Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has stated that he, and not President Bola Tinubu, played the important role in making late Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015. Speaking in a Friday interview on Arise News’ Prime Time, Amaechi, who is now a presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, addressed longstanding claims by Tinubu. During his pre-2023 campaigning, Tinubu mentioned that Buhari would not have become president without him and that it was his turn to become one too. However, Amaechi explained that as a serving minister under Buhari, he could not publicly challenge Tinubu’s assertions to avoid risking his position.…

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will not attend the wedding of his son, Donald Trump Jr., citing official government responsibilities and affairs of state. He announced this in a post shared on his Truth Social account on Friday, saying the demands of governance would prevent him from attending the ceremony involving Donald Trump Jr. and his fiancée, Bettina Anderson. According to the US president, the current period requires his continued attention at the White House. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump family, his soon-to-be…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, of denying access to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The opposition party said the restrictions surrounding El-Rufai’s detention raised new concerns about political persecution, particularly after family members claimed he was denied access to doctors, food, and visitors despite voluntarily presenting himself to authorities. The allegations were made in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, following a visit to the ICPC headquarters by a delegation led by the ADC National Secretary, Rauf…

Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has cautioned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strayed from its basic mission, citing a significant lack of intellectualism and internal debate inside the ruling party. The former minister of solid minerals development expressed great concern about the party’s current trajectory on the show ‘State Affairs with Edmund Obilo.’ Fayemi, a founding member of the APC, stated that he recently expressed similar concerns during the party’s Southwest congress in Lagos. “This is not where the party has come from. We have lost our bearing and the vision of the founding fathers of this…

The Oyo State Government has suspended all school excursions, field trips, sports competitions, and other activities outside of school grounds as burial rites for slain teacher Adesiyan Adegboye begins. The move by the state government follows last week’s deadly coordinated abduction attack on schools in the Oriire Local Government Area. Adegboye, 49, one of the teachers slain in the attack, lay in state on Friday at Ayegun Baptist Church in Ogbomoso before being buried later that day at his home in the Owolake district of town. The deceased, born on December 11, 1976, was slain by armed bandits who broke…

Baba Malam Wali, former secretary to the Yobe State Government, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress’ governorship contender for the state’s 2027 general elections. Wali won the APC governorship primary poll, which took place on Friday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Damaturu, defeating other candidates. Muttaqah Darma, Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, announced the results, saying the exercise followed the party’s constitution and standards. ‎‎“I therefore declare Baba Malam Wali, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, as the winner of the…

Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa has stated that he will depart the club at the end of the season, with Jose Mourinho poised to take over. The 43-year-old was promoted from his post as Real Madrid B manager in January, replacing former Liverpool teammate Xabi Alonso, and will now leave the club following a trophyless season. Mourinho, who has been in charge of Benfica this season, is in final talks to take over at Real Madrid, having previously managed the club from 2010 to 2013. Arbeloa announced his departure from Real Madrid in a press conference ahead of the…

Manchester City have confirmed that manager Pep Guardiola will leave the club after Sunday’s final match of the season. Guardiola has led City to 17 major trophies in ten seasons, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League triumph. The 55-year-old will play his final game against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium. In recognition of Guardiola’s impact, City’s newly constructed north stand will be named after him and will be fully operational for the first time for his final game in command of the club. On Monday, BBC Sport reported that City were preparing for Guardiola’s exit a…

An irate crowd set fire to a section of a hospital near the core of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when family and friends of a young man assumed to have died from the virus were barred from taking his body away for burial. They began firing objects toward the hospital. They also set fire to tents used as isolation wards,” local politician Luc Malembe Malembe told the BBC about what he saw at Rwampara General Hospital. During the tumult, police fired warning bullets to disperse the gathering. The body of a dead Ebola victim…

President Donald Trump has announced that the US will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon canceled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hailed the move ahead of a conference of foreign ministers in Sweden, saying the trend toward Europe becoming less reliant on the US “will continue.” Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Thursday that the decision was based on the US’s connection with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, whom he supported in the presidential election last year. He did not elaborate on whether the…