Author: Vincent Osuwo

Some gunmen kidnapped senior Kwara State Local Government Service Commission officials on the Omu-Aran/Ilorin Road. The victims are Elizabeth Arinde, Head of the Legal Department of Oke-Ero Local Government, and the council’s Head of Personnel Management, whose identity could not be confirmed immediately. The victims were abducted by the gunmen on Friday evening. It was gathered that the two senior administrators were among seven people kidnapped at Corner Eleyin on the Omu-Aran/Ilorin Motorway while returning to Ilorin, the state capital, for the weekend on Friday, April 25, 2025. Around 5:45 p.m., five gunmen assaulted two private automobiles before leading the…

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has suspended Alhaji Hassan Ja’afaru, the Emir of Daware, indefinitely. Ja’afaru, the previous district head of Daware in Fufore Local Government, was investigated and convicted of corruption, maladministration, breach of security, and other crimes. In a letter dated April 25, 2025, written by the Permanent Secretary for Chieftaincy Affairs, Adama Mamman, and made accessible to newsmen on Sunday, he commanded the district head to hand over all government property in his hands to the district secretary. Part of the letter read, “Following a series of complaints made against you for maladministration, corruption, breach of security,…

The South-South Zonal chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday gave social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan, one week to tender an apology to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over the manner he disparaged him in his latest video. While advising him to distinguish between activism and slander, the APC also warned him against targeting the former Akwa Ibom governor again in the future. Blessing Agbomhere, the South-South APC’s Zonal Organising Secretary, issued the warning in a statement in Abuja. Agbomhere was responding to the social media sensation’s blistering verbal attack on…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who after hours of combing an 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a total weight of 417.3 kg worth ₦1,042,500,000 in street value. Three suspects, Eze Ayitu, Ofuokwu Samuel, and Emmanuel Ameh, were arrested in the course of the operation at the five-storey hotel building between April 25 and 26, 2025, while two other suspects, Noble Philip and his partner Kenneth, are currently at large. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters…

Rwanda’s Investigation Bureau has arrested three top officials from the Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, as well as four businessmen, for alleged corruption and abuse of power. The trio, Augustin Rwomushana, John Kanyangira, and Richard Niyongabo, are being held in Kigali without a specific date of arrest. It was unclear whether the officials were involved in the illegal trafficking of minerals from the resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda is accused of assisting anti-government forces in syphoning off its neighbour’s vast veins of critical minerals. Kanyangira was in charge of traceability on the board, which is responsible for…

Over 40 persons have been arrested and are facing prosecution for impersonating candidates during the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed. This comes as many parents and guardians express concern that the 6.30 a.m. resumption time for the exam was too early for candidates, adding that many may have to drive several miles to their examination sites. The 2025 UTME, which began on Thursday, April 24, will run until Monday, May 5. According to JAMB, over 2,030,627 students are taking this year’s exam at authorised computer-based test centres across the…

The United Kingdom (UK) has deported 43 people to Nigeria and Ghana for immigration violations, including failed asylum petitions and criminal convictions.  In a joint statement issued on Friday by the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), UK authorities acknowledged the removal but did not indicate when the deportations would take place. According to the announcement, the deportees comprised 15 failed asylum seekers and 11 foreign nationals who had served their prison sentences. Another seven people reportedly returned to their native nations voluntarily. “Those removed had no right to be in the UK and included 15…

A tragic accident on the Oyo-Ogbomoso road in Oyo State has claimed the lives of many students who were on their way to sit for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. According to reports, the accident occurred on Saturday morning. It was gathered that the crash involved a commercial vehicle conveying the students to a JAMB centre in Ogbomoso. Eyewitnesses at the scene stated that the crash happened when the vehicle had a brake failure. “Fatal accident claimed the lives of the students that were going to write JAMB in Ogbomoso on Oyo Road, Oyo State,” a now…

Celtic claimed their fourth consecutive Scottish Premiership title in style on Saturday, defeating Dundee United 5-0. Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah each scored twice after Ryan Strain’s own goal put Celtic on track to win their 13th Scottish title in 14 seasons. Celtic are 18 points ahead of second-placed Rangers, who have five games left to play. The Glasgow club have collected 21 of the previous 26 domestic titles as Brendan Rodgers’ men reign supreme in Scotland. Celtic just needed a point at Tannadice to kick off their title celebrations, but their goal-scoring frenzy ensured they went out with a…

Premier League side Chelsea, on Saturday, clinched a hard-fought 1-0 win against Everton in a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, with Nicolas Jackson proving to be the difference-maker. Jackson scored the game’s only goal in the 27th minute, assisted by Enzo Fernández. The match, which ended with Chelsea retaining their lead throughout the second half, saw the home team dominate possession and generate multiple chances, but they only managed to score once. Chelsea’s victory helped them strengthen their position in the Premier League standings, where they now sit fourth with 60 points from 34 matches, including 17 wins, 9…