Author: Vincent Osuwo

Jim Bakker, the American televangelist who established a multimillion-dollar Christian television ministry before his career fell apart amid a sex scandal and a fraud conviction, has passed away at 86. According to an announcement from his wife, Lori Bakker, Bakker died on Monday. The cause of his death has not yet been revealed. In a statement posted on social media, Lori shared news of his passing, saying, “It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening.” She added, “For 66 years, Jim gave his life…

US President Donald Trump has given the green light for former US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan to be executed by firing squad. Hasan was convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, which left 13 people dead and 32 others wounded. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell revealed the decision in a post on X on Monday, stating that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had put forward the execution recommendation and Trump had given it his approval. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended—and President Donald J. Trump has approved—death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan. “The Secretary…

The military aircraft that crashed on Monday had disappeared from radar shortly after take-off, a senior air traffic controller familiar with the aircraft’s final journey revealed. The plane, bearing tail number NGR 931, was flying from Benin City, the capital of Edo State, to Lagos when air traffic controllers lost contact with it at roughly 9:13am, shortly before it went down in a swamp at Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo State. The senior air traffic controller, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity since he was not permitted to discuss the matter, stated…

President Bola Tinubu has declares three days of national mourning in honor of the Nigerian Air Force personnel who lost their lives in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State. Tinubu also ordered that flags be lowered to half-mast nationwide as a sign of respect for the fallen officers. This was stated in a statement signed on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft went down near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State while carrying out a routine mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos.…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed its intention to set up a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination center in Ottawa, Canada, where Nigerians residing there and in other parts of North America will be able to take the examination starting in 2027. The board made this known in a post on its official social media platforms after its registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, paid a visit to the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa. JAMB stated that the planned centre would give eligible Nigerians in Canada and other parts of North America easier access to the UTME, especially those looking…

France netted four goals in the last 13 minutes, overturning a deficit to defeat Belgium in the Nations League, as Zinedine Zidane kept his unbeaten record as manager intact. Dodi Lukebakio opened the scoring for Belgium, latching onto Romeo Lavia’s superb 60-yard through ball and then getting the better of France debutant goalkeeper Guillaume Restes. France continued to press and finally drew level when Desire Doue’s low strike from outside the penalty area got past Maarten Vandevoordt, who was making his debut between the posts for Belgium. Rayan Cherki then put them in front after being found by a cutback…

Twin sisters, Dr Hadiya Usman, a medical doctor, and Dr Aidah Usman, a pharmacist, have passed away a few days apart following a battle with sickle cell in Yobe State. Before their deaths, Hadiya was serving her internship at the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, located in the Nguru Local Government Area of the state, while her twin sister, Aidah, worked as a pharmacist at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The sisters were the daughters of Prof. Hadiza Abdullahi Usman, the medical director of the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru. Ibrahim Auwal, a relative of the deceased, confirmed the deaths on…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated alcoholic beverages worth an estimated N300m packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml during enforcement operations in Lagos State. NAFDAC revealed this in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Sunday, adding that some distributors and retailers involved in the sale of the prohibited products were arrested. The agency stated that the enforcement operations were carried out at Ile-Epo Market, Ojuwoye Market in Mushin and Oke-Arin Market on Lagos Island. “Officials evacuated several cartons of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200…

The Anambra State Government has urged voters to reject the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2027 general election. The Anambra state government issued this appeal on Monday through its official X account, which is run by the New Media office of Governor Charles Soludo. The government claimed that Obi wrecked the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the state, whereas President Bola Tinubu stood up for it. In a graphic branding Obi as a betrayal, it wrote, “A betrayal alert for Ndi APGA. Since 2014, Obi has had one mission: to destroy the party that made him.…

The Anambra State Government has urged voters to reject the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2027 general election. The state government issued this appeal on Monday through its official X account, which is run by the New Media office of Governor Charles Soludo. The government claimed that Obi wrecked the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the state, whereas President Bola Tinubu stood up for it. In a graphic branding Obi as a betrayal, it wrote, “A betrayal alert for Ndi APGA. Since 2014, Obi has had one mission: to destroy the party that made him. “In…