Author: Vincent Osuwo

Alhaji Amadu Surajo, the Katsina State Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, was killed by suspected bandits on Saturday in Mai Rana village, Kusada Local Government Area of the state.  In a phone interview with our correspondent on Sunday, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, the Public Relations Officer for the Katsina State Police Command, confirmed Surajo’s death. “The DPO informed me that the incident happened last night,” the PPRO said. Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the killing to our correspondent over the phone. “Yes, he was killed yesterday by the bandits,”…

Nigerian Afrobeats star, Damini Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy, has offered to chatter for the needs of the estranged son of popular socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest. Burna Boy and Cubana have been at loggerheads, with both parties throwing insults over Burna Boy’s incessant attack on popular singer David Adeleke, popularly called Davido. With Cubana accusing Burna Boy of having sexual relationships with US rapper Sean Combs, Burna Boy, on his part, accused the socialite of amassing his wealth through fraudulent activities. However, in a recent turn of events, the Grammy Award winner on Sunday announced…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has expressed confidence that Nigeria would soon experience peace after the church’s 100-day fast. In a video shared on his official Facebook page, he said that the fasting, themed RCCG FAST 2025, would commence on January 11 and end on April 21, 2025. Adeboye outlined the church’s focus for the 100-day fast, noting that the first 30 days would be dedicated to praying for Nigeria. Adeboye urged individuals over 70 to refrain from participating wholly in the fast, advising those aged 70 to 80 to break…

Mr. Tayo Oluwatuyi, the Secretary to the Ondo State Government, has died.  It was reported that the SSG, also known as Tukana, died on Saturday at an unidentified facility. The specifics of his death were still vague at the time of filing this report, but it was discovered that he was engaged in a vehicle accident on the Ife-Ibadan vehicle on December 19, 2024, and was hospitalised. In a statement issued on Saturday by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Wale Akinlosotu, the state government confirmed Oluwatuyi’s death. He praised the former SSG as a dedicated public servant who…

Russia announced on Saturday that its air defence systems intercepted eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles and 72 drones. The Russian Defence Ministry reported capturing the village of Nadiia in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, one of the few remaining areas under Kyiv’s control. These missiles have a 300-kilometre range and were authorised for Ukrainian use by outgoing US President Joe Biden last year, which the Kremlin viewed as a significant escalation. “Air defence systems downed eight ATACMS US-made missiles and 72 drones,” the Russian Defence Ministry said, according to Moscow Times. According to one analysis, Moscow gained around 4,000 square kilometres of…

No fewer than eight people have been killed with 15 others injured in a fire at a vegetable market in North China. “The injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment and are currently not in life-threatening danger,” the Qiaoxi District People’s Government said after the blaze in Zhangjiakou city, northwest of Beijing. The inferno at the Liguang market broke out at around 8:40 am (0040 GMT) and was extinguished after 10:00 am, the district government said. The cause of the blaze was under investigation. People outside the market fled the blaze as dense smoke billowed skywards, according to…

US President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honourees on Saturday, bestowing the highest civilian honour in the US to entertainers, sports stars, politicians, and diplomats. Among those honoured by the outgoing US president are singer and activist Bono, basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson, long-time fashion editor Anna Wintour, sports player Lionel Messi, actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox, and fashion designer Ralph Lauren. The honourees “are great leaders because they are good people who have made extraordinary contributions to their country and the world,” the White House said in a statement. Others honoured…

The FBI has said the man identified inside the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning had no animosity toward President-elect Donald Trump and likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. Matthew Livelsberger, an active-duty US Army member from Colorado who was discovered dead inside the truck, was apparently dealing with other family concerns or personal grievances, FBI sources said. Officials also stated that the devastating truck attack in New Orleans, which killed 14 people on New Year’s Day, was unrelated to the Las Vegas explosion. According to police, the Las Vegas bomb…

The Kebbi State Police Command has disclosed that two police officers lost their lives during a gun duel with bandits suspected to be Lakurawa sect members in Kebbi State on Friday as they attempted to foil a cattle rustling operation. This was announced in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Abubakar. The statement read, “On the 3rd of January 2025, at about 0100 hrs, armed hoodlums suspected to be Lakurawa bandits on motorcycles invaded Alhaji Lawal Block Farm and nearby Fulani settlements located at Natsini village, along Argungu/Kangiwa road, and rustled an…

The Jigawa State Police Command had begun an investigation into the alleged poisoning of food served at a wedding reception in the state. Chronicle NG reports that a bride allegedly poisoned the food served to guests at her wedding, leading to the death of one person and the groom critically ill. In an interview with City Round on Friday, the state police public relations officer, Shi’isu Adam, confirmed the incident, adding that an investigation was underway. “We received a report that the bride had tainted the food served at the wedding reception, leaving the groom critically ill. “Police have arrested…