Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday stated that he was optimistic that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State would expire on September 18. He revealed this after casting his vote in the ongoing local government election in the state. Wike mentioned that the expiration would pave the way for the state House of Assembly to resume its legislative duties. “As far as we are concerned, this election is peaceful; people are trooping out, and at the end of the day, the election has been conducted successfully and peacefully. “I do know that by…

A US federal appeals court ruled that most of former President Donald Trump’s tariffs are unlawful, dealing a significant blow to one of the defining pillars of his economic policy, Reuters reported. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in a 7-4 vote on Friday that Trump exceeded his legal authority by imposing wide tariffs under emergency powers. The verdict is stayed until October 14, giving the Trump administration time to file an appeal with the US Supreme Court. Trump lambasted the verdict in a post on his Truth Social platform, describing the court as “highly partisan”.…

The distribution of sensitive election materials for the chairmanship and councillorship elections in Rivers State began on Saturday morning in all local government areas. At a registration centre in Elekahia, Port Harcourt City LGA, scores of party agents and ad hoc personnel were spotted moving materials to various polling units as of 9 a.m. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission is in charge of conducting local government elections in the state’s 23 LGAs, 319 wards, and 4,442 voting units. Saturday’s election comes six months after the Supreme Court declared the state’s October 2024 council election invalid due to Electoral Act…

The UK government has announced broad new limitations on overseas recruiting, prohibiting foreign workers from filling more than 100 positions as part of its efforts to reduce net migration. The UK Home Office announced the policy adjustment in a statement on X Saturday morning, claiming it was aimed at expanding opportunities for British workers while changing the immigration system. “Cutting net migration means getting the fundamentals right. “More than 100 occupations are no longer eligible for overseas recruitment – opening up more jobs for British workers. A fairer, skills-focused system is now taking shape,” the Home Office wrote. This development…

West Ham United have rejected a loan deal for Manchester United custodian Andre Onana, The Guardian reports. The Hammers are looking for a new custodian following their summer signing. Mads Hermansen, who came from Leicester City, has struggled to impress. However, the club made it clear that Onana, who has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford, is not regarded as an upgrade over their present squad. The 29-year-old Cameroonian international lost his starting berth to Altay Bayindir this season under new United manager Ruben Amorim, and he was approached by West Ham as a possible replacement. However, the London…

The Lagos State Government has voiced profound concern over the increased prevalence of domestic and sexual violence in homes, despite ongoing measures to combat the problem. This comes as the state declared the start of the 2025 Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Month on September 1 under the topic “Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV): It Concerns Us All.” Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Lawal Pedro, SAN, was joined by the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Olanrewaju Oyenuga, and the Executive Secretary of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, at a media briefing in Alausa, Ikeja. Pedro…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan will be unable to defeat incumbent President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The party questioned Jonathan’s political relevance in unseating Tinubu. Jonathan, who lost his reelection campaign in 2025 to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, is being pushed by supporters to run again in the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Friday, APC spokesman Seye Oladejo stated, “While we acknowledge the former president’s role in the peaceful democratic transition of 2015, an act that rightly earned him praise at…

Two middle-aged farmers have been reportedly ambushed and killed in their farms by armed herdsmen at Goh village, Naka, in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. According to reports, the deceased, Orlovuu, and his buddy were attacked and killed by marauders on Thursday afternoon while harvesting their crops in farms fewer than four kilometres from Naka town, the Local Government Headquarters. According to sources who identified themselves as Lanshim, the horrible murder of the two occurred less than 48 hours after the armed herdsmen led their animals to graze on people’s crops, destroying their harvests. He claimed…

Senegal won the African Nations Championship (CHAN) bronze medal on Friday with a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout victory over Sudan in Kampala. The 2022 winners rallied from a goal down to draw 1-1 in regulation time before winning the penalty shootout at Mandela Stadium. The Lions of Teranga had looked sharp, but Sudan took the lead after only six minutes thanks to a corner kick from Mohamed Tia Asad. Senegal pressed hard against a tight Sudanese defence and was rewarded just before the hour when Seyni Mbaye latched onto a right cross from Ousseynou Seck to equalise. Sudan had a…

Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, has corrected his prior claims that there was no binding agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), admitting that a written agreement was signed in 2009. In a statement released on Friday, Alausa stated that the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement is still the only valid and binding instrument in place. This comes less than 24 hours after Alausa dismissed ASUU’s position as based on a mere draft, asserting that no agreement had ever been signed—a charge the union quickly refuted. However, the ministry, through its Director of Press…