Author: Vincent Osuwo

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has called Governors Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal of Benue and Zamfara states, along with their respective state assemblies, to appear before it on Thursday, May 8. The summons was issued in response to escalating insecurity in the state, prompting a civil rights organisation, Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law, to petition the Green Chamber. The executive and legislative arms of the two states are to testify before the committee to explain why their constitutional tasks should not be taken over by the House of Representatives because of the insecurity. Chooks…

The Defence Headquarters has announced that its troops arrested four security personnel who were helping terrorist operations in the Northeast. The suspects include two hybrid forces members who were operating with troops to battle the insurgency. According to Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, the hybrid forces were apprehended between April 26 and 29 in Bama, Kukawa, and Madagali LGAs. He stated they were among the four terrorist logistics suppliers apprehended by the military. Kangye voiced alarm about the treachery and urged commanders to sensitise their people against conduct that could disrupt ongoing military endeavours. “In a…

Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has urged President Bola Tinubu to carry out the recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference in honour of Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark. George made the appeal during a media event in Lagos on Friday. Adebanjo, the late leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, will be buried today (Saturday) in Ogun State. He died at the age of 96 on February 14. Similarly, Clark, the late Niger Delta leader who died at the age of 97 on February 17, will be buried on May 13…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has denounced the actions of a group of women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who walked out on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, at an empowerment session in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The minister referred to the episode as a “show of shame” and an embarrassment to the people of Rivers State. The women, led by some sacked local government vice-chairmen loyal to Fubara, reportedly walked out of the venue after being sidelined and replaced on the programme list by Wike supporters. The Renewed Hope Initiative organised…

Afrobeats megastar David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has once again showed love to his fans by presenting $5,000 to Ghanaian TikToker #Ananzooficial after witnessing his passionate cover of ‘With You’, a song featuring Omah Lay off Davido’s latest album 5ive. The video, which has gone viral, has #Ananzooficial singing with passion and pitch-perfect delivery, capturing the soul of the original track. Clearly moved, Davido answered with a hefty monetary prize in the post’s comments area. He commented, “5K US for OLS, contact #deekay-dmw.” This spontaneous gesture not only demonstrates Davido’s generous spirit, but it also solidifies his reputation as…

The family of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who was murdered by Andrew Ominikoron, a Bus Rapid Transit driver, has urged the government to arrest all those involved in their daughter’s tragedy. On Friday, Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, convicted and sentenced Ominikoron to death by hanging for the death of Ayanwola. Ayanwola went missing on February 26, 2022, after riding an Ominikoron BRT bus in Lagos’ Ajah district. Her disappearance prompted significant indignation and a citywide search. Nine days later, her body was discovered on Carter Bridge, Lagos Island. The Lagos State Government…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to rein in his family following an alleged attempt by his son, Seyi Tinubu, to influence the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS. On Friday, the former vice president released a statement through his media adviser, Paul Ibe, warning that Nigeria should not be treated like personal property. The statement was headlined ‘Tinubu Must Call His Family To Order: Nigeria Is Not A Private Estate.’ Comrade Atiku Isah, a factional president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, claimed on Wednesday in Abuja…

Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son, has denied any involvement in the assault and kidnap of Comrade Atiku Isah, President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Isah claimed that Seyi Tinubu and Ayodele Olawande, the Minister of Youth Development, offered him a ₦100 million bribe in Lagos to promote the president. The NANS president said that he refused the payment, arguing that he could not support a president who had failed to keep his election promises. Isah further said that after refusing, he was stripped naked, attacked, and kidnapped…

Comrade Atiku Isah, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has alleged that Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son, kidnapped and assaulted him. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Isah claimed that Seyi Tinubu and Ayodele Olawande, the Minister of Youth Development, offered him a ₦100 million bribe in Lagos to promote the president. The NANS president said that he refused the payment, arguing that he could not support a president who had failed to keep his election promises. Isah further said that after refusing, he was stripped naked, attacked, and kidnapped by hoodlums…

A UK court on Friday sentenced Lydia Mugambe, a United Nations judge, to six years and four months’ imprisonment after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid. Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, 50, was sentenced under Britain’s Modern Slavery Act for taking “advantage of her status” over the victim while studying law at Oxford University. The jury at Oxford Crown Court found Mugambe guilty of conspiring to violate UK immigration rules, enabling travel for exploitation, forcing someone to work, and conspiring to intimidate a witness. The court was told that the accused, who is…