Author: Vincent Osuwo

The US and Iran exchanged strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The important oil shipping corridor has become a hotspot in the Middle East battle, with Tehran pressing on control of the strait despite its previous openness to unrestricted passage prior to the US-Israeli attacks in February. Following the exchange of fire on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump declared the cease-fire with Iran to be “over” but kept the door open for further talks and stated that any strikes would be short-lived. The US military said that…

The Oyo State Government confirmed on Wednesday that four people were killed and many others wounded in a violent confrontation between opposing groups, including wheelbarrow pushers, in the Ojoo region of Akinyele Local Government Area. The authorities also guaranteed citizens that those accountable for the violence would face arrest and prosecution. The conflict, which started on Tuesday night and persisted into Wednesday morning, allegedly ensued after the murder of a commercial tricycle driver during an argument over a point-of-sale transaction. Traders in the area, including those at the popular Ojoo Motor Park, managed by the Park Management System, shut down…

A clash between the Yoruba and Hausa communities heightened tension in the Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday. Officials of Operation Burst, the joint security outfit in Oyo State, were reportedly deployed to the area to restore peace between the Hausa and Yoruba warring factions. Residents have been charged to remain calm, avoid affected locations, and rely on updates from relevant security agencies as efforts continue to contain the situation and prevent further escalation. During the turmoil, a scavengers’ depot known locally as “Bolla” was reportedly set on fire. However, the circumstances surrounding the fire and people responsible…

US federal prosecutors and Federal Bureau of Investigation officers have opened an initial investigation into the Argentine Football Association’s financial operations in the United States. They are looking into whether transactions related to the body could be considered money laundering or fraud under American law. According to Argentine newspaper La Nacion, US Department of Justice investigators have begun taking testimony from persons who are aware of the AFA’s financial activities in the United States as the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolds. According to the report, investigators are looking into how the football body, run by Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, channeled hundreds…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, says he may not be alive to contest the poll, alleging that the government is frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures. Obi made the statement during an interview on With Chude, which media personality Chude Jideonwo posted on X on Wednesday. Answering a question on whether there was a possibility he might not be a candidate in 2027, Obi said, “Not even a candidate. I might not even be alive. I’m telling you. “Every single thing I do for a living, this government is frustrating…

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, rejected President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, insisting that only an independent commission of inquiry can restore public confidence in the matter. Atiku claimed that the president’s decision, which came days after he gave a seven-day ultimatum requesting an investigation into the alleged fraud, amounted to an admission that prior investigations by the Nigeria Police were inadequate. In a statement made by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication,…

The Senate declined to launch a new investigation into the controversial N1.3 billion budgetary allocation to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council on Wednesday, stating that it would wait for the outcome of President Bola Tinubu’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission probe. The decision followed a point of order brought by Senator Kawu Sumaila of Kano South, who requested the upper house to look into how the agency, which the presidency has classified as non-existent, received a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 appropriation act. As Sumaila began presenting his request, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin,…

The Egypt announced Wednesday it had asked for the officiating team who handled the Pharaohs’ 3-2 loss to Argentina in the last 16 to be thrown out of the World Cup. “Hany Aburida, president of the Egyptian Football Federation, filed a complaint with FIFA, demanding an investigation into the French referee Francois Letexier… after the serious refereeing mistakes committed by the team of referees and double standards, which caused the Egypt team to lose the match and leave the World Cup,” said a statement from the Egyptian Football Federation. On Tuesday evening, Letexes had a Mostafa Ziko goal ruled off…

Terrorists kidnapped three students from the Federal University of Lafia, and police rescued one of them during a search-and-rescue operation in Nasarawa State. The Nasarawa State Police Command announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, SP Ramhan Nansel. According to the statement, the students were kidnapped by the terrorists on Tuesday night from Living Seed Lodge, which is located in a woody region on the outskirts of Lafia’s student village. At approximately 9:20 p.m., the command received a distress call from the university’s chief security officer, who stated that the three students had been seized by…

US President Donald Trump stated Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran was “over” after the two sides traded fire but added that negotiators could keep talking to Tehran. Trump berated Iran as “scum” and “cuckoo” after Washington launched strikes on the Islamic Republic overnight and Iran’s Guards said they had targeted US bases in the Gulf. Oil prices skyrocketed five percent after Trump’s remarks. “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them any more; they’re scum,” Trump said at a NATO summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara, when asked if the truce with Iran was now finished.…