Author: Vincent Osuwo

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun of demolishing his cement plant twice during his time as governor. Dangote made the allegations on Monday during a meeting with Governor Dapo Abiodun. However, in a swift reaction, Amosun, in a statement by his media office, described Dangote’s allegation, challenging him to “avail the public of the requisite approvals for the construction of the structures he alleged were demolished. “While we will not give vent to this obvious mischief as it is deliberate, we will advise Alhaji Dangote to furnish the public with details…

Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and the publisher of Sahara Reporters, stated on Monday that Ushie Uguamaye, a youth corps member who lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s administration for hardship, is under enormous pressure to apologise. Sowore, who accompanied the corps member to the NYSC Local Government Inspector’s office in Lagos with a team of attorneys, stated that government officials, including ministers, had been contacting Uguamaye to pressure him to apologise. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday night, Sowore argued that the corps members had not committed a crime by opposing Tinubu’s administration. In a now-viral TikTok video, Uguamaye, a…

The Lagos State Government has stated that it will prosecute a woman known as Nwakwo Patience for allegedly dumping rubbish at an undesignated location. Tokunbo Wahab, the state commissioner for environment and water resources, announced on Monday that the suspect was apprehended on March 13, 2025, at around 7:47 a.m. in the Alimosho area of Lagos. The commissioner stated that the individual “identified as Nwakwo Patient was observed illegally dumping refuse at Alimosho Bus Stop along New Ipaja Road.” “Further investigations at her residence confirmed the absence of a designated waste storage facility. While the suspect claimed to be registered…

Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former Minister of Petroleum, requested the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to reclaim her seized assets from their buyers. The former minister expressly sought that the court order the anti-graft agency to reclaim the seized assets from the persons or businesses to whom they were sold. Diezani made this motion in a revised application filed on her behalf by her attorney, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), before Justice Inyang Ekwo. She requested an injunction to overturn the EFCC’s public notice, which served as the foundation for the public…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has mocked Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, also known as Jandor, following his comeback to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Adediran, the Lagos PDP governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, declared his return to the APC during a news conference in Lagos on Monday. Adediran, the head of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, announced his resignation from the PDP on March 3, 2025, citing the party’s lack of discipline and betrayal by its leaders. He had previously been a member of the APC before joining the PDP. Speaking on his defection in an interview with…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice charging the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, with suspected malfeasance. On Monday, 26 assembly members accused Fubara of wrongdoing in a warning issued to the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule. The lawmakers state that their actions are in accordance with “Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and other existing laws.” They accused Fubara of various offences, including irresponsible and unconstitutional use of public funds, as well as hindering Assembly activities. See all the allegations filed against Fubara by the House:…

Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son, called his father the greatest president in Nigerian history. Seyi made the comment while addressing a gathering of youths in Adamawa State, as shown in a viral video from Monday. “It was never politics, but they keep coming for me; they keep coming for my family; they keep coming for your father; they keep coming for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the greatest president in the history of Nigeria,” he said. He also lauded his father’s leadership, noting that he stressed youth empowerment and economic development. “He is the only president who has kept your…

The Delta State Police Command claims to have killed four alleged kidnappers and recovered one AK-47 rifle along a railway line in the state’s Agbarho area. SP Bright Edafe, the state police spokesperson, said this in a statement issued Monday in Asaba, Delta State’s capital. “Operatives of the CP Special Assignment team who had earlier arrested one suspect when he was seeking to buy AK-47 rifle ammunition on March 9, 2025. “The suspect during interrogation revealed the location where the rifle was hidden. The operatives stormed the bush along the railway line in Agbarho, where the gang members, upon sighting…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Oba Otudeko to enter a plea to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s charges against him. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke gave the order on Monday. Recall that the EFCC had filed a 13-count indictment against him and three others for alleged N30 billion loan fraud. At the hearing, the judge stated that he must enter his plea before an application challenging the court’s jurisdiction over the case may be resolved. Justice Aneke then adjourned the case until May 8. Details later…

The former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor made the revelation on Monday during a news conference at his office in Ikeja, Lagos, just weeks after quitting from the PDP. Jandor highlighted internal conflicts and a lack of party discipline inside the PDP as the key reasons for his departure, expressing displeasure in the party’s failure to confront anti-party activity during the 2023 national elections. He said, “Our story in the PDP was a case of working with perennial…