Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Rivers State Police Command has proclaimed two senior officials from the state’s Ahoada East Local Government Area wanted for allegedly being involved in the brutal attack on Goodluck Iheanachor, the council administrator. The officials are Ahoada East LGA’s Chief Security Officer, Hector Ekakita, and Mr Aloni Olodi, the council’s Chief of Staff. Grace Iringe-Koko, a spokesman for the state police command, confirmed this in a statement made in Port Harcourt on Sunday. In a statement issued over a fortnight ago, the police claimed that the couple led a gang of 30 teenagers who stormed the LG administrator’s office, beat…

Francesco Farioli, the newly appointed FC Porto coach, stated on Monday that he intended to restore his new club to their rightful place and deliver the 30-time Portuguese champions their first title since 2022. The 36-year-old Italian, who resigned as Ajax coach in May after the club became runners-up in the Dutch league, squandered a nine-point lead with five games remaining and succeeds Martin Anselmi. Porto finished third in the title race last season, 11 points behind champions Sporting Lisbon, winning only 10 of their 21 games under Anselmi. Farioli stated that his “desire was to restore Porto to the…

Troops in Plateau State apprehended a suspected terrorist who planned to assault unsuspecting commuters in the Gashish District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. It was discovered that the armed bandit was apprehended on Sunday night while in an ambush position along the Kafi Abu-Rakwok Road. Major Samson Zhakom, a spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, saying that during the arrest, troops discovered a manufactured AK-47 weapon, an AK-47 magazine, and 30 rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition on the suspect. According to him, the suspect, together with the discovered guns and ammunition, is…

No fewer than 100 houses were destroyed in Zogirma village in the Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State following a heavy rainfall that lasted for hours on Friday night. Haruna Danmalam, a Bunza resident who told reporters about the tragedy, also stated that several individuals in the villages were seriously injured as a result of the collapse of houses due to the heavy rainfall. Malam Muhammed Umar Mawo, Secretary of the Bunza Local Government Area, visited the affected districts and expressed sympathy to the residents on behalf of the local government’s chairman. He informed the victims that the local…

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday described former ally Elon Musk’s launching of a new political party as “ridiculous”, deepening the Republican’s feud with the man who was once his biggest backer. Trump also described the SpaceX and Tesla tycoon as a “train wreck” who had gone “off the rails” after Musk said he wanted to challenge the current US political system. The world’s richest man was nearly inseparable from Trump as he led the cost-cutting “Department of Government Efficiency”, but they had a major disagreement over the president’s “big beautiful” tax and spending bill. “I think it’s ridiculous…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has asked President Bola Tinubu to be more compassionate towards Nigerians. This is because he stated that the office of Nigerian president required sacrifice and compassion, not detachment, luxury, or fear. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Obi claimed that the Tinubu administration is detached from everyday Nigerians’ suffering. He said, ”If I become president, I will use resources effectively. I cannot say, ‘Buy a new jet. “I don’t need one because I can go anywhere without a jet. “I will not use N150 billion to buy a jet when 80 per…

Donfa Chirtip, a police officer, was assassinated, and his wife, Victoria, abducted, in Kurmin Kare, Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, confirmed this on X on Saturday. Makama added that the Donfa, who is assigned to the Special Protection Unit Base 7, Abuja, was allegedly attacked by gunmen while returning from his farmland with his wife on Friday. According to him, the cop’s lifeless body was discovered in a village within the neighbourhood later that evening. He further alleged that security personnel who arrived at the site discovered a serious cut on…

The federal government has given a two-month extension of amnesty to foreigners who may have overstayed their visas. The expired visa initiative aims to improve compliance with the new visa regime and strengthen a secure and transparent migration system. Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, stated at a meeting with the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) in March that the government will begin a severe crackdown on irregular migrants in the country on August 1. As a result, he established a three-month grace period beginning May 1, when the new Expatriate Administration System (EAS) is implemented, and ending August 1,…

No fewer than 21 passengers were confirmed dead following a fatal accident involving a Toyota Hummer bus and a DAF trailer along the Kano–Zaria highway on Sunday morning. Mohammed Bature, the Federal Road Safety Corps’ (FRSC) Kano Sector Commander, verified the tragedy, calling it one of the most horrific accident in recent memory. The accident occurred about 8:23 a.m. near Kasuwar Dogo, Dakatsalle, and affected 24 passengers. According to FRSC spokesperson Abdullahi Labaran, preliminary investigations revealed that the Toyota Hummer Bus, with registration number KMC 171 YM, violated traffic rules and collided head-on with the DAF trailer (registration number GWL…

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission,NDPC, issued a N766,242,500 fine on Multichoice Nigeria for violating the Nigeria Data Protection Act, alleging abuses of subscribers’ privacy rights and the illegal movement of citizens’ personal information across borders. Babatunde Bamigboye, Head of Legal, Enforcement, and Regulations at NDPC, said in a statement on Sunday that the sanction was the result of an inquiry begun in the second quarter of 2024 after complaints appeared about the company’s intrusive data processing practices. “The depth of data processing by Multichoice is patently intrusive, unfair, unnecessary and disproportionate. This is a grave affront…