Author: Vincent Osuwo

Aondoakaa Yaiyol, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman of Tarka Local Government Area in Benue State, was slain by gunmen. Before his death on Friday night, Yaiyol was the local government’s Commander of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services. According to reports, the deceased lost his wife in the similar circumstances last year, and his home was burned down. Tim Nyior, the PDP state press secretary, confirmed Yaiyol’s assassination in a phone conversation on Saturday. Nyior said, “It’s true that the man was once PDP chairman in Tarka LGA before his current position as commander of the Nigeria Hunters and…

Former Dutch international and Ajax winger Quincy Promes has been extradited to the Netherlands to begin a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence after being convicted of drug trafficking and aggravated assault. Promes, 33, who had been playing professional football in Dubai, was arrested following a formal extradition request by the Dutch authorities. He arrived in the Netherlands on a rented plane and was promptly moved to a prison facility where he began his sentence. According to reports, his earliest possible release date is 2030, subject to parole eligibility and the outcome of any legal appeals. In February 2024, an Amsterdam court sentenced…

The Nigeria Customs Service has warned of an increase in online frauds involving fake recruitment and auction offers that are allegedly related to the service. This comes as the organisation urges the public to be watchful and avoid falling victim to fraudsters. Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS’s National Public Relations Officer, announced this in an address to journalists in Abuja on Friday. Maiwada raised an alarm about the growing practice of criminals impersonating senior customs officials on social media to defraud unwary citizens. “We have observed a disturbing rise in fake accounts bearing the names and images of the Comptroller-General of…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, condemned the horrific attack on the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, calling it a terrible example of Nigeria’s escalating insecurity and a direct assault on education. Obi’s reaction came after an unidentified gunman attacked the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area on Thursday night, killing at least four people, suspected to be students, injuring several others, and abducting some of the institution’s staff. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen entered the neighbourhood and opened fire without warning, killing at least four individuals and injuring approximately seven more. However, the…

Nigeria’s track queen Tobi Amusan put on a stunning performance on Friday at the 2025 Paris Diamond League, finishing second in the women’s 100m hurdles in a season-best time of 12.24 seconds. The time is the second-fastest ever, trailing only her world record of 12.12 seconds, established in 2022. Amusan stormed over the last metres, closing quickly on Grace Stark of the United States, who had exploded out of the blocks with intent and held on to win with a personal best and meeting record time of 12.21 seconds—making her the fifth-fastest woman ever over the 100m hurdles. Jamaica’s Ackera…

Festus Keyamo, SAN, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has characterised the new opposition group, the All Democratic Alliance, as a futile attempt to recreate the 2013 alliance that gave rise to the All Progressive Congress. On Friday, Keyamo mocked the move in a post on his official X account (previously Twitter), calling it a “pedestrian joke”. “If they are thinking of recreating what the APC did in 2013, then this is nothing but a pedestrian joke; a complete mockery of that seismic political coalition,” Keyamo wrote. The proposed party, led by the National Opposition Coalition Group, includes former Vice…

Over 1000 Nigerians stranded in Iran amid the exchange of hostilities between Israel and Iran have called for help from the Federal Government to evacuate them. The call for help by the Nigerians comes on the heels of the missile war between the two Middle Eastern nations. The Nigerians stranded in Iran have remained in limbo, as the Federal Government awaits final border clearance from Armenia to begin their evacuation. Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the Nigerian Embassy in Tehran has completed logistical arrangements to move citizens to Armenia, the nearest border country,…

Nigerians caught up in the conflict between Israel and Iran have requested assistance from subterranean bunkers amid a strong exchange of rockets between the two nations. Those who talked with reporters criticised the Nigerian federal government for not doing enough, noting that other nations had begun evacuating nationals. Meanwhile, the Federal Government stated that it was seeking border clearance before rescuing over 1,000 Nigerians in the fighting countries. According to accounts, 264 individuals, including 70 women and children, have been killed in the two countries since the conflict began. Last Friday, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, which involved guided missiles…

The Kaduna Police Command has shed light on a viral video circulating on social media that shows an anxious supporter during President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Kaduna. Mansir Hassan, the Command’s spokesperson, offered the clarification in a statement released Friday in Kaduna. Hassan added that the video depicts a teenage supporter attempting to enter a restricted area during Thursday’s formal rally at Murtala Square in Kaduna. He recognised the individual as Umar Mohammed, a mentally handicapped Anguwan Muazu native from Kaduna. Investigations have found that Mohammed is a staunch supporter of Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani. He was inspected and…

Four persons were reported killed on Friday when suspected gunmen invaded Ido Ayegunle, a village near Esa Oke town in Osun State. During the raid, the gunmen also torched community structures and destroyed people’ property. It was not immediately obvious who carried out the attack, but Ibironke Adebusuyi, the Obanla of Ido Ayegunle, claimed in an interview with PUNCH Online that the gunmen were from Esa Oke. The inhabitants of Esa Oke and Ido Ayegunle have been at odds since January, when the Osun State Government appointed Prince Oluwatimileyin Oluyemi Ajayi as Ido Ayegunle’s Olojudo. Speaking on the latest attack,…