Author: Vincent Osuwo

Security operatives barred suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from gaining access to the National Assembly premises on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Natasha arrived at the gate with activist Aisha Yesufu, rights advocate Mama P, activist Randy, and a swarm of supporters but was denied access by security personnel. Yesufu confronted the officers stationed at the gate, attempting to intervene and challenging the alleged order to prevent Natasha’s entry. “National Assembly is meant to be for everyone. Why are you stopping us? “We are not abiding doesn’t mean we are cowards,” she said. The stalemate gradually escalated, with some…

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed strong disapproval over the exclusion of the South-East and South-South regions in recent appointments to the boards of federal parastatals by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, the group denounced the nominations as a violation of national equality and the Federal Character Principle established in Nigeria’s constitution. “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is deeply concerned by the glaring omission of qualified individuals from the South-East and South-South in the reconstitution of the boards and leadership of critical national agencies, including the Bank of Industry,”…

The former lawmaker representing Osun-East senatorial district in Osun State, Senator Babajide Omoworare, yesterday alleged that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not win the 2022 governorship election outrightly but due to an internal crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC). He stated that the unresolved internal wrangling within the APC created a loophole that the PDP explored during the election. Speaking after declaring his intention to vie for the APC governorship ticket at the party secretariat in Osogbo, the former presidential aide on legislative matters said he is the best to reclaim the state for the party. Omoworare stated that his…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, and Osun State All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Bola Oyebamiji, has disclosed that voters in the state will reject Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election bid over the mismanagement of huge resources accrued to the state in the last 30 months. Oyebamiji stated that Osun has been receiving financial rainfall of over 300 per cent of what it used to receive, yet nothing to show for the humongous allocation by the incumbent government. Oyebamiji, who spoke when he visited the Ijesa-North federal constituency, urged the APC supporters to remain calm over…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, yesterday, refuted his rumoured defection, disclosing that he is going nowhere and remains in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking after the flag-off of the dualisation of the 3.5 km Ila township road in Ila-Orangun, Adeleke said his promise path is to serve the people and would not relent in doing so. He said, “I am glad that we are here today to flag off the dualisation of the Ila township road project despite the lingering uncertainties in the nation. I have vowed to my God and the good people of the State that…

The Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has distanced himself from Monday’s reconciliation meeting between his former running mate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, and the Julius Abure-led leadership. The Labour Party has been embroiled in a leadership crisis, which erupted in April when three individuals claimed to be the party’s legitimate leaders. This came when the Supreme Court disqualified Julius Abure, the party’s national head, despite being acknowledged by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Lamidi Apapa exacerbated the situation by asserting that, as the most senior member of the Working Committee, he was the proper candidate to…

No fewer than 19 people have died, and more than 100 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka. Footage from Milestone School and College in Uttara’s northern suburb shows a massive fire and a towering column of smoke. The armed services confirmed that one of their planes was involved in the crash and that the pilot was killed. A doctor from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery informed reporters that more than 50 persons, including children and adults, were rushed to the hospital with burn injuries. The…

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to supporters across Nigeria and beyond for the overwhelming show of love and goodwill as he marked his 64th birthday. Obi’s birthday, celebrated on Saturday, July 19, was celebrated by community service and solidarity meetings around the world, particularly by members of the Obedient Movement and other supporters. Obi restated his lifelong attitude of foregoing lavish personal celebrations in favour of causes that serve the poor and develop public institutions in a message delivered on Sunday from Rome, Italy. “I sincerely thank everyone for…

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta on Monday defended the club’s handling of Thomas Partey’s departure after the Ghanaian international midfielder was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. Arsenal did not renew the 32-year-old’s contract at the end of last season, and days later he was charged by British authorities with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault between 2021 and 2022. Partey is scheduled to appear before magistrates in London on August 5. Arsenal released a statement on July 4, the day Partey was detained, saying, “The player’s contract ended on June 30. Due to ongoing…

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore marched to the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday to protest the terrible welfare and pension conditions that impact both working and retired police officers. The protest, staged in partnership with the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, requested immediate pension changes and the expulsion of police officers from the Contributory Pension Scheme. The demonstrators were first denied admission into the Force Headquarters but were later escorted by police personnel to the National Assembly compound. Demonstrators carried posters with messages such as “Decent Salaries Now”, “End Police Slavery”, “Pensions for Police Officers”, “Dignity for…