Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has given Super Falcons coach Justin Madugu a three-bedroom bungalow and N50 million for bringing the national women’s football team to victory in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. According to a Facebook post by the governor’s aide, Pius Iliya, the presentation took place at the Government House in Yola, the state capital. Fintiri praised Madugu, an Adamawa native, for his part in the Falcons’ victory at the tournament held in Morocco earlier this year. “Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on behalf of the government and people of Adamawa State, has gifted Justine…

The Minister of Health Ali Pate announced Friday that the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has called off its warning strike. Speaking to press following a closed-door meeting in Abuja, Pate stated that the decision was based on agreements struck between the government and the leadership of the union. However, union leaders declined to speak with the press following the meeting. The association’s nurses and midwives began a statewide warning strike on July 29 due to unmet demands, such as enhanced welfare, fair allowances, and better working conditions in federal health institutions. The strike, which affected public health…

Health officials have issued a warning to the public to be wary of tick bites this summer, as fresh numbers reveal over 1,500 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in England in 2024. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed 1,581 laboratory-reported cases last year, a tiny decrease from 2023, but warned that the actual incidence is likely higher due to under diagnosis. Infections were documented in all regions, with the South West, South East, and London accounting for the vast majority. All of this was documented in a release dated July 31, 2025, which our journalist received from the UK…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for tougher international penalties on Russia following a devastating incident in Kyiv that killed at least 31 people. According to Zelensky, five children, the smallest of whom was two years old, were killed in the assault on Thursday, and 159 people were injured. “No matter how much the Kremlin denies their effectiveness, sanctions do work—and they must be strengthened,” Zelensky stated. Kyiv commemorated a day of sorrow following the attack on the capital, which destroyed an apartment tower and injured a hospital, school, nursery, and university. Russia deployed more than 300 drones and eight…

Fire razed six shops in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, destroying properties worth millions of Naira. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the inferno on Thursday in Ile-Ewe, Sawmill Area, Ogbomoso, affected six of the area’s ten locked-up shops. Mr. Maroof Akinwande, Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, acknowledged the occurrence in a statement released in Ibadan on Friday. According to Akinwande, the agency’s personnel received a distress call about the inferno incident from Mr. David Ajagbe at 14:08 on Thursday. Akinwande stated that the agency’s personnel, led by CFS Dairo, promptly left for the scene and arrived on…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, has attacked the Federal Government’s habit of bestowing national accolades on politicians. Obi, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the public presentation of The Chronicles of a Legend, a biography of business magnate and philanthropist Gabriel Igbinedion, advocated for a change in the way prominent national awards are granted. He said, “The Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, and Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, should be for entrepreneurs and productive people, not politicians. We have to change the way we honour people.” The…

Seven farmers who were kidnapped on Saturday in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo State, have been released. The victims were working on their crops when gunmen attacked and took them away. A relative of one of the abductees, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the seven farmers were released on Wednesday night after being held captive for five days. “I’m happy to tell you that the kidnappers released all seven farmers on Wednesday night. They are back to their families. Police confirm abduction of four farmers in Ebonyi…

The staff unions at Lagos State University (LASU) have declared an indefinite strike, effective immediately, over unresolved issues with the university management. The Joint Action Committee, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union, and National Association of Academic Technologists, sent a letter to Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello on July 31, 2025. The notice was signed by ASUU of the institution Chairman and Secretary, Prof. Ibrahim A. Bakare and Sylvester O. Idowu, PhD, respectively, as well as SSANU Chairman and Secretary, Oluwaseyi Lawal and Waheed Majekodunmi, according to a copy obtained by…

Authorities in Brazil have opened an investigation after a 20-year-old woman died unexpectedly while on a long-distance bus, with dozens of iPhones found attached to her body. The incident happened while travelling from Foz do Iguaçu to São Paulo, as reported by the Daily Mail. According to accounts, the young woman began to experience health issues as the bus was making a scheduled stop at a roadside eatery in Guarapuava, Paraná State’s central region. When the woman apparently complained of breathing issues, emergency services were contacted. Responders from the Mobile Emergency Care Service treated her on the site. “She was…

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has named Kasimu Otono as his new Special Adviser on Oil and Gas. Otono succeeds Felix Isere, who was suspended on Tuesday for raising funds without authorisation in the name of the Edo State Government in preparation for a projected Oil and Gas Summit in Benin City on 7 August. The appointment was announced Friday in a statement signed by Umar Ikhilor, Secretary to the State Government. The statement read, “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public that the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of…