Author: Vincent Osuwo

Israeli defense minister vowed to resume fighting on Wednesday if Hamas did not follow the conditions of a US-brokered ceasefire that ended the war in Gaza. The announcement from Defense Minister Israel Katz’s office came after Hamas handed over the corpses of two more hostages and stated that it would be difficult to recover any more bodies from Gaza’s ruins without specialized equipment. Since Monday, under a cease-fire arrangement negotiated by US President Donald Trump, the Palestinian Islamist group has given over 20 surviving hostages to Israel in exchange for over 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails. Before the…

A State High Court sitting in Kano, presided over by Justice Musa Dahuru Muhammad, on Wednesday sentenced a football team coach, Hayatu Muhammad, to eight years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine for committing sodomy against his minor player. The convict, a resident of Sanka in the Dala Local Government Area of the state, was discovered to have performed the offense twice in different locations. He first pled not guilty. However, to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, Kano State attorney Ibrahim Arif Garba presented five witnesses to testify against the defendant. In his defense, the felon was…

Malam Dikko Radda, the governor of Katsina State, has underlined that his administration will not negotiate with bandits, emphasizing that the state wishes only true and long-term peace. He made the announcement during the inauguration of 100 new Community Watch Corps (C-Watch) officers, who will expand the security organization’s operations to 20 of the state’s 34 local governments. Radda spoke during the passing-out ceremony for the third batch of C-Watch officers in Katsina, reflecting on his administration’s steady progress toward restoring long-term calm across the state. There had been reports of a putative peace meeting between bandits and government officials…

The winner of Big Brother Naija Season 10, Opeyemi Ayanwale, often known as Imisi, has disclosed plans to form a non-governmental organization dedicated to assisting girls. Speaking shortly after receiving an additional N2 million check from BetKing recently in Lagos, Imisi hailed the gesture as both astonishing and encouraging. The prize was given to her for winning a betting company-sponsored competition during her time in the BBNaija house. Imisi told about her early challenges, which she characterized as dramatic and challenging, while thanking BBNaija for the opportunity and the newest cash award. She further stated that her journey had long…

President Bola Tinubu’s candidate for Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, will be screened by the Senate on Thursday. The news was made in a circular sent on Wednesday by the Senate’s Director of Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, and distributed to journalists in Abuja. The screening comes less than 24 hours after Senate President Godswill Akpabio reads Tinubu’s letter demanding Amupitan’s confirmation on the Senate floor. According to the circular, the exercise would take place at the Senate Chamber of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The statement read, “The Office of the Secretary, Research…

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, has revealed that three more governors elected on the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) platform will soon abandon the opposition party. Fayose made the remark on Wednesday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, following Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri’s recent defection from the PDP. According to him, the opposition party may soon be left with only five governors as internal crises continue to plague its ranks. “Let me tell you, there are three more governors that will leave soon. There will be five remaining. Of the five remaining, one of them will struggle…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has stated that the mass defection of party leaders and state governors from the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress has justified his support for President Bola Tinubu, as those who previously criticized him are now APC members. Wike made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja at the start of construction of the outer southern expressway’s main carriageways. Wike stated that several governors had previously criticized him for destabilizing the PDP and working for the APC, but that the governors should instead praise him for “doing a…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential contender, has downplayed predictions that Nigeria could become a one-party state, claiming that no political party can “capture” any region simply because a governor defected to it. Obi announced this in Abuja in response to the recent defections of Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and his Bayelsa counterpart, Douye Diri, to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The former Anambra State governor, who has constantly advocated for issue-based politics, said the notion that a state can be “captured” by a political party through the defection of its leader is rooted in Nigeria’s military history.…

The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of at least six foreign nationals for social media remarks that appeared to praise or condone the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a sternly worded statement released on X Tuesday evening, the Department claimed, “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.” The announcement was accompanied by screenshots and descriptions of posts from people in South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Germany, and Argentina, all of whom are now “no longer welcome in the US.” The State Department wrote, “The State Department continues…

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, announced in a statement on Facebook. According to Alabrah, the governor resigned from the PDP alongside the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere, and all PDP members in the state legislature. Diri’s departure from the PDP ends months of speculation about his purported shift to the All Progressives Congress, but Alabrah has not said which political party he would join. Chronicle NG gathered that the governor made the announcement on Wednesday during the weekly State Executive…