Author: Vincent Osuwo

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, was re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 percent of the vote, according to official results released by the Constitutional Council on Monday. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a rival candidate and former government minister, finished second with 35.2%, the council reported. Chiroma declared victory against the incumbent two days after the October 12 election, calling for protests. Four people were murdered on Sunday in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters in Douala, the region’s economic powerhouse, according to the governor. According to demonstrators interviewed by AFP, security personnel deployed tear gas first, then “live ammunition.”…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, or JAMB, has authorized the admission of 85 minor candidates who will be under 16 years old by September 2025, following a rigorous and exhaustive screening process under its unusual admission policy. According to the Board, in a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the 85 candidates were qualified after a thorough evaluation and have been notified to proceed to their respective institutions to complete their admission process and print their individual JAMB admission letters. JAMB explained that the extraordinary admission criteria are consistent with global best practices, which consider underage…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the screening of aspirants for its 2025 Elective National Convention, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025. According to a statement published on Monday by Ahmadu Fintiri, Chairman of the National Convention Organizing Committee and Governor of Adamawa State, the exercise has been postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Fintiri stated that a new date for the screening will be given to all aspirants and party members in due course, and that the committee regretted any trouble the postponement had caused. “A new date will be communicated once fixed. The NCOC…

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu is being tried on seven terrorism allegations presented by the federal government. On Friday, Kanu requested an adjournment from the trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, after informing him that his former legal team, led by former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), had yet to release his case file. Meanwhile, Kanu had already stated his willingness to launch his defense…

Olohundare Jimoh, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has urged activist Omoyele Sowore and others not to mobilize rallies over recent demolitions in the state. Jimoh issued the warning while speaking to reporters on the Iyana-Oworo axis of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Monday. The police chief stated that the command has undertaken significant deployments throughout the city to prevent any planned rallies that could lead to civil unrest. He underlined that the command would not accept any attempt to block major routes or disrupt the existing state of tranquility in Lagos. “We want to warn Sowore and…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to explain the whereabouts of alleged missing oil funds amounting to N22.3bn, $49.7m, £14.3m, and €5.2m, reportedly unaccounted for in the company’s financial records. The civic group, in a letter dated October 25, 2025, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, stated that the missing monies were documented in the 2022 annual report just published by the Auditor-General of the Federation on September 9, 2025. SERAP requested Ojulari to identify and report persons responsible…

An unknown number of people were reportedly trapped after a building collapsed in Lagos in the early hours of Monday. This was revealed in the situation report issued by Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. The impacted building is a two-story structure located at 54 Cole Street, near the Cemetery Bus Stop in Lagos’ Oyingbo neighborhood. Adeseye, who confirmed the event, stated that the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was quickly rushed to the area after receiving a distress call about 12:20 a.m. on Monday. The organization confirmed that the structure, which had previously displayed signs…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) stated on Sunday that Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s cash reward promise for every ward won by his party in the forthcoming November 8 governorship election is not an act of vote-buying but a strategic move to encourage healthy competition and voter participation across the state. Chronicle NG reported that Soludo, who is also the APGA candidate in the election, stirred controversy after announcing the reward during the party’s campaign rally in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area, on Saturday. Soludo had promised to give his party supporters cash incentives for every ward…

Victor Osimhen maintained his outstanding scoring streak, guiding Galatasaray to a 3-1 victory over Göztepe at the RAMS Park on Sunday. Efkan Bekiroğlu startled the home supporters by giving Göztepe the lead after only six minutes. Galatasaray’s Osimhen equalized in the 19th minute after a defensive error. It was the Nigerian international’s third league goal this season. The 26-year-old has now scored three goals in his previous three games for the Yellow and Reds. Galatasaray’s other goals came in the second half, from Gabriel Sara and Mauro Icardi. The win keeps Galatasaray at the top of the Super Lig standings…

Arsenal extended their Premier League lead to four points with a goal from Eberechi Eze against his former club Crystal Palace, while Manchester City lost 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday. Bournemouth are now the Gunners’ closest competitors in second place, having defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0. Following Liverpool’s latest defeat to Brentford on Saturday, Arsenal had a perfect weekend, as both of their title rivals dropped farther behind while they continued to improve. Eze left the Eagles in August for Arsenal for £60 million ($80 million), and his first Premier League goal proved decisive as Mikel Arteta’s side relied on…