Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Lagos State Police Command has launched an inquiry into the murder of Quesada Alfonso, an 80-year-old Colombian national whose lifeless body was discovered at a hotel in the Festac Town area of the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the event to our correspondent on Saturday, saying it had taken place on Wednesday. He said police officers in the vicinity were alerted to the finding of the deceased’s body in his room at 3:30 p.m. According to him, the late foreigner had been residing at the hotel for the past four months. Hundeyin said, “A distress call…

Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may have agreed to make concessions to foster unity within the party ahead of the 2027 presidential election. According to a source, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, represented PDP governors in a meeting with Wike in Lagos last week. The source mentioned that discussions during the meeting focused on resolving the political crisis in Rivers State involving Wike and the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, as well as addressing concerns related to the South-South zonal leadership, the National Secretary, and…

Arsenal suffered a setback ahead of their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, as Evanilson led Bournemouth to a 2-1 win at the Emirates Stadium. Declan Rice opened the scoring in his 100th appearance for the club, giving Mikel Arteta’s team the lead. However, Dean Huijsen levelled in the second half, and Evanilson completed the comeback, giving Bournemouth their first away win over Arsenal. Arsenal, who were defeated 1-0 by PSG in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, will need to improve significantly in the second leg on Wednesday in Paris. The second-placed Gunners…

The Gombe State Police Command has apprehended a 27-year-old Taraba resident named Joseph Babari, who had been paid to fight in Plateau State. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Gombe, the state capital. According to Abdullahi, the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday at about 11.30 p.m. by a police patrol squad assigned to the Pero-Chonge Division of Shongom Local Government Area (LGA) in Gombe. He stated that the arrest occurred while the team was performing a stop-and-search near the border between Gombe and Taraba State. According to him, Babari confessed to…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stated that Meta’s exit threat from Nigeria does not shield the social media giant from liability, stressing that the outcome of an ongoing judicial process will not be nullified by the company’s threat to leave the country. The Commission also criticised WhatsApp’s threat that it could be compelled to leave Nigeria in response to the FCCPC’s recent regulatory order as a calculated attempt to incite public outrage and put excessive pressure on the regulator to reconsider its position. The consumer protection agency responded on Saturday with a statement signed by Ondaje…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has told President Bola Tinubu that the Igbo ethnic group will give him more than 70% of the vote in the 2027 election. Kalu stated that it would be one of the ways to repay the President for his dedication to the development of Igbo land. Kalu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, on Friday, said Tinubu has fulfilled the promise of rehabilitation, reconstruction, and reconciliation made by Yakubu Gowon’s military administration by establishing the South Eastern Development Commission. The Deputy Speaker made the remarks…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has called Governors Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal of Benue and Zamfara states, along with their respective state assemblies, to appear before it on Thursday, May 8. The summons was issued in response to escalating insecurity in the state, prompting a civil rights organisation, Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law, to petition the Green Chamber. The executive and legislative arms of the two states are to testify before the committee to explain why their constitutional tasks should not be taken over by the House of Representatives because of the insecurity. Chooks…

The Defence Headquarters has announced that its troops arrested four security personnel who were helping terrorist operations in the Northeast. The suspects include two hybrid forces members who were operating with troops to battle the insurgency. According to Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, the hybrid forces were apprehended between April 26 and 29 in Bama, Kukawa, and Madagali LGAs. He stated they were among the four terrorist logistics suppliers apprehended by the military. Kangye voiced alarm about the treachery and urged commanders to sensitise their people against conduct that could disrupt ongoing military endeavours. “In a…

Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has urged President Bola Tinubu to carry out the recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference in honour of Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark. George made the appeal during a media event in Lagos on Friday. Adebanjo, the late leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, will be buried today (Saturday) in Ogun State. He died at the age of 96 on February 14. Similarly, Clark, the late Niger Delta leader who died at the age of 97 on February 17, will be buried on May 13…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has denounced the actions of a group of women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who walked out on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, at an empowerment session in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The minister referred to the episode as a “show of shame” and an embarrassment to the people of Rivers State. The women, led by some sacked local government vice-chairmen loyal to Fubara, reportedly walked out of the venue after being sidelined and replaced on the programme list by Wike supporters. The Renewed Hope Initiative organised…