Author: Vincent Osuwo

Ghanaian President John Mahama on Tuesday announced the suspension of the country’s Supreme Court judge while she is investigated for misconduct. The case against Supreme Court Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo followed three distinct petitions calling for her dismissal. Tampering with court records and misappropriation of public monies are among the allegations levelled against her. A spokeswoman for President John Mahama said in a statement that he had, “in consultation with the Council of State, determined that a prima facie case has been established” and that Torkornoo would be suspended until the investigation was conducted. The specifics of the…

Protesters on Tuesday stormed the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), demanding the prosecution of former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Group (NNPCL) CEO Mele Kyari. Concerned Citizens Against Corruption requested that the AGF undertake a thorough inquiry of NNPCL’s dealings over the last five years. The group, led by its convener, Kabir Matazu, expressed displeasure that, despite President Bola Tinubu’s resignation of Kyari and the whole NNPCL board on April 2, 2025, no efforts had been made to probe the alleged corrupt activities during Kyari’s term. The group raised concerns…

Hundreds of supporters of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, flooded the streets of Port Harcourt on Tuesday in protest, demanding his reinstatement. Dressed in black and carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Together we stand for Governor Sim Fubara”, “We want back our Governor, whom we all voted for”, and Governor Fubara is the pride of Rivers People”, the demonstrators kicked off the march from Aggrey Road, Old Port Harcourt Township. This is the latest in a series of anti- and pro-protests that have erupted in the state since March 18, when President Bola Tinubu declared a…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has criticised Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his recent visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari to endear him to his coalition campaign. George was disappointed by Atiku’s decision, stating the former vice president abandoned his party members to discuss his coalition agenda with Buhari, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku has been urging opposition leaders across the country to join a mega party to dethrone President Bola Tinubu in 2027. However, the former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP has dismissed the coalition agenda, implying that it…

Harvard filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, escalating the conflict between the famed university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought outside political supervision. Trump has attempted to drag numerous famous colleges to heel over allegations that they fostered campus anti-Semitism, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status, and foreign student enrolment, but Harvard has refused to comply. “This case involves the government’s efforts to use the withholding of federal funding as leverage to gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard,” the Ivy League university said in a lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts federal…

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square. This was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Holy See Press Office. According to the statement, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, “Will preside at the Mass, which will be concelebrated by Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and priests from across the globe.” It added, “The Eucharistic celebration will conclude with the Ultima commendatio and the Valedictio. The late Pope Francis’ body will then be taken into St. Peter’s Basilica and then to the…

Opialu Fabian, a security expert and public affairs analyst, has lambasted the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, for the country’s deteriorating security, despite President Bola Tinubu’s strong support. On Monday, Fabian praised Tinubu’s efforts and political resolve, particularly for designating the greatest budgeted provision for security in Nigerian history. “The president has done well. The budgetary provision is the highest in history, meaning the president has demonstrated the will to fight insecurity,” Fabian said. However, he expressed disappointment in the performance of the president’s security appointees, stating that they have not lived up to expectations. “These appointees have not quite…

A New York jury has found Nadine Menendez, the wife of a former New Jersey senator guilty of her role in a years-long bribery conspiracy involving stacks of cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz. Menendez, 58, was found guilty of all 15 counts, including bribery and obstruction of justice, for assisting her husband, former Senator Robert Menendez, who received extravagant gifts in exchange for political favours. She was indicted alongside her husband in September 2023, but her trial was postponed due to breast cancer treatment. Menendez’s sentencing date has been set for June 12. Her spouse was convicted in July…

Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyeson Wike, has advised human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) against misleading his clients. During an interview on national television, Falana said that the Supreme Court’s decision on the Rivers crisis had nothing to do with who was the true speaker of the Rivers Assembly. Falana made the comments while discussing the difficulties surrounding the Supreme Court-determined defection of 27 House of Assembly members. In response, Olayinka said in an Abuja statement on Monday that Justice Emmanuel Obile of the Federal High Court, Port…

The United Kingdom Home Office received 22,619 asylum petitions from Nigerian nationals between 2010 and 2024. Nigerians accounted for one in every 30 UK asylum claims over the time, ranking 11th in the Home Office’s recently released year-end asylum and resettlement figures. According to the Home Office, over two times as many Nigerians (2,841) requested asylum in 2024 than in 2023 (1,462). Overall, 108,138 people applied for asylum in the UK in 2024, representing a 378 per cent increase from 2010. The majority were first-time claims by South Asian and Middle Eastern nationals. Iran topped the chart with 75,737, perhaps…