Author: Vincent Osuwo

The presidency on Sunday refuted claims that President Bola Tinubu left the shores of the country to see doctors in France, insisting that it was a working visit. During a guest appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, clarified that President Tinubu’s trip to France was for medical treatment, contrary to claims made by activist and politician Omoyele Sowore. Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria in ‘about a fortnight’, according to his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He wrote, “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fled Nigeria again to France for medical care,…

The presidency has stated that there is nothing new in the records that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration have been ordered to reveal on President Bola Tinubu. This came after a Washington DC judge ordered the two agencies to produce non-exempt data related to previous investigations concerning Tinubu. Responding to media enquiries on Sunday, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the reports in question had been public for over 30 years and did not implicate the Nigerian leader. “Journalists have sought the presidency’s reaction to the ruling last Tuesday…

The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended Nnamdi Anyaji, who killed his mother and attempted suicide. According to reports, Anyaji, 49, an indigene of Amudo Village in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, attempted suicide after killing his mother, Dorathy Anyaji, 68, before being captured by neighbours. He was accused of killing his mother over a dispute over the distribution of profits from a cassava company. The Anambra State Police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a press statement on Sunday, said police operatives also recovered one axe at the scene of the…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has slammed the National Assembly for a proposed bill that would make voting mandatory and imprison Nigerians who fail to vote. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, NANS’ National Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Akinbodunse Felicia, described the bill as not only “ridiculous but laughable”, urging the NASS to abandon the ludicrous idea or face the wrath of Nigerian students. The NASS has submitted a new law, titled ‘Law for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to Make It Mandatory for All…

A US District Court in Columbia has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release records relating to the criminal investigation of President Bola Tinubu over alleged drug trafficking. Judge Beryl Howell, in a ruling posted on the court’s website on April 8, required both agencies to search for and process non-exempt data related to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by American scholar Aaron Greenspan. Greenspan, the inventor of the legal transparency platform PlainSite, filed 12 FOIA requests between 2022 and 2023, seeking information on a Chicago narcotics network that operated…

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has criticised Minister of Information Mohammed Idris, calling him “naive” about the country’s security realities in the aftermath of a deadly Boko Haram attack on the Damboa-Maiduguri Road on Saturday. The explosion occurred on the primary road connecting the state capital, Maiduguri, to Damboa, killing at least eight persons, seriously injuring seven others, and leaving 14 more with lesser injuries. It is the latest in a series of strikes by Boko Haram terrorists, highlighting the region’s chronic security concerns. Zulum, reacting after the incident, attacked the minister’s recent remarks about the state’s security. “I believe…

A father and his two sons have been killed in Zogu village, Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sam Jugo, the spokesperson for the Irigwe Development Association, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos on Saturday. Jugo identified the victims as Weyi Gebeh, Zhu Weyi, and Henry Weyi. According to Jugo, the victims were killed while sleeping. Describing the incident as tragic, the community leader said, “The leadership of Irigwe Development Association has been notified of yet another attack on Zogu village, Miango which claimed the lives of a father and two of his sons namely: Weyi…

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will convene in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday (today) to elect the party’s National Secretary and National Executive Committee members. According to an insider who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the governors will also debate Rivers State’s emergency rule and significant concerns affecting both the country and the party. The governors are convening three weeks after the Supreme Court reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary, replacing their preferred candidate, Sunday Ude-Okoye. On March 21, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling of the Court of Appeal,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the Federal Government for the delay in the payment of the minimum wage for select workers in the federal civil service. The federal government had originally blamed the delay in payment on the lengthy passage of the 2025 budget. Civil servants who contacted our correspondent in Abuja voiced anger with the delay and urged the government to take urgent action. Some civil servants reported that they had been compelled to take out loans as a result of not receiving their minimum wage. A worker at the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, who talked…

President Bola Tinubu has offered his condolences on the death of Nigerian football star and former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu, calling him a national symbol whose contributions to the sport inspired millions. The president’s sympathies were expressed in a statement made Saturday by his special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The statement reads, “President Bola Tinubu extends his condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Nigerian football icon Christian Chukwu, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 74, leaving a void in the hearts of many football fans. “The President joins the football community…