Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has bemoaned the worsening state of Nigeria’s economy, saying that every sector in the country is battered and in decline. The monarch, represented by labour and human rights activist Dr Comrade Auwalu Mudi Yakasai (Danmalikin Kano), made the remarks at the 51st regular National Executive Council (NEC) meeting/training workshop of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), which was held at the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano State. According to Sanusi, the Nigerian labour movement is facing one of its most difficult periods in…

Elvis Okerenyi, a staff of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, has been sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding a job seeker by offering him a position in the Federal Civil Service. The sentence was imposed by Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory’s High Court after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) brought him before the court. The commission’s investigations found that Okerenyi accepted N1 million from Titus Tavershima under the guise of finding him a job in the Federal Civil Service. The ICPC stated that the act violates Section 320 and is…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will launch a new trophy on Wednesday ahead of this year’s WAFCON tournament, which will be played from July 5 to 26 in Morocco. The football body made the announcement on Sunday, three days before the unveiling. “The new TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Trophy will be launched on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Morocco, the host nation for this year’s event,” CAF said in a statement. “The new trophy is part of CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe’s vision to grow and develop women’s football in Africa. “CAF will launch the trophy on…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said it will be a huge relief for members if its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, joins the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Oginni Olaposi, the NNPP National Secretary, made this declaration on Sunday in Lagos. Olaposi was reacting to the resignation of APC national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje and the suspicion that he left the ruling party over the former Kano state governor’s purported move to join them. Ganduje resigned as chairman of the APC on Friday, citing health difficulties. Olaposi added that, while the resignation is an APC internal matter, the party…

Abakaliki FC officials, runners-up in the 2025 President Federation Cup, were involved in a road accident on Sunday while returning to Ebonyi State from Lagos, where the team played in the cup final. The Abakaliki Football Club verified the event in a statement posted on its official Facebook page. The accident occurred on the Benin-Ore motorway near Ondo when the team’s officials’ bus apparently failed to brake and crashed with a moving truck. The collision occurred less than 24 hours after the club fell 4-3 on penalties to Kwara United at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. In an…

Nollywood actor Fatai Adetayo, also known as Lalude, has accused President Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s campaign teams of betrayal and abandonment after participating in the 2023 general elections campaign. In a now viral video interview on YouTube’s Behind the Fame channel, Lalude alleged that he and colleagues who campaigned for the All Progressives Congress leaders for over a month were never compensated as promised. “We spent one month and three weeks to campaign. They were giving us ten thousand daily for feeding. “It was supposed to be more than that for campaign purposes, but they decided it is…

Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, the Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) has stated that human trafficking in the state is becoming increasingly frightening. Judith-Chukwu also voiced concern about a troubling trend in the state, in which young people are now living together by mutual consent just to create babies for sale. In an interview with journalists in her Awka office on Saturday, she stated that NAPTIP, as the agency in charge, has done a good job of forming state task teams to combat human trafficking in rural areas, where it is most widespread.…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Alhassan Yaryasa, has described the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje as the party’s National Chairman as a wise and timely decision, saying it helped him avoid disgrace. Speaking in Kano on Sunday, Yaryasa said there were strong indications that Ganduje would have been forced out had he not stepped down voluntarily. He added that there were secret plans to disgrace him out of office if he (Ganduje) refused to agree with what the presidency wanted. “We knew there was a plan to bring Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso into the APC and possibly be…

Iran stated on Sunday that it was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war this week. Israel stated that its goal was to prevent the Islamic Republic from creating a nuclear weapon, which Tehran has continuously rejected, claiming the freedom to produce nuclear power for civilian uses such as energy. The violence halted nuclear discussions between Iran and the United States, a long-time friend of Israel. “We did not start the war, but we have responded to the aggressor with all our power,” Iran’s armed forces chief of staff, Abdolrahim Mousavi, was quoted as saying…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for signing four tax reform measures that address critical aspects of Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. Malam Haruna Yahaya, the institute’s 61st president, delivered the recognition during Sani Danbaba’s investiture as the 5th chairman of the Gwagwalada and District Society of ICAN in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory. The event also marked the inauguration of the district’s executive committee. Yahaya praised the president for a comprehensive review of the country’s tax laws, stating that the new law will benefit low-income earners especially. Matthias Dafur, an ICAN Council member,…