubaland’s forests. Igboho made the words in a statement released to express sympathy for the families of the victims of the school attack and the heartbroken parents of the abducted students in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. He said, “I’m only awaiting the approval of the government to tackle growing insecurity ravaging the South-West headlong.” Igboho stated that he had completed all of…

General Yakubu Gowon, a former Nigerian head of state, reaffirmed his steadfast conviction in Nigeria’s unity on Tuesday, claiming that despite the country’s rising political, economic, and security issues, his faith in its survival and future remained unshaken. Gowon addressed the public during the presentation of his autobiography, “My Life of Duty & Allegiance,” at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. The elder statesman stated that his belief in the Nigerian mission had remained strong decades after guiding the country through one of its most tumultuous eras, the Nigerian Civil War. “I cannot say it loudly enough…

Mr. Adimike Godwin, a 53-year-old businessman, was allegedly killed by his son, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, on Friday night after a violent altercation at their house in Abuja’s Guzape district. According to an executive member of the Electrical Dealers Association of Nigeria (EDAN), the deceased was a well-known electrical trader and respected union member. The source revealed that Godwin owned houses in Lekki, Lagos, and in Guzape and Maitama, Abuja, frequently traveling between the cities for his business interests. He explained that the news of the incident reached the union after reports emerged that the businessman was…

A Nigerian athlete, Oluwabukola Pereira, was shot dead in the United States just days before she was scheduled to graduate with a Master of Business Administration. Pereira was reportedly slain on Friday, May 8, during an alleged robbery at Arise Auto Center, where she works. According to local reports, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the event, although investigators have yet to identify a motive. Don Simpson, an employee at the repair shop, told local television station Marcella Porter TV that Pereira attempted to chase a suspect who allegedly left with $1,500 before being shot. “She was loyal, good,…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has promised that any officer found to have acted outside established professional standards will face disciplinary action following an incident involving operatives of the commission and staff of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital in Cross River State. The incident occurred on May 12, following a visit to the teaching hospital by armed commission agents who allegedly beat the Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Professor Eyo Ekpe, and four other staff members. Following a preliminary investigation into the incident, Olukoyede ordered that a formal apology be…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commended former Head of State Yakubu Gowon for his leadership during and after the Nigerian Civil War, claiming that Gowon’s iconic pronouncement of “no victor, no vanquished” paved the way for healing and national unity. Jonathan spoke in Abuja on Tuesday to mark the release of Gowon’s autobiography, which he described as “a living testimony” to leadership, nation-building, and statesmanship. “Today’s event is not merely the unveiling of a book. It is the presentation of a living testimony. “It is a reflection of a leader who stood at the center of some of the defining…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, the Attorney General of the Federation, and the Minister of Justice have petitioned the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking to prevent Jonathan from running in the 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu set May 26 as the date for a composite judgment, which would include a decision on the plaintiff’s application, filed by Abuja-based lawyer Johnmary Jideobi, to recuse himself from the case. In the first summons, Jideobi urged the court to determine “whether in view of the combined provisions of sections 1(1), (2), and (3) and 137(3) of the 1999…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, upheld on Monday an arrest warrant issued against Sadiya Umar Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, for alleged fraud involving $1.3 million and N746.7 million. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ruled that the bench warrant issued against the former minister on April 16, 2026, would stay valid. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Farouq, Bashir Nura Alkali, and Sani Nafiu Mohammed on allegations of suspected criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public monies. At the resumed hearings, EFCC counsel Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) reminded the court that the case…

Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has expressed confidence in his chances of securing the African Democratic Congress presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 election, saying former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may no longer be electorally viable. Speaking in an interview on Trust TV on Monday night, Amaechi stated that although Atiku had consistently won party primaries, he had failed to convert them into presidential victories. “I listened when the former vice president said he never failed a primary before. I hope this will be the first time he will fail primary,” Amaechi said. He added, “The issue is that…

A shooting at a mosque complex in San Diego, Southern California killed three people on Monday, with two suspected young gunmen discovered dead in a car from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, according to authorities. According to police, emergency reaction teams discovered the victims outside the enormous Islamic Center of San Diego before discovering the gunmen, who were also killed. A chopper captured footage of armed response teams assembled outside a structure, with one unnamed victim lying in a pool of blood. “We are actively investigating this as a hate crime,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters. “There was…