Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, has demanded N5 billion in damages and a public apology from actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo over alleged defamatory statements made during a television interview. Obi also threatened Okonkwo with legal action and indicated that he could pursue higher damages if he does not meet the demands. In a letter dated June 9, 2026, lawyers of the former Anambra State governor, led by Alex Ejesieme (SAN), accused Okonkwo of making false, malicious, and defamatory allegations against their client during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Monday, June 8. The…

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, a social media influencer and self-proclaimed relationship therapist, on Tuesday for an alleged N69.1 million fraud. Blessing’s CEO was brought before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, faces a two-count charge of collecting money under false pretense and stealing N69,150,000. At the start of the proceedings, the prosecution lawyer, C. C. Okezie, requested the court to proceed with the arraignment, claiming that the defendant had been properly served with the charge. However, defence attorney…

Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has issued a warning to those sponsoring insecurity in the country to desist and allow the presidency to focus on governance. Okpebholo made the statement on Tuesday in Benin during the launch of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for local government council elections in the Edo South Senatorial District. He said that insecurity has suddenly escalated across the country and was orchestrated to damage President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. Okpebholo stated that promoting insecurity would not guarantee the perpetrators seats in the Senate, House of Representatives, or the presidency, as there is no vacancy in…

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded along the Bagega-Anka road in the Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing one person and injuring seven others. Aminu Bagega, a resident of the region, informed Vanguard by phone that the event occurred at 6:15 p.m. on Monday when a commercial Volkswagen Golf 3 Wagon transporting passengers from Bagega to Anka ran over the explosive device. According to him, the IED was purportedly set by suspected bandits in the vicinity. “The passengers were travelling from Bagega village to Anka town when the device detonated, killing one person on the spot. Seven others…

The first batch of Nigerians being repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic violence is due to arrive at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Thursday morning. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa confirmed this in a statement made on Tuesday. According to the ministry, the returnees will be carried on an Air Peace flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. According to the announcement, the aircraft is due to land in Lagos at around 5 a.m. Thursday. The repatriation operation followed worries over attacks on foreign nationals in portions of South Africa, urging…

Peter Obi, the Nigerian Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has criticized the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for excessive borrowing. Obi, who stated that the borrowings are unaccountable, exposed stark misconduct during Tinubu’s three-year tenure and challenged President Tinubu to urgently explain the whereabouts of undeployed funds. On Tuesday, Obi wrote on his X handle, “President Bola Tinubu’s administration has engaged in remarkably imprudent borrowing, escalating Nigeria’s total debt to approximately N200 trillion.” “This represents an increase of over N100 trillion within a mere three years, a stark contrast to the roughly N49 trillion accumulated during President…

Diogo Jota’s widow wrote in a letter to Scotland captain Andy Robertson that she is confident her late husband will be in his “heart” as he takes the team out for their first World Cup encounter on Saturday. Jota and Robertson were good friends during their time at Liverpool, but the former’s time there was cut short when he died in a vehicle accident in July at 28. Robertson, who ended a trophy-laden nine-year career with Liverpool by signing for Tottenham Hotspur last Friday, paid tribute to Jota after the Scots qualified for the finals for the first time since…

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has filed civil and legal actions against FIFA and current president Gianni Infantino over corruption allegations from 2015, which he claims wrecked his bid to run the governing body. The criminal lawsuit, filed in French courts, accuses Infantino and two former FIFA executives, legal director Marco Villiger and audit committee head Domenico Scala, of malicious prosecution. In a separate civil complaint, Platini, 70, seeks financial compensation from FIFA for claimed attempts to prevent his election as FIFA president. Former France captain Platini served as UEFA president from 2008 to 2015 and was widely expected to…

Christian Eriksen reports that he is “doing well” and is at home with his family following his collapse in Sunday’s game against Ukraine. The 34-year-old spent the night in the hospital after the incident and stated on Instagram that his “recovery has already begun”. The game in Odense was halted at 65 minutes when he fell and was abandoned shortly thereafter, with Eriksen able to walk off the field after regaining consciousness. The former Manchester United, Tottenham, and Brentford midfielder was placed with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a type of pacemaker, after suffering a heart arrest during a Euro…

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) men’s referee of the year, was denied entry into the country at Miami International Airport and is currently in Turkey. US immigration authorities have not provided a cause for Artan’s repatriation, although Somalia is one of the nations on President Donald Trump’s travel restriction list. After discussing with US authorities, FIFA announced that Artan…