Author: Vincent Osuwo

Reverend Father Stephen Echezona, who had been abducted by gunmen at a petrol station in Ichida, Anaocha Local Government Area, has been freed by the Anambra State Police Command. The assailants, driving a white Lexus SUV with no plate number, seized the priest in his vehicle after abandoning theirs amid a gunfight with security personnel who rushed to the incident. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the victim was rescued in the early hours of March 23, 2025, by a joint security team comprised of the police, military, Nigeria Security and Civil…

The Anambra State Police Command has rescued three unidentified people who were kidnapped by gunmen along the Onitsha-Owerri expressway in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. Superintendent of Police Tochukwu Ikenga of Anambra State stated in a statement on Saturday that the victims were rescued around 7:20 a.m. Our correspondent gathered that the kidnapped victims were abducted on Friday evening at Nsugbe-Nneyi in Umuleri, Anambra State. A video of the incident that appeared on social media indicated that the kidnappers shot one of the victims in the foot as a means to emphasise their severity and pressure their relatives to pay…

Nollywood actress Nkechi Nweje has passed away following a brief illness. Her death was announced on Saturday by movie producer Stanley Ajemba, also known as Stanley Ontop, via Instagram. Ajemba paid tribute to the actress, calling her a dynamic actress and his best friend. He remembered their last chat being during the Queen’s saga, when she advised him to cease. He wrote, “Nollywood in tears as we lost one of our vibrant Nollywood actresses, @nkechi.nweje, after a brief illness. “Couldn’t post since morning because it was like a dream to me. Ezigbo Nwanyi Onitsha. “Rest in peace, ma’am. My best…

Pope Francis will leave the hospital on Sunday and return to his apartment in the Vatican, where he will spend “at least two months” resting, one of his doctors disclosed. The 88-year-old pontiff has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, when he was admitted for breathing issues and later battled pneumonia in both lungs. The Vatican said that the pontiff will wave and bless on Sunday. Details later…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that suspending elected officials in Rivers State risks tarnishing the country’s reputation. He made the comment at the Haske Satumari Foundation Colloquium in Abuja on Saturday. “These actions by key actors in the executive and legislative arms of government paint the country in a negative light,” he said. Jonathan, speaking about the political turmoil in Rivers State, stated that, while it is not customary for former presidents to comment on political issues in order to avoid inflaming the situation, he insisted that the image of a country and the amount of investment it attracts…

Kebbi State University of Science and Technology in Aliero has reported the deaths of six students as a result of a cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak. Mustapha Ango, the university’s Public Relations Officer, expressed the institution’s condolences over the unfortunate death in a statement released to our correspondent in the state on Saturday. On behalf of the management, he expressed deepest condolences to the families of the slain students, noting that the Vice-Chancellor, B. G. Danshehu, was very grieved by the regrettable tragedy. He said, “Upon detecting the initial signs of the outbreak, KSUSTA took immediate and decisive action to mitigate the…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) state governors have instructed their attorneys general to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, saying that Section 305(3) of the Constitution is subject to judicial interpretation. After their Zoom meeting on Wednesday, the PDP governors, in a communiqué signed by the forum’s chairman and Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, made accessible to journalists on Saturday, reaffirmed their sympathy with Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the people of Rivers State. Rivers State has suffered political turbulence for nearly two years, with former Governor Nyesom Wike and his successor, Sim Fubara,…

Mrs Uchechi Kanu, the wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has explained the reasons behind her husband’s apology regarding the events that transpired in Justice Binta Nyako’s court. Kanu provided this explanation in a statement she personally signed, a copy of which was obtained on Saturday by our correspondent. According to her, the status of the IPOB leader’s new attorney, Chief Kanu Agabi, necessitated that he address the court about the happenings at Justice Binta Nyako’s court, which she claimed shook the pillars of Nigerian justice. The statement reads, “In court today, my…

Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and a former senior official were barred from entering the United States on Friday after being involved in substantial wrongdoing in a long-running court case in Argentina. Fernandez de Kirchner, a leftist former two-term president who controlled Argentina from 2007 to 2015, wields considerable political power at home and is a vocal critic of libertarian President Javier Milei, an admirer of US President Donald Trump. In a statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Fernandez de Kirchner and former Planning Minister Julio Miguel De Vido abused their positions by orchestrating and…

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has formally apologised to the Federal High Court, Justice Binta Nyako, and Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, for his wrongdoing during the last hearing of his terrorism trial. He pleaded for forgiveness and pledged to behave well throughout his trial. Kanu’s apology was contained in a lengthy prepared address presented by his principal counsel, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Kanu Agabi. Kanu explicitly urged Justice Nyako and Awomolo to forgive and forget his outburst and insults on them in open court during his emotional statement.…