Author: Vincent Osuwo

A UK court on Friday sentenced Lydia Mugambe, a United Nations judge, to six years and four months’ imprisonment after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid. Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, 50, was sentenced under Britain’s Modern Slavery Act for taking “advantage of her status” over the victim while studying law at Oxford University. The jury at Oxford Crown Court found Mugambe guilty of conspiring to violate UK immigration rules, enabling travel for exploitation, forcing someone to work, and conspiring to intimidate a witness. The court was told that the accused, who is…

Julius Abure, National Chairman of the Labour Party, reacted on Friday to Abia State Governor Alex Otti, claiming that his leadership had a role in raising Otti to the position he now holds. Abure made the statements during an emergency meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee held at the Labour Party secretariat in Abuja. His statements were in response to Otti’s appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show earlier that day, during which the governor said they had regained control of the party from Abure, whom he accused of “masturbating” over assertions that he was still in command. Otti had…

Abia State Governor Alex Otti, has declared that he is close to President Bola Tinubu and does not need to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Chronicle NG reported that the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, joined the APC lately, as did members of the State House of Assembly elected on the Peoples Democratic Party platform. During their official reception on Monday, Okowa, who was the PDP’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, said he and his successor joined the ruling party to connect Delta State to Aso Rock. However, in an interview with…

Nigerians have criticised a social media user, Vivian Okeke, over her call for women to falsely accuse men of rape. In a now viral tweet that has elicited backlash from Nigerians, Okeke urged women to accuse men of rape in a bid to teach men ”a lesson”. Okeke mentioned that false rape accusations are necessary to curb the alleged excesses of men. ”Personally, I think false rape accusations are the best option for getting these men to be taught a significant lesson,” Okeke said. Her statement has attracted backlash from Nigerians who totally condemned her demands. This publication highlights below…

Andrew Ominikoron, a Bus Rapid Transit driver, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola. Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in the Tafawa Balewa Square Annexe, sentenced the accused on Friday. Ominikoron was charged with five counts of murder, conspiracy, and rape in connection with Ayanwola’s death, as well as the sexual assault of Dr Anosike Victoria and the rape of Maryland Ojiezelu. Delivering judgement on Friday, Justice Sonaike concluded that the Lagos State Government, which prosecuted the case, had successfully established its case beyond a reasonable doubt. “For…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his intent to rename both May 8 and November 11 “Victory Day” in his latest attempt to alter the country’s nomenclature. “I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. Victory Day, observed by the European Union (EU) on May 8 and in former Soviet countries on May 9, marks the anniversary of the formal acceptance of Germany’s unconditional surrender. The world war continued in Asia until the surrender of Japan in…

President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, May 8, make an official visit to Anambra State. Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor, announced Tinubu’s visit to members of the state Labour and TUC unions at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka on Thursday during the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration. The governor stated that during his visit, the president is expected to commission significant infrastructure projects and attend a special celebration hosted by the state’s governor. Soludo stated that the president will visit Anambra State to officially commission some of the projects accomplished by his administration during his three years in office.…

The Labour Party (LP) members representing Igboeze/Udenu and Igboeze South/Nsukka Federal Constituencies, Mr Dennis Agbo and Mark-Chidi Obetta, respectively, on Thursday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State. Mr Malachi-Okey Onyechi, who represents the Nsukka West State Constituency, defected alongside them. Earlier, two LP chieftains, Prince Emeka Mamah and Titus Odo, defected to the PDP on Tuesday, just two weeks after the LP’s governorship candidate for the 2023 elections, Chijioke Edeoga, abandoned the LP for the PDP. The decampees were PDP members who defected to the LP in the 2023 general elections. During the defection at the…

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have initiated peace talks to resolve their longstanding feud. Sources close to both parties confirmed that the two recently met at Wike’s residence in Abuja. The mediation, headed by former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba and the current Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun, marked the first step towards reconciling the political divide that has dominated Rivers State. Fubara and Wike are expected to meet again soon to finish the reconciliation process. According to a reputable source at the meeting who requested anonymity, the two governors had a lengthy…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has urged the chairmen of the FCT’s six Area Councils to promptly implement and pay the national minimum wage to their workers. Last Thursday, primary school teachers, health workers, and area council employees protested to demand the settlement of minimum wage arrears, among other things. During his remarks at the 2025 International Workers’ Day celebration in Abuja, Wike, who was represented by the Head of the FCT Civil Service, Grace Adayilo, voiced worry over the continuing industrial action by Area Council workers, which was caused by non-payment of the new minimum…