Author: Vincent Osuwo

WhatsApp has disclosed that it is “concerned” that its services could be blocked in Iran after a state broadcaster urged the public to delete the messaging app, claiming it was sharing data with arch-rival Israel. State television IRIB made a call to Iranians on Tuesday to delete WhatsApp from their phones, alleging that the app collects users’ personal data, including “last known locations and communications”, and shares them with Israel. On Wednesday, Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the sixth consecutive day, with Israel revealing it had struck a nuclear site near Tehran. A WhatsApp spokesperson dismissed the reports by…

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that the item found on Paul Adefarasin, Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church, is not a firearm. The Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the announcement on the command’s official X page. According to Hundeyin, the item retrieved from Adefarasin was not a firearm but a stun gun, which is a forbidden anti-riot weapon. Adefaracin reportedly turned himself in for question after the police invited him over the alleged illegal possession of firearm. The invitation comes after the clergy was seen in a now viral video, wielding a gun-like…

Senior Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church has been granted bail by the Lagos State Police Command, hours after willingly reporting for questioning. The Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the announcement on the command’s official X page. According to Hundeyin, the item retrieved from Adefarasin was not a firearm but a stun gun, which is a prohibited anti-riot weapon. The post read: “Pastor Paul Adefarasin, who turned himself in today at the Lagos State Police Command over a viral video where he was seen holding a gun-like object against another road user, was interrogated, and…

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu to take immediate action against what it describes as medical physicians’ rising dominance in the health and education sectors. ACPN has warned that such tactics are harmful to national development and inclusive government. The chemists announced this in an open letter signed by their National Chairman, Ambrose Ezeh, and his Secretary, Omokhafe Ashore, on June 16, 2025. The letter, titled “Call off these bluffs in the national interest”, came after rumours of industrial action by members of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria at the University…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Bauchi State’s Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, and a bureau de change operator, Aliyu Abubakar, before the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, for alleged money laundering and criminal diversion of N1.4 billion in public funds. The duo were re-arraigned on Tuesday before Justice O.A. Egwuatu on five counts of revised accusations relating to money laundering, theft, and illegal conversion of funds belonging to the Bauchi State Government. Abubakar is being charged under the name Jasfad Resources Enterprise, which purports to be a bureau de change. Also listed as defendants but…

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) will join other banks in implementing a new billing model for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data banking transactions on Wednesday (today). According to a notification provided to subscribers by GTBank, the N6.98 transaction fee would be collected from airtime balances rather than bank accounts beginning today, June 18, 2025. “Dear Customer, please be informed that effective 18 June 2025, the N6.98 USSD fee will be deducted from your airtime balance, no longer from your bank account. “Thank you,” the GTBank message read. This development is part of a broader industry restructuring ordered by the Nigerian Communications Commission…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday officially presented party flags to its 57 chairmanship and 376 councillorship candidates for the July 12 local government election. The APC also launched its campaign for the council at the event held at the APC Secretariat, Ogba. Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Abimbola Salu Hundeyin, assured the candidates of the government’s support to help them emerge victorious at the polls. “The love I have for this party is unquantifiable. I am with all the candidates; this is not…

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Monday, confirmed that over 1,800 persons were displaced following a devastating windstorm that ravaged several communities in Garba Chede, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to a statement provided by NEMA, the storm followed a strong downpour accompanied by violent winds on June 2, 2025, and affected communities including Anguwan Amare, Anguwan Hamidu, Anguwan Baki, and Sabon Layi in Kaigama Ward. Head of NEMA’s Yola Operations Office, Mr Ladan Ayuba, said preliminary inspections suggested that more than 300 structures, including residences, a church, a school, and a hospital, were either destroyed…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the recent brawl that disrupted the North-East Consultative Meeting of the party in Gombe State on Sunday. The brawl, which has sparked widespread reactions, exposed deep-seated mistrust among key political actors in the region. Timothy Osadolor, the PDP Deputy National Youth Leader, spoke to the press in Abuja on Tuesday, addressing the incident in Gombe and the broader implications for Nigeria’s political landscape. Osadolor stressed that while the PDP welcomes the exposure of the APC’s internal conflicts, it remains committed to peaceful and issue-based politics. According…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has informed the National Rescue Movement that it can serve court documents on Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, through someone else. Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the verdict on Tuesday. He stated that the paperwork, including Form 48 (which advises against violating a court order), should be sent to any INEC staff member at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. He ordered that the name of the person receiving the documents be put in an affidavit and filed in court. This decision came in response to a request from NRM’s lawyer,…