Author: Vincent Osuwo

A family of four, consisting of three females and one elderly man, was slain in their flat in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State, by unidentified gunmen. It was reported that the gunmen broke into their flat while they were sleeping, killed them, and left their lifeless bodies on the floor of their apartments. The motivation for the attack is unknown; however, eyewitnesses in the area reported that the gunmen attacked the old man and his family members without warning. The spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident when contacted on Friday,…

Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team has received a formal summons in the federal government’s case filed against her at the Federal Capital Territory High Court last week. On Friday, May 16, 2025, the Federal Government filed suit, CR/297/25, for claimed defamatory remarks made during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on April 3, 2025. The government accused the senator of “making imputation knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of a person”, citing Section 391 of the Penal Code, Section 89, Laws of the Federation, 1990. Among the witnesses scheduled…

Armed bandits alleged to be Fulani militant attacked two villages in Plateau State, killing three individuals, including a retired police officer, Ayuba Bako. It was learnt that the attacks occurred in Farin-Lamba, Jos South Local Government Area, and Dahot village, Wereng Community, Riyom Local Government Area, on Friday. Solomon Mwantiri, President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, confirmed the attacks to newsmen in Jos on Friday. Mwantiri stated that the deceased in Farin-Lamba were Ayuba Bako, a retired police officer, and James Bulus Kwanga, 27, while Ishaya Davou Bature, 23, was killed in Dahot village. He stated that the attackers…

Napoli clinched the Serie A title for the fourth time on Friday, defeating Cagliari 2-0 and holding off Inter Milan. On the last day of the season, Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku scored in front of a full and raucous Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, giving Napoli their second league title in three seasons. Napoli concluded the season one point ahead of closest rivals Inter Milan, who won 2-0 at Como despite having to play half of the match with ten men when custodian Pepe Reina was sent off just before halftime in his final match. The fans’ new idols, McTominay…

At least two persons have been hospitalised after a Diamond training aircraft operated by the Aviation Training School in Ilorin crash-landed. According to aviation training school officials, the occurrences took place approximately 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The terrible occurrence happened during a simulated instrument approach to Runway 05 at Ilorin International Airport. A simulated instrument approach, also known as simulated instrument flying, is a type of flight in which the pilot uses only the aircraft’s instruments for navigation and control. Instead of instrument meteorological conditions, the pilot wears view-limiting equipment, such as an IFR hood or goggles, which limits their…

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force currently have 20 individuals in prison in Abuja for allegedly hacking the servers used to administer the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) 2025 Computer-Based Test tests. The suspects are thought to be part of a wider gang of over 100 people who specialise in hacking the computer servers of key examination bodies such as JAMB and the National Examinations Council. According to security sources, the suspects confessed to purposefully disrupting the CBT systems in order to discredit JAMB and prevent future usage of computer-based examinations for WAEC and…

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), the sole administrator of Rivers State, has advocated for effective prosecution of oil thieves to combat the endemic economic sabotage that is destroying Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Ibas made the call while hosting the Senate Committee on Incessant Crude Oil Theft, chaired by Senator Ned Nwoko, at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday. This was contained in a statement made by the media aide to the Sole Administrator, Hector Igbikiowubo, on Friday. Igbikiowubo emphasised that inadequate punishment for offenders encourages criminality, depriving the country of essential money for development. “Your presence here…

The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has denied allegations that the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Solicitor General of the Federation met with some governors before defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The reaction follows charges made by Mr Paul Ibe, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s spokesperson, in a recent interview with a national television network. Ibe claimed that both the EFCC chairman and the solicitor general met with a former and current governor from the South-South area 48 hours before defecting to the APC. Though Ibe…

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State called upon all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either defect to the All Progressives Congress or resign. According to footage posted by Channels TV on Friday, the governor spoke during a State Executive Council meeting on Thursday. Eno announced his impending defection to the APC and stated that only those who agreed to join him will remain in his ministry. “It’s no more news that I’m moving party. If you don’t know that by now, I don’t know what else you know,” Eno said. He emphasised that loyalty to him…

The Coalition of United Political Parties has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s Thursday endorsement as the sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election by the All Progressives Congress governors forum as a desperate quest for power and a panic tactic. The coalition, in a statement issued Thursday night by its National Secretary, Peter Ameh, noted that the adoption had caused considerable anxiety among Nigerians. “The recent motion at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit, where the Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum moved for President Bola Tinubu to be adopted as the sole candidate for…