Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command captured three wanted kidnappers and bandits after a concerted intelligence-led operation. The suspects are Abdulkadir Abubakar of Mpape, Abuja; Mohammed Tasiu Sani, 25, of Rigina, Kaduna State; and Suleiman Jibrin, 27, of Sabon-Gayan, Kaduna State. According to reports, they were arrested on Sunday, June 29, 2025, as part of an operation that included Wukushi in Mpape and Rigina in Kaduna. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Command Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, the apprehended individuals operated known abduction camps in Kaduna State’s Kachia and Rigina forests. She mentioned that these…

No fewer than 13 people were killed by gunmen in the Ogboji community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State late on Monday. According to reports, the gunmen stormed the area in two sport utility vehicles and unprovokedly attacked the people, who were holding their monthly general meeting, while also shooting indiscriminately into the air. Although members of the community said 13 persons were killed during the attack, police sources, however, confirmed 10 were murdered. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, a resident of the area and the president of the Association of Non-Indigenes in Anambra State, Chigozie…

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who has faced rising pressure to quit following her leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. The video, in which Paetongtarn called him “uncle” and criticised a Thai military commander, generated public outrage and a petition for her dismissal, which the court is currently investigating. Paetongtarn might become the third politician in the powerful Shinawatra clan, which has dominated Thai politics for the previous two decades, to relinquish power before the end of their tenure. Her ruling coalition already has a shaky majority after a key conservative ally abandoned…

US President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that he would consider deporting Elon Musk after the South African-born entrepreneur criticised his spending bill. Trump also stated that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk led until stepping down in late May, may focus on the Tesla and SpaceX founders’ government subsidies. “I don’t know. We’ll have to take a look,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he would consider deporting Musk. “We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat…

Oba AbdulFatai Oyegbemi, the Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu Kingdom, has dethroned six chiefs for attending the Labour Party’s campaign launch in Apapa, Lagos State. The Lagos monarch claimed that the chiefs had attended the political gathering without his permission and had broken palace custom by impersonating him there. The affected chiefs are Lateef Ojora (Bale Alaba Oro), Saliu Biliamin (Bale Alafia Dodoro), and Taiwo Hassan. Others include Chief Idris Ojora (Bale Abule Kere), Chief Hakeem Oseni (Bale Mosafejo Amukoko), and Chief Sule Balogun (Balogun Abule Kere). The development occurred following a royal meeting on Monday, during which Oba Oyegbemi…

Senator Agom Jarigbe, the member representing the Cross River North Senatorial District in the Senate, has announced his temporary withdrawal from parliamentary and constituency engagements due to severe health concerns. In a statement made on Monday, the senator stated that he is now undergoing medical treatment and would be absent from active duty for a short length of time, as advised by doctors. As a result, a highly anticipated endorsement rally set to take place in the next days has been postponed. The politician stated that the decision is in the best interests of his health and effective representation of…

Youths in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State, set fire to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s office and the palace of the Emir of Lafiagi in protest at what they characterised as increased insecurity and unchecked kidnappings. Tension erupted in the neighbourhood on Monday following the kidnapping of a major agrochemical trader, widely known as Alhaji Chemical, who was reportedly abducted from his home in the Taiwo district of town at 1:00 a.m. on Sunday. According to an unsubstantiated allegation, the gunmen, believed to be robbers, arrived on motorbikes and overpowered local vigilantes with heavy gunfire before taking…

The Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has been given 48 hours by the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the state to provide a detailed breakdown of allocations in the proposed 2025 budget, including a contentious N24 billion for CCTV installation at the Government House. Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, chairman of the committee and House Majority Leader, made the command during a budget defence session in Abuja. Ihonvbere expressed worry about numerous items in the ₦1.48 trillion budget. He questioned the N24 billion CCTV allocation, N30 billion for gunboats, and N23 billion set aside as contingency funds.…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has asked the Federal Government to release the remaining two months’ withheld salaries of its members who participated in the 2022 strike. SSANU also decried the delay in salary payments to federal universities, often weeks after other federal workers have been paid. These were some of the topics covered at the 51st National Executive Council meeting of SSANU, which was held at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano State. In a communique issued at the conclusion of its NEC meeting and signed by SSANU’s National President, Mohammed Ibrahim,…

Aremu Adegboyega, a Nigerian convicted by a Circuit Court in Accra, Ghana, of smuggling counterfeit CFA francs worth more than $100,000 into the country via an unapproved border crossing, will be deported to Nigeria. Justice Christiana Cann, who ruled over the case, ordered his immediate deportation by the Ghana Immigration Service. According to ASP Isaac Anquandah, as reported by Ghanaian news site The Chronicle on Monday, Adegboyega was detained in 2023 by customs officers stationed at the Aflao border while riding a motorbike. The 55-year-old was charged with two counts of holding fake notes, a violation of Section 18(2) of…