Author: Vincent Osuwo

Some retired police officers protested at the National Assembly’s entrance gate in the rain in Abuja on Monday. Protesters are asking that they be removed from the Contributory Pension Scheme. The protesters, who included senior ex-police officers, brandished placards and sung solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, claiming that their welfare and dignity had been neglected for far too long. Speaking at the rally, former Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Manir Lawal (retd) urged the government to remove police retirees from the pension program, which he termed exploitative and unjust. He said, ”We are here to ask the…

No fewer than 1,000 athletes from 31 countries have arrived in Abuja for the 2025 African Karate Championship, which kicks off July 21 and runs through July 28. The President of the Karate Federation of Nigeria, Silas Agara, told reporters in Abuja on Sunday that 31 countries, including host Nigeria, would compete in four categories of the sport. Agara categorised the classifications as cadet, which includes athletes aged 14 to 15, and junior, which includes athletes aged 16 to 17. Other divisions include senior and para karate, which are for participants over the age of 18. He said, “Today, we…

A 61-year-old man died after being sucked into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at a medical facility while wearing a hefty metal necklace. The unidentified individual entered a room at Nassau Open MRI on Westbury, New York’s Long Island, without permission while the MRI equipment was running, according to the Nassau County Police Department. A patient at the clinic notified local reporters that her husband had died. She said she called him into the room after having a scan on Wednesday. According to officials, the altercation “resulted in a medical episode”, and the guy was rushed to the hospital,…

Adolfo Macías Villamar, a notorious Ecuadorian gang leader, has been extradited to the US to face drug and gun trafficking charges. “Fito” was apprehended in June, nearly a year after escaping from a high-security prison where he was serving a 34-year term for a series of crimes. His lawyer told Reuters that he will appear in a US federal court on Monday and plead not guilty to international drug and weapons trafficking accusations. Macías was the boss of the Los Choneros gang, which is related to significant criminal organisations in Mexico and the Balkans. He is also suspected of ordering…

Cameroon’s 92-year-old president Paul Biya is struggling to get the support of young Cameroonians. Even before the world’s oldest president announced that he will seek an eighth term in office, his social media profiles left experts in no doubt. By the time 92-year-old Biya announced last week that he would run for re-election as Cameroon’s president, he had already been increasing his online presence for several months. Daily posts on Facebook and X (previously Twitter) represent a significant break from his earlier, infrequent participation. However, analysts tell the BBC that Biya’s attempts to win over young people ahead of the…

No fewer than 17 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, the country’s disaster management office has said. There are fears that the death toll may climb as emergency rescue efforts continue, with 11 people reported missing. On Sunday, footage showed people slogging through heavy mud in the landslide-hit resort town of Gapyeong as they attempted to cross a collapsed bridge to evacuation shelters. According to camera footage from Saturday, a landslip in the central Chungcheong region destroyed an entire community. The majority of the destruction has occurred in the country’s…

Supporters of the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, also known as the ‘Obidients’, in Abia State, have urged former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to abandon his presidential ambition in 2027 and support Obi for the African American Congress’ (ADC) presidential ticket. They made the call during their huge rallies on Saturday to commemorate the Anambra born politician’s 64th birthday. The peaceful event known as the ‘one million man-march for Obi’ took place simultaneously in Umuahia, the state capital, Aba, the commercial nerve centre, Ohafia, and Uzuakoli towns. Addressing reporters in Umuahia, Abia State Chairman of…

Two lecturers from the University of Cross River (UNICROSS), Engr. Emmanuel Odu and Engr. Vincent Ndifon, are still missing for nearly two months after being declared missing by the institution’s management. The academics, both from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, were last seen on Friday, May 23, 2025, near Imo State, on their way to Calabar. They were reportedly returning from Lagos, where they went to buy an automobile. According to Circular No. 478, issued and signed by the university’s registrar, Victor Ephraim Ene, “The acting vice chancellor and members of the university’s management team have been in constant communication…

Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has escaped unhurt after being involved in a minor road accident on the Daura-Katsina road on Sunday. Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, said Malam Radda was on official duty when the incident occurred. In a statement, Mohammed stated that the governor is in good health, has suffered no significant injuries, and is still upbeat. The governor expressed gratitude for what he described as divine protection and thanked Katsina residents and others for their prayers and concern.

The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to citizens to be wary of fake estate agents and scammers who sell non-existent housing units in government-owned estates for sale or rent, particularly on social media platforms. The Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, issued the warning in response to a recent online advertisement purporting to sell homes at the recently constructed Egan-Igando Mixed Housing Estate. Akinderu-Fatai emphasised that the estate has been fully allotted and that any claims of availability for sale or rent are completely incorrect. “The advertised estate has been fully allocated, and its purported availability for sale or…