Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Oyo State Government promised to prosecute a reckless driver responsible for the death of an officer of the State Traffic Management Authority, Kehinde Fabunmi, at Agbowo in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of the state.  Fabunmi, a level four officer of the OYRTMA, was killed on Saturday by a driver of a black 4MATIC Benz with number plate LSD 862 JS, who reportedly disobeyed traffic lights and was apprehended by officers. Adekoya Adesagba, Chairman of the OYRTMA, condemned Fabunmi’s killing on Monday, saying the victim died while performing his lawful duties of keeping Agbowo safe for motorists and…

A high-ranking general in the Russian armed forces and his assistant were murdered in an explosion in Moscow.  Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, the director of the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was leaving a residential block early Tuesday when a device placed in a scooter exploded, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. The explosive was detonated remotely, according to Russian security sources who spoke with state news agency Tass. On Monday, Ukraine’s SBU security service prosecuted Kirillov in absentia, claiming on Telegram that he was “responsible for the mass use of banned chemical weapons.”. The Ukrainian administration has yet…

Tobi Adegboyega, an embattled pastor located in the United Kingdom, has responded to British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s statements against Nigeria by pointing out that societal flaws exist in the UK as well. During an interview, the leader of the UK Conservative Party criticised the operatives of the Nigerian Police, describing them as “robbers.”. A British journalist asked Badenoch if she trusted the UK police. She responded, “I do. My experience with the Nigeria Police was very negative. Coming to the UK, my experience with the British police was very positive. “The police in Nigeria will rob us (laughter).…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it secured a $1bn loan backed by crude oil to support the coming onstream of the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It further asserted that the firm facilitated the $3 billion Gazelle loan as a vital intervention in stabilising the federation’s foreign exchange problem. Mr. Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, stated this during the Energy Relations Stakeholders Engagement in Abuja on Monday. Remember that in January 2024, the national oil company formed a syndicated $3.3 billion crude oil prepayment facility in collaboration with Afreximbank. The bank stated…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 193 foreign nationals in a busted operation against a cybercrime and cryptocurrency fraud syndicate in Lagos. Ola Olukoyede, the executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes agency, announced on Monday that the agency had detained 792 individuals in a landmark operation for their involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams. The EFCC said the 193 foreign suspects were among 792 people seized during a raid last Tuesday at the seven-story Big Leaf Building on No. 7 Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island. During a press briefing at the Commission’s Lagos…

Sheriff Oborevwori, the governor of Delta State, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s economic policies for unleashing unprecedented hunger, poverty, and mass unemployment on Nigerians, making Nigeria the world’s poverty capital.  Oborevwori explicitly stated that the potential gains from Tinubu’s initiatives on petroleum subsidy reduction and currency floating had been gobbled up by naira devaluation and galloping inflation. In a statement issued on Monday by his executive assistant on New Media, Mr. Felix Ofou, the Delta governor stated that it was past time for the Tinubu administration to embrace policies that would alleviate poverty and suffering. Oborevwori’s comments came against…

President Bola Tinubu’s N47.9 trillion 2025 budget presentation to the joint session of the National Assembly, originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, has been moved to Wednesday, December 18.  This was revealed on Monday by a senior staff member of the National Assembly. According to the insider, a formal notification regarding the postponement should be published within the next several hours. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, had, during the announcement at the Thursday plenary, announced that Tinubu will present the 2025 budget on Tuesday. He said, “The president has made his intention known to the National Assembly to present the…

Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has disclosed that he did not ask anyone to plead with Afe Babalola (SAN), who took him to court for defamation. The human rights activist is currently standing trial in Ekiti State following a petition by Babalola regarding his book, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.’ It was gathered that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, recently paid a visit to Afe Babalola, with sources suggesting that the visit was to make a plea on behalf of Farotimi. Speaking on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande,…

The Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos has nabbed two suspected international fraudsters accused of fabricating foreign certificates in Lagos State and Ghana.  In a brave action that demonstrated their integrity, the police officers declined a bribe offer of N66 million from the accused. AIG Adegoke Fayoade, who leads the Zone-2 Command, confirmed the arrest on Monday. “These suspects, identified as Elvis, 23, and Kelly, 24, specialised in forging certificates from foreign institutions and African universities, deceiving unsuspecting victims online,” Fayoade disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria. The same command rejected a bribe of N174 million in November from another…

The Dangote refinery has recently exported Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, and South Africa.  Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Oil & Gas of Dangote Industries Limited, said this while hosting a team from the Japanese Business Community in Nigeria, led by Suzuki Hideo, Japan’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria. In a statement issued on Sunday, the company’s spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, described Edwin as verifying that refinery goods match international requirements and are already shipped abroad. “In recent weeks, we’ve exported petrol to Cameroon, Ghana, Angola, and South Africa, among others. Diesel has gone all over the world, and jet…