Author: Vincent Osuwo

Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, has been chosen Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation, the world’s highest decision-making body for customs administration. Abdullahi Maiwada, the service’s National Public Relations Officer, said this in a statement released on Saturday. Maiwada went on to say that Adeniyi was elected during the 145th/146th WCO Council meeting, which took place on Saturday at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels. According to the statement, the election would take place exactly two years after President Bola Tinubu appointed him as customs commissioner. He explained that Adeniyi succeeded Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner of the…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has made stunning claims concerning the constitutional crisis that rocked Nigeria during the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s protracted sickness, claiming that a key presidential aide purposely withheld a critical handover document from the National Assembly. In an interview with Rainbow Book Club, which trended on Saturday, Jonathan said that Yar’Adua had prepared a formal letter empowering him as acting president before flying abroad for medical treatment in 2010, but the aide in charge of the paper refused to submit it to parliament. The former president claimed the aide’s actions caused a constitutional crisis, leaving Nigeria…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sadness over the passing of Aminu Dantata, a revered patriarch of industry, philanthropy, and public virtue, whose death he described as “the end of an era” and “the loss of a significant guardian of the nation’s moral and entrepreneurial heritage.” Dantata, who died on Saturday, was more than just a towering corporate giant; he was largely recognised as his generation’s profound conscience. His life was defined by quiet charity, principled leadership, and an unrelenting devotion to societal upliftment, leaving an everlasting imprint on Nigeria’s soul. On Saturday, Atiku responded to the news via…

Controversial music artiste Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington or Akpi, has stated that the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has no right to declare him wanted. NAPTIP had declared Speed Darlington wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. The post read, “Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. Anyone with credible information on his whereabouts is urged to contact NAPTIP immediately.” In an interview with Saturday Beats, Darlington insisted that his lawyer will handle the problem. He said, “Thanks for…

President Bola Tinubu expressed sadness over the death of Aminu Dantata, an elder statesman, business magnate, and philanthropist. Dantata, who died at the age of 94 on Saturday morning, was a well-known and successful businessman. In a statement issued by his special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described Dantata’s death as a colossal national tragedy. ‘President Tinubu Mourns The passing of elder statesman and business icon, alhaji Aminu Dantata at 94’ is the title of the statement. “With the death of Alhaji Dantata today, we lost a prominent business mogul, patriot, and elder statesman who contributed significantly…

Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour in the 2023 presidential election, has applauded Dr Abdullahi Ganduje on his resignation as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Obi, in a statement shared on his X page on Friday, praised Ganduje for prioritising his health above his desire to cling to the leadership of the APC. Chronicle NG reports that Ganduje announced his resignation in a letter on Friday addressed to the National Working Committee of the APC. However, according to reports, the former APC chairman’s abrupt resignation is claimed to be due to his deteriorating health.…

US President Donald Trump has stated that he would “absolutely” contemplate bombing Iran again. Responding to a question from the BBC’s Nomia Iqbal at a White House press conference, he said he would “without question” attack Iran if intelligence determined it could enrich uranium to dangerous levels. Last weekend, the United States became directly involved in the confrontation between Israel and Iran, bombing major nuclear installations with “bunker buster” bombs before President Trump quickly called for a ceasefire. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated in a speech on Thursday that the strikes had achieved nothing substantial, while Trump maintained…

President Bola Tinubu has directed Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori, Deputy National Chairman (North), to take over as Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following Dr Abdullahi Ganduje’s abrupt resignation as National Chairman of the party. In response to his resignation, Tinubu directed Dalori to call an emergency meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to formally address the leadership vacancy. In a statement issued Friday night, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka announced Ganduje’s resignation to focus on “urgent and important personal matters”. “In his letter of resignation addressed to the National Working Committee (NWC) through…

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, convicted and jailed 14 Chinese nationals on Friday for cyberterrorism and Internet fraud. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the individuals were members of a cybercrime syndicate that was busted in a sting operation in Lagos on December 19, 2024. According to a statement issued on its X Twitter, the 14 are among 792 individuals detained for purported bitcoin investment and romance schemes targeting Nigerians. They Chinese were brought before Justice Daniel Osiagor on separate counts of cyber-terrorism and Internet fraud. One of the charges read, “That you, Su Zong…

Supporters of Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, are divided over his reconciliation with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike. While some applauded the development, others regarded the peace, negotiated by President Bola Tinubu, as fragile and the governor’s surrender. On Thursday night, the president arranged a truce between Fubara and his political godfather, Wike. The closed-door meeting took place in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, where Tinubu hosted Wike, Fubara, and Martin Amaewhule, the suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, together with a few other lawmakers. According to presidency sources familiar with…