Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday revealed he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no ambition to become president. In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his media director, Bello disclosed that he was surprised and shocked over a video post of his 2022 rally, claiming he had started campaigning against President Tinubu for 2027. The statement read, “While we state categorically that our principal, Bello, has no 2027 presidential ambition, we want to also stress his unflinching commitment to the re-election of President Tinubu come 2027. “The indices cannot lie. The…

The Lagos State Government has closed four orphanages indicted in child trafficking, illegal adoption, and other violations of child rights laws while approving 45 other homes after rigorous screening. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, during a ministerial press briefing at Alausa, Ikeja, marking the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Dr Obafemi Hamzat’s administration. Ogunlende stated, “God’s Time Orphanage in Igando was shut down for violating child rights laws, improper registration, and mismanagement. At Life Time Changer Orphanage in Festac, we discovered babies were being trafficked. Other organisations failed…

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has announced plans to sell a 753-unit housing estate forfeited by embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as part of assets recovered from him through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development confirmed on Tuesday that it had taken possession of the houses, located in Abuja, following a formal handover by the EFCC at the Ministry’s headquarters in Mabushi. This was announced in a statement signed by Salisu Haiba, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry. “The Ministry of Housing and…

Operatives from the Delta State Police Command’s CP-Special Assignment Team successfully disrupted a notorious interstate kidnapping organisation operating in Delta, Rivers, Enugu, and Imo states. This was said in a statement signed by SP Bright Edafe, the police public relations officer for Delta State Command, and copies were made available to journalists in Warri on Tuesday. The police statement reads, “On May 16, 2025, at about 1745 hrs, the operatives followed a trail to Port Harcourt, where they arrested a syndicate member named Idirisu Yakubu, a 21-year-old male suspect from Kwara State but a resident of the Elelenwo area, Port…

Chinazum Nwaubani, 33, is in police custody after hacking a 14-year-old girl into a coma in Obete Nchina Village, Ntighauzo community, Obingwa Local Government Area, Abia State, after she refused his sexual advances. Mr Chijioke Anaba, the victim’s father, claimed that the police at the Eastern Ngwa Division sought ₦30,000 from him to register the case while simultaneously visiting the victim in the hospital. The Abia State Police Command verified the occurrence on Tuesday but rejected the police’s reported request for cash. According to available information, the victims, Felicia Anaba and her male twin, were claimed to have gone to…

There was pandemonium at the Alake Sports Complex in Ijeja, Abeokuta, one of the locations for the 2024 National Sports Festival, after a gas explosion. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred when a petrol truck fuelling the complex’s generating set caught fire, causing panic among athletes and spectators. Emergency responders were swiftly mobilised to the ground, and the situation has been put under control. At the time of filing this report was, events at the sport complex had resumed, including handball, squash, and badminton. Details later…

The International Federation of Women Lawyers, Abia State branch, has condemned the recent alleged domestic violence and child abuse incident in which a father set fire to himself, his wife, and their one-year-old daughter in the state’s Onicha Ngwa community in the Obingwa Local Government Area. Mr Udochi Amala, 40, allegedly set fire to himself, his wife, Mrs Amarachi Amala, and their three children between 1 and 2 a.m. on Saturday, citing suspicion of his wife’s infidelity. Following the incident, Udochi, who lives in Amapuihe village in Osisioma LG and was also impacted by the fire, allegedly tried to run…

A stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer, killed a student on his way to the examination centre to write the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, which is being administered by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The incident occurred on Gbagi Market Road in the Egbeda Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, when a stray gunshot purportedly fired by a police officer in pursuit of a suspect struck and killed the student. Investigations found that the studentppol was on a motorbike with his father and twin sibling…

Alhaji Faruq Faruq, the Emir of Daura in Katsina State, has deposed Iliya Mantau, the Village Head of Mantau in Yarmaulu, Baure Local Government Area of Katsina State, following claims of complicity in the kidnapping and rape of a lady in the community. The Emir declared this on Monday in response to complaints from Yarmaulu residents, which sparked a youth-led demonstration the previous week. According to reports, the protesting youths accused the deposed village head, Iliya Mantau, and others of kidnapping Zulaihatu and her baby and allegedly raped her after collecting a N20 million ransom. The incident sparked popular outrage,…

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has announced his intention to run for the Nasarawa North senatorial district seat during the 2027 general election. Suleiman Musa Nagogo, Director-General of the State’s Bureau for Pension Administration, made the announcement while engaging with All Progressives Congress stakeholders in the state’s Wamba Local Government Area on Tuesday. According to Nagogo, the governor informed him of his desire to run for senator from Nasarawa North in 2027. He said, “I have been in Wamba with a crystal clear message from His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, to simply introduce a…