Author: Vincent Osuwo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with those affected by the flood that submerged the market town of Mokwa in the Mokwa Local Government Area in Niger State. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC expressed its heartfelt condolences to families who have lost loved ones and those who have been displaced from their homes as a result of the disaster. Chronicle NG reported on Friday that a flood swept through Mokwa LG in the state, killing over 100 people and leaving many more missing. The party said, “We commend the valiant…

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, claims that many Nigerians blame the President for the country’s issues because they have a “short memory” and frequently forget the situation before Tinubu assumed office. Onanuga made this allegation in an interview with Arise TV on Friday. He said people are too ready to condemn the current administration without considering the situation of the country before the president took office. “Let me start by saying that many of us in this country, many Nigerians, we sometimes exhibit the problem of lack of memory. We have a very…

Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye of Lagos’ Federal High Court convicted and sentenced 15 foreigners to one year in prison each for cyber-terrorism and online fraud. The convicts include 11 Filipinos: Winnie De Jesus, Kayceelynn Remorin, Irish Chna, Darwisa Esmael, Kimberly Nisperos, Savien Cire Renovilla, Jessa Sanchi, Jhena Sarmiento, Rain Torida, Rex Jose Dilag (aka Madison), and Beverlyin Gumayo (aka Veb Sumayo), as well as two Chinese nationals, Zeng Zerong and Guo Bin, one Malaysian, Tan Soon Kar, and one Indonesian, Fernando Fu Fang. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged them with various offences, including possession of…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is considering legal action against controversial Nigerian entertainer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, after he failed to appear at its headquarters in Abuja on Friday. NAPTIP summoned Okoye after he claimed to have had sex with a 15-year-old girl during a live Instagram video. A letter issued by the agency’s Head of Cybercrime Response Team, Ngamaraju Mangzha, and addressed to Okoye on Wednesday, requested that the singer appear at its Abuja headquarters at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. However, our correspondent who visited the agency’s headquarters on Friday…

The Osun State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday Bisi, has declared that the defection of members of the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not stop Governor Ademola Adeleke from winning his re-election in 2026. Bisi dismissed the defections as “a storm in a teacup”, claiming that practically every segment of society supported Adeleke’s second-term campaign. The chairman’s declaration came after rumours surfaced that the departure of some PDP members to the APC could imperil Adeleke’s chances in 2026. Over the last month, several PDP members, including Wole Oke, a current member of the House…

Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has recalled the events surrounding his first wife’s death, blaming it on his absence from home. Abiodun Kumuyi died on April 11, 2009, at the age of 57, following a short illness. The couple married on September 13, 1980; therefore, their marriage lasted roughly 28 years. The couple had two children, Jeremiah and John. Kumuyi later wedded in London on October 13, 2010. During the Global Workers’ Conference at the Deeper Life International Conference Centre, the famed holiness preacher lamented the death of his first wife, claiming that…

Finnish prosecutors handling the case of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, are demanding a six-year prison sentence for him if found guilty. Ekpa is on trial on terrorism charges. He appeared in the Päijät-Häme District Court on Friday for a preparation hearing on terrorism-related allegations, according to a Finnish local news medium, Yle. The prosecutor allegedly presented considerable proof of Ekpa’s digital interactions and activity. “We have a great deal of evidence regarding this individual’s online activity and communications,” said state prosecutor Sampsa Hakala. The prosecution also acknowledged the difficulties in acquiring credible information, pointing out that much of the alleged…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted rumours of extortion or arbitrary sanctions in the wake of its sweeping drug market crackdown, clarifying that all investigative charges imposed on traders were federally gazetted and lawful. NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, told the press in Lagos on Friday that the agency strictly followed Nigerian law during its high-profile enforcement operation across three major open drug markets: Idumota (Lagos), Ariaria (Aba), and Bridge Head (Onitsha) from February 9 to March 27, 2025. “Let it be made abundantly clear: every charge imposed was in line with…

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies rejected a team from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Friday. The lawmakers stated that only the head of WAEC’s national office may answer queries about problems with the ongoing examination. The committee gave WAEC 24 hours to comply with its order and appear in front of them. The WAEC team, led by Senior Assistant Registrar Ambrose Okelezo, stated that the Head of National Office was busy supervising exam printing and could only arrive on Monday. Oforji Oboku, the committee’s chairman, apologised to parents for the “unpalatable and…

The death toll in the flood disaster which wreaked havoc in the Mokwa area of Niger State has risen to 110. The flood, caused by heavy downpours lasting for several hours, said the head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (Nsema), Abullahi Baba-Arah. He added that “surging flood water submerged and washed away over 50 residential houses with their occupants” in the town of Mokwa. The Federal government has expressed its “profound sorrow” over the floods, with the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, saying that security and emergency agencies have been directed to assist in the…