Author: Vincent Osuwo

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has ruled out the possibility of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, returning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the coalition party, such a move would be politically perilous for Anambra State’s former governor. Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s spokesman, made the claim on Monday while appearing on Arise Television’s Prime Time, a current affairs broadcast. Abdullahi, a former PDP leader and former minister of youth and sports, denied rumours that the PDP was attempting to entice Obi back to the party. He emphasised that the former governor will…

Tragedy struck early on Monday morning along the Eliozu-Rumuokoro Road, Rivers State, when a University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) shuttle bus was involved in a fatal accident opposite First Bank, near the Eliozu Flyover. According to eyewitnesses, the bus, which was transporting UNIPORT students to school, was speeding when the driver lost control. About five students died in the crash, with several others rushed to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital’s Accident and Emergency unit in critical condition. An eyewitness confirmed seeing the bodies of two victims at the UPTH mortuary later that afternoon. At the time of filing…

The kidnappers of six Nigerian Law School students have threatened to execute their hostages if the ransom demanded is not paid. On Saturday, July 26, the students were abducted in Benue State while on their way from Onitsha, Anambra State, to the Nigerian Law School’s Yola campus in Adamawa State. They were apparently on their way to resume academic activities following their court externship break, with courses set to begin on Monday, July 28. Damilare Adenola, a law student, named the kidnapped students as Rev. Ernest Okafor, Ogbuka Fabian, Nwamma Philip, Okechukwu Obadiegwu, Obalem Emmanuel, and Obiorah David. Confirming the…

‎‎Four people, including a police officer, were murdered on Monday after a gunman entered into a tower in downtown Manhattan and started fire in broad daylight, officials said. During a late-night briefing at a hospital near the shooting scene, Mayor Eric Adams revealed that a fifth victim was critically injured and that the gunman appeared to have committed suicide. According to police commissioner Jessica Tisch, the gunman was recorded on CCTV exiting a black BMW with an M-4 rifle, opening fire on a police officer, and “spraying the lobby” with bullets. The office tower at 345 Park Avenue houses Blackstone,…

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has set the date for the state’s local government election as Saturday, August 30, 2025. This represents a shift in the date initially set by the commission, then led by Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), which had previously set August 9, 2025, prior to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s suspension following the declaration of an emergency rule in the state. Michael Odey, the current RSIEC Chairman, made the remark during the introduction of the amended election timetable in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Monday. Odey noted that the decision to postpone the election was inspired…

The invasion of displaced hippopotamuses in the Guyuk and Shelleng Local Government Areas of Adamawa state, resulted in the death of one person. Mr. Shalom Kassa, Chairman of Guyuk Local Government, said on Monday in the Banjiram neighbourhood that one of the animals murdered a young man during the attack. Kassa stated that the hippopotamuses, which had been displaced by floods near the Kiri Dam in Shelleng, were now in communities, farmlands, and riverbanks, causing terror among locals. “This is a serious threat to human lives and means of livelihoods; the animals are destroying farmlands, invading flooded homes, and endangering…

President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that the intensity of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final match caused even the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, abandoned her cooking to watch the Super Falcons fight to win. Tinubu shared a light-hearted moment from their WAFCON final viewing experience on Monday during a reception held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to honour the triumphant Super Falcons, highlighting how deeply the nation including the First Family was invested in the team’s success. “Honestly, I didn’t want to watch the match. I didn’t want to have high blood pressure,” the president said…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed great regret for the deaths and destruction caused by the recent flood in Yola, Adamawa State, and a boat disaster in Guni village, Niger State. In a statement released on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president expressed his sympathies to the afflicted families and praised the emergency personnel who have been on the front lines of rescue operations. “I extend my heartfelt sympathies to the communities and families of victims affected by the flood disaster in Yola and the tragic boat accident in Niger State,” the president was…

The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, stated on Monday in Yola that the death toll from Sunday’s flooding has risen to 23, with many others still missing. Fintiri, who landed at Yola International Airport around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, went immediately to the devastated areas in Yola-South Local Government and expressed sympathies to the victims. The governor met with displaced families at Yelewa Primary School, offered his condolences, and assured them of the government’s commitment to delivering relief items to alleviate their suffering. He declared that the state government will immediately form a technical committee, in partnership with the Adamawa…

The Super Falcons have returned to Nigeria following their triumph at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, where they secured their 10th continental title. The Falcons arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja aboard a chartered flight at approximately 2:26 p.m. on Monday. On arrival, the captain of the team, Rasheedat Ajibade, was seen raising the WAFCON trophy high as she alighted from the aircraft, symbolising the team’s victorious homecoming. President Bola Tinubu will hosts the Super Falcons at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Falcons won their 10th continental title over the weekend,…