Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday found the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, guilty of contempt over a satirical apology she posted on her Facebook page on April 27. While delivering judgement in Natasha’s petition challenging her suspension, Justice Binta Nyako began by addressing the Senate President’s contempt application. Akpabio’s motion disputed the senator’s social media post, saying that it violated a previous court order prohibiting all parties from commenting on the case in the press or making social media posts about it. Natasha’s counsel contended that the post was unrelated to the…

The remains of Portugal international Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva were received with a solemn reception as heartbroken supporters lined the streets outside a church in Gondomar, northern Portugal, on Thursday evening. According to the Daily Mail, tears spilt down mourners’ faces as hearses carrying the boys’ coffins arrived at the Capela de Ressurreicao shortly after 11 p.m., ahead of an early morning wake. The two siblings were sadly killed in a car crash at Cernadilla, just across the Spanish border, in the early hours of Thursday when Jota’s Lamborghini Huracan’s tyre reportedly burst while overtaking another…

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike said yesterday that peace has finally returned to Rivers State, claiming that he owes no one an explanation for the terms of the agreement signed with suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. His statement came as the Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum urged President Tinubu to abolish the state’s de facto state of emergency and fully restore democratic institutions. During a monitored media talk in Abuja, Wike stated that certain individuals had exploited the Rivers political issue for selfish gain, treating it as a personal “oil well” from which they drew illicit benefits. Wike stated…

Mr Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, made a solid argument yesterday for Nigeria’s next president to be from the South, stating that leadership should be defined by capacity, competence, and character rather than regional entitlement or supremacy. In an interview with Channels Television, Amaechi hailed the 2027 general elections as a watershed event for Nigeria, describing it as a war between “ordinary Nigerians and the entrenched political elite”. He urged everyone to rally behind a new national movement that prioritises equity, accountability, and meaningful change. Reiterating his position, the former governor of Rivers State stated that it was time…

The burials for Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his younger brother, André Filipe Teixeira da Silva, will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Gondomar, a town just outside the northern Portuguese city of Porto. Local priest Father Jose Manuel Macedo initially declared that the ceremonies would begin at 4 p.m. on Friday but later verified that the schedule had been pushed back to Saturday morning. The delay is believed to be due to minor legal concerns that Jota and Silva’s relatives, who were still in Spain as of Thursday evening, wanted to overcome before the bodies could be…

Russia has become the first country to officially recognise Taliban authority, which Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi describes as a “courageous” action. On Thursday, he met with Russia’s envoy to Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov, in Kabul, where he officially announced his government’s intention to recognise the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Muttaqi stated that the move marked “a new phase of positive relations, mutual respect, and constructive engagement” and that it would serve as “an example” to other countries. Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban have sought international recognition and investment, amid accusations of increased human rights violations.…

Terrorists on Wednesday attacked some mourners in the Rim community of Plateau State and amputated one of the youths. It was gathered that the mourners were returning from a burial in the neighbouring Bachit community when the terrorists, who blocked the road, shot at them and amputated one of the victims. Timothy Dantong, the Liaison Officer to Governor Caleb Mutfwang for the Riyom State Constituency, verified the terrorists’ attack in Jos on Thursday. He was among the mourners who escaped the attack. He stated that an armoured tank dispatched by security forces eventually arrived in the community and rescued him…

The United States charged a Nigerian, Olatunbosun Osukoya, along with 323 others, as part of a nationwide crackdown on alleged perpetrators of healthcare fraud schemes that have cost the country at least $14 billion in intentional damages, according to the US Department of Justice. According to a statement received on Thursday from the Department of Justice website, the defendants included doctors, chemists, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals who allegedly exploited patients and taxpayers. “The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors,…

The federal government has scheduled a national stakeholder summit for July 23 and 24, 2025, to address growing concerns over petrol pricing and supply dynamics in the downstream sector, as independent marketers push for price control. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority is planning a summit that will bring together industry operators, marketers, refiners, and government officials to discuss petroleum pricing standards, feedstock adequacy, and market stabilisation strategies. Francis Ogaree, Executive Director of Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installation, and Transportation Infrastructure at the NMDPRA, confirmed the date and summit at the 24th Nigeria Oil and Gas Energy Week, which…

A 12-year-old child named Wasiu was killed by a stray bullet during a cult clash in Mushin, Lagos State. It was gathered on Thursday that the incident took place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the Olosha part of the village, when competing cult groups clashed violently. Our correspondent learnt that Wasiu had gone to buy food from a local seller, known as Iya Ibeji, when the gunshots stated. A local, Tale Amoo, informed our correspondent that the gunfire by the cultists triggered panic in the community as everyone fled for safety. According to Amoo, Wasiu, however, was caught in…