Author: Vincent Osuwo

A rare school shooting in the central Philippines on Monday resulted in at least three fatalities and five injuries, according to police. The shooting, which happened at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte province, at around 9 a.m. (0100 GMT), has not yet been linked by the police. In a statement, regional police added, “The victims were immediately transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment and appropriate medical intervention.” According to government station PTV, two individuals, both purportedly students, had been taken into custody, with one being captured on the spot. Gunman shoots many at Brown University…

The Kaduna State Police Command has denounced the lynching of a lady accused of kidnapping a child by an angry mob in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State, describing the act as barbaric and a serious breach of the rule of law. The command stated that numerous people had been apprehended in connection with the incident and that attempts were underway to apprehend the remaining criminals. DSP Mansir Hassan, the Police Public Relations Officer, announced this in a statement made on Sunday in Kaduna. According to the statement, the incident occurred at 10 a.m. on Saturday, when the Divisional Police Officer in…

Social media influencer, Ojaigho Prosper, popularly known as GehGeh, has berated TikTok star Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, over his decision to marry his partner, Elizabeth Aminata, also known as Jarvis, despite acknowledging his financial success. Peller disclosed on Sunday that he had fulfilled traditional marriage rites by paying Jarvis’ bride price during a family introduction ceremony. Reacting via his X page on Sunday, GehGeh questioned whether financial stability alone was enough reason for marriage, arguing that other factors should be considered before making such a commitment. “Y’all are justifying his act with ‘he has the money allow him’. But…

Popular TikTok star Peller announced he has paid the bride price of his partner, Elizabeth Aminata, known as Jarvis, during a family introduction ceremony. The ceremony was captured in a video posted by Peller on his Instagram page on Sunday. It shows Peller in traditional attire, a white shirt with a George wrapper and red coral beads, while Jarvis appears in a red wrapper, adorned with matching coral accessories and a beaded crown. Peller captioned the video on Instagram, “Today, I proudly paid the bride price of the woman I love. “A beautiful journey has officially begun, and I’m grateful…

The Oyo State Police Command dismissed reports suggesting that the kidnapped victims in Igbope, Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State, had been freed. The claims came after a video surfaced on social media on Saturday showing massive groups of residents chanting and dancing with Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. The joy was reported as a celebration of the victims’ release: a mother, her children, and a sibling. They were alleged to have been released after Igboho issued a two-hour ultimatum to suspected kidnappers and Fulani community elders, demanding their release. However, both local and…

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which is loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has urged Chief Bode George to rejoin the “party’s mainstream leadership structure” in order to reposition it for the 2027 general elections. Mr Hakeem Olalemi, the faction’s state organising secretary, made the request during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday. According to NAN, George, a former PDP Deputy National Chairman, is associated with the National Working Committee led by Dr Kabiru Turaki and backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. George…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Biodun Oyebanji on his win in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election. The president praised the people of Ekiti State for their “peaceful and orderly behavior and for placing their trust in Oyebanji.” Tinubu congratulated security agencies for maintaining law and order during the election, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to continue to improve the conduct of peaceful, free, fair, and credible elections in the run-up to the Osun governorship election in August and the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has formally ended admissions into affiliated degree programmes run by colleges of education, marking a major shift in Nigeria’s teacher education system and effectively making the Nigeria Certificate in Education the sole entry route into the institutions from the 2026/2027 academic session. The decision was announced in JAMB’s newly released NCE/ND Agriculture Registration Guidelines issued by the Office of the Registrar in June 2026. Under the new policy, JAMB stated that there would be “no admission into any affiliated programme in any college of education from the 2026/7 session.” JAMB has ruled out…

The management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, has suspended two students over allegations that they cyberbullied the institution’s suspended Students’ Union Government president, James Iyanuoluwa Adio. This was announced in a statement published on the university’s official news portal on Friday, attributed to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Professor Tajudeen Opoola, who is the Acting Vice-Chancellor. The two students, Alao Iyanuoluwa Odunayo and Olawale Abiodun Samuel, were accused of conspiring to cyberbully Adio “by posting his private affairs online for Adio’s inability to meet their financial demands.” The management stated that it frowned at the student’ involvement in what it…

Residents of Ikogosi in Ekiti West Local Government Area turned out early on Saturday at Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s polling unit as voting began in the Ekiti State governorship election. Voters were observed at Ward 6, Polling Unit 003, in front of the Oyebanji family compound in Okelele, verifying their names on the register and preparing to vote. Officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) came at the polling station and instructed people on the voting process before accreditation and voting began at around 8:30 a.m. The officials told the electorate that enough materials had been provided for a smooth…