Author: Vincent Osuwo

The New York State Catholic Conference has slammed the United States President Donald Trump for posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope. The association, which represents the state’s Catholic bishops in their engagement with the government on legal and social justice issues, was outraged by the post. In a statement released on Saturday, the Catholic Conference said, “There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr President. “We just buried our beloved Pope Francis, and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St Peter. Do not mock us.”…

Four seminarians from the Enugu Catholic Church who were on a tour of the Obudu Ranch Resort on Saturday are claimed to have died in a bus accident at the Ikwete hamlet on the Obudu Ranch Bottom Hill in the Obanlikwu Local Government Area of Cross River State. According to reports from the region, the seminarians, headed by Reverend Father, had completed their tour of the ranch and were on their way home when the bus’s brake failed, causing it to tumble into one of the valleys at Bottom Hill in the Ikwete settlement. While four seminarians died on the…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted illicit substances worth more than ₦3.4 billion in Lagos and Rivers. In addition, the operators discovered a cache of 942 explosives, marking a significant step forward in the fight against drugs and organised crime. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, 2 million tafrodol 225mg pills and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup were discovered on April 29 during a joint examination of a watch-listed container by NDLEA officers, Customs Service personnel, and other security agencies at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Onne, Rivers State. He…

Nigerian reality TV show Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) has officially announced the audition schedule for its upcoming tenth season. In a statement on social media on Saturday, the show’s organisers called on hopeful contestants to register for the online audition, which will take place from May 3 to May 7, 2025. Participants who pass the virtual screening stage will be invited to the physical auditions, which will be conducted in three key cities: Lagos, Enugu, and Abuja, between May 16 and 18. The BBNaija organisers wrote, “Think you’ve got what it takes to be Season 10 Certified? Prove it! #BBNaija…

The Lagos State Police Command has launched an inquiry into the murder of Quesada Alfonso, an 80-year-old Colombian national whose lifeless body was discovered at a hotel in the Festac Town area of the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the event to our correspondent on Saturday, saying it had taken place on Wednesday. He said police officers in the vicinity were alerted to the finding of the deceased’s body in his room at 3:30 p.m. According to him, the late foreigner had been residing at the hotel for the past four months. Hundeyin said, “A distress call…

Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may have agreed to make concessions to foster unity within the party ahead of the 2027 presidential election. According to a source, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, represented PDP governors in a meeting with Wike in Lagos last week. The source mentioned that discussions during the meeting focused on resolving the political crisis in Rivers State involving Wike and the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, as well as addressing concerns related to the South-South zonal leadership, the National Secretary, and…

Arsenal suffered a setback ahead of their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, as Evanilson led Bournemouth to a 2-1 win at the Emirates Stadium. Declan Rice opened the scoring in his 100th appearance for the club, giving Mikel Arteta’s team the lead. However, Dean Huijsen levelled in the second half, and Evanilson completed the comeback, giving Bournemouth their first away win over Arsenal. Arsenal, who were defeated 1-0 by PSG in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, will need to improve significantly in the second leg on Wednesday in Paris. The second-placed Gunners…

The Gombe State Police Command has apprehended a 27-year-old Taraba resident named Joseph Babari, who had been paid to fight in Plateau State. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Gombe, the state capital. According to Abdullahi, the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday at about 11.30 p.m. by a police patrol squad assigned to the Pero-Chonge Division of Shongom Local Government Area (LGA) in Gombe. He stated that the arrest occurred while the team was performing a stop-and-search near the border between Gombe and Taraba State. According to him, Babari confessed to…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stated that Meta’s exit threat from Nigeria does not shield the social media giant from liability, stressing that the outcome of an ongoing judicial process will not be nullified by the company’s threat to leave the country. The Commission also criticised WhatsApp’s threat that it could be compelled to leave Nigeria in response to the FCCPC’s recent regulatory order as a calculated attempt to incite public outrage and put excessive pressure on the regulator to reconsider its position. The consumer protection agency responded on Saturday with a statement signed by Ondaje…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has told President Bola Tinubu that the Igbo ethnic group will give him more than 70% of the vote in the 2027 election. Kalu stated that it would be one of the ways to repay the President for his dedication to the development of Igbo land. Kalu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, on Friday, said Tinubu has fulfilled the promise of rehabilitation, reconstruction, and reconciliation made by Yakubu Gowon’s military administration by establishing the South Eastern Development Commission. The Deputy Speaker made the remarks…