Author: Vincent Osuwo

A car drove into a crowd in Munich, injuring at least 30 people, some badly, just 10 days before Germans vote in federal elections. According to authorities, the driver was Farhad N., a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker identified by local media. He was detained at the scene and is due in court on Friday. Police stated counter-terrorism officers had taken over the probe, although Bavaria’s state governor later emphasized that there was no early evidence of “previous extremist backgrounds.” The events in Munich followed a series of deadly attacks in Germany, all of which were supposedly carried out by immigrants.…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has compared the death of Ayo Adebanjo, a prominent leader of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organization Afenifere, to the collapse of a big Iroko tree in the forest. Makinde termed Adebanjo’s death “the end of an era” in a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju. The governor also praised the dead as a wonderful nationalist, federalist, patriot, and true democrat who worked tirelessly to make Nigeria a better country. Makinde, who described Adebanjo as “a father of all,” extended his condolences to the late Afenifere…

The family of Nigerian superstar Innocent Idibia, also known as 2Baba, has petitioned the Department of State Services over his whereabouts and declared him missing. In a plea written by their lawyer, Wilson Anuge, dated February 7, the Idibia family alleged that the musician, popularly known as 2Baba, had gone missing on February 10, 2025, and had not been seen since. The family claimed that 2Baba, also known as 2Face, left his home on that day in his loungewear, implying that he was going for his usual walk, but he never came home. “We are writing to urgently seek your…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his great grief over the death of Afenifere leader and elder statesman Pa Ayo Adebanjo, describing him as a brave crusader for truth, justice, and democracy. Adebanjo, 96, a notable Yoruba leader and patriot, died quietly at home in Lekki, Lagos, on Friday, February 14, according to his family’s statement. Tinubu paid tribute to Adebanjo’s legacy in a personal sympathy message sent on Friday, recognizing his lifelong dedication to Nigerian advancement and national unity. Tinubu described Adebanjo as one of the last surviving nationalists who played a crucial role in shaping Nigeria’s political history. “From…

A humpback whale temporarily swallowed a kayaker in southern Chile before spitting him out unhurt, in an incredible escape captured on camera. Adrian Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas on Saturday when a massive baleen emerged from the water, eating him and his yellow kayak whole. Five seconds later, a stunned Simancas bobbed to the surface, with the whale’s dorsal again visible above the freezing gray water. “I thought he’d swallowed me!” Simancas exclaimed. The entire astonishing scene was captured on video and instantly went viral after being shared on social media by his father, Dell…

US President Donald Trump has approved the extradition of a suspect linked to the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, in which over 160 people were killed. Trump made the announcement on Thursday during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. “I am pleased to announce that my administration has approved the extradition of one of the plotters and one of the very evil people of the world, having to do with the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, to face justice in India. “So, he is going to be going back to India to face…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has defended the commission’s ongoing crackdown on internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, despite criticisms from many quarters. Speaking on Thursday while receiving the management of The PUNCH at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, Olukoyede noted that the country lost over $500 million in one year due to internet fraud. The EFCC chairman stated that the activities of internet fraudsters had evolved beyond online scams, warning that they were now involved in more dangerous crimes, such as kidnapping, ritual killings, and arms trafficking. “We…

No fewer than ten laborers were killed on Friday when their vehicle was hit by a blast from an improvised explosive device in southwest Pakistan, an official said. “10 mine workers were killed in an attack in Harnai district,” Shahzad Zahri, a senior government official, told AFP. The laborers were traveling “from the work site to the market for shopping as their car came under attack,” Saleem Tareen, another senior government official in the same district, told reporters, adding that it was “an IED blast.” “We are investigating the attack.” This comes a few months after 16 soldiers were killed…

Rose Idibia, the mother of legendary artist Innocent, also known as 2Baba, has urged Nigerians to assist her in persuading Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawuru to leave her son. She made the request in a video that went viral Thursday evening. Mrs. Idibia claims that 2Baba is currently in a bad mood as a result of his divorce procedures with his estranged wife Annie. “Good evening, Nigerians. My name is Mrs. Rose Idibia, the mother of 2Baba. This message is for Miss Natasha Osawaru of Edo State. I’m calling on all mothers in Nigeria to help me beg her to…

A Brazilian woman suspected of poisoning her husband’s family with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake was found dead in her prison cell, which police believe was a suicide. Deise Moura dos Anjos, 42, had been in pre-trial prison since January after prosecutors accused her of killing three relatives on Christmas Eve and attempting to murder another three. The victims had all eaten from the cake, which forensic investigators discovered had been made with flour laced with the lethal toxin. Police were also investigating if she killed her father-in-law, who died in September. Forensic scientists exhumed his remains and discovered high quantities…