Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, has condemned the frequent occurrence of fuel tanker explosions in the country. Obi, in a statement on his X page on Sunday, lamented over the loss of lives and properties as a result of ”avoidable” tanker explosions. Obi made the remark while reacting to the death of 18 people in a tanker explosion in Enugu State on Saturday. ”Exactly one week after a petrol tanker explosion in Niger State killed nearly a hundred persons and injured many, another explosion has just been reported in Enugu, leaving 18 persons dead,” Obi stated. ”The…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the tanker explosion that claimed 18 lives and injured 13 others in Enugu State. Tinubu, in a statement on Sunday signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, consoled the governor and the good people of Enugu State over the loss of lives as a result of the explosion. Chronicle NG reports that the fuel tanker reportedly spiralled out of control and burst into flames while navigating the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Motorway on Saturday. Speaking on the incident, Tinubu commiserated ”with the families of the deceased and…

The Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, on Saturday, ordered the dissolution of the Sharia panel set up at the Central Mosque, Ado Ekiti, in the interest of peaceful coexistence and law and order in the committee. The monarch stated this in Ado Ekiti during a meeting with the community’s chiefs and indigenes, as well as the Chief Imam and President of the League of Imams and Alfas in the Southwest, Edo, and Delta states, Sheikh Jamiu Kewulere, and other Muslim leaders. Oba Adejugbe spoke in reaction to news reports last week that stipulated the first public sitting of…

Pan-Yoruba leaders from various groups, including artisans, workers, students, community-based groups, traders, professionals, and self-determination groups, have expressed their opposition to the introduction of Sharia Law in Yorubaland. They see this as a deliberate attempt to destabilise the region by sponsoring divisive and retrogressive proposals that could lead to unrest in the South-West. This was revealed in a statement jointly signed by the leaders of 29 pan-Yoruba groups, which included the Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movements, O’odua Nationalist Coalition, South West Professional Forum, and Federation for Yoruba Consciousness and Culture. They showed their admiration for Islam, which they highlighted had…

Prof. Emeka Chukwuma, a lecturer at Delta State University in Abraka, has reportedly been killed by gunmen. According to reports, Chukwuma returned to his hometown of Umueji in Asaba, Delta State’s capital, for his normal weekend on Friday when he was assassinated in his home. According to sources, the 56-year-old professor normally spends his weekends in Asaba. “Prof. Emeka Chukwuma was assassinated in Asaba on Friday night. He is a lecturer at Delta State University, Abraka, Anwai campus, but later went back to the Abraka campus after the conversion of Anwai campus to Dennis Osadebey University. “Prof. Chukwuma usually comes…

No fewer than 18 people have been killed and 13 injured when a tanker exploded at Ugwu Onyeama, along the Enugu-Onitsha Motorway, on Saturday. Around 11:30 a.m., a fuel-laden tanker collided with a JUHEL Nigeria Limited water truck as it descended a slope, resulting in an explosion that sparked widespread panic. Olusegun Ogungbemide, spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, said in a statement on Saturday that the incident included 17 vehicles, including a petrol tanker, a water tanker, 15 cars, and a tricycle. According to preliminary FRSC reports, the petrol truck carrying premium motor spirit lost control after its…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has warned its impeached Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, against actions capable of disrupting the legislative arm and heating the polity. This comes after Obasa, on Saturday, while addressing his supporters on his arrival from the United States of America, states that his removal as the speaker did not follow due process. However, in a statement on Saturday, e-signed by Ogundipe Olukayode on behalf of the assembly, the legislators reiterated their solidarity with the newly elected Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, and their firm stance on the impeachment decision taken on January 13. “It is imperative to clarify…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja applauded the intervention of the Finnish government with the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, saying the government will not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to divisiveness among citizens. This comes as the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Sanna Selin, has stated that Simon Ekpa has hampered bilateral relations. Tinubu remarked after receiving Letters of Credence from Ms. Selin, the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, at State House. He praised the Finnish authorities for their early intervention, which preserved the country’s integrity and minimised an action that threatened peaceful coexistence. Tinubu also…

The Governor Seyi Makinde-led Oyo State Government, on Friday, paid a total sum of ₦12 billion to the state government workers. In a statement on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, stated that the money paid is a result of a promise kept by Governor Seyi Makinde on the ₦80,000 minimum wage for the state workers from January 1, 2025. He said, “One of the implications of the new wage is that workers on Grade Levels I to VI now enjoy a minimum of ₦50,000 increment while the salaries of those on Grade Level 17 shoot…

United States tennis player Madison Keys has defeated Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka to win the 2025 Australian Open women’s title. Madison defeated Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title at the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday morning. The American number 19 seed had been the underdog against the two-time defending champion, who was seeking a 21st consecutive Melbourne match victory. However, in the two-hour keenly contested encounter, Keys, who stepped up her tactics, claimed two of the three sets 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. The 29-year-old is the first to defeat the world’s top two-ranked women at a major since Svetlana Kuznetsova…